Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961

Mehsana District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., a cooperative bank registered under the Gujarat Co‑operative Societies Act, 1961, invested in a mutual fund without obtaining the State Government's permission required under Section 71 of that Act. The State of Gujarat sought a writ of mandamus directing authorities to i…

The State of Gujarat issued a Section 4 notification in 1960 indicating that certain land in Ahmedabad might be needed for a public purpose, followed by a Section 6 notification in 1961 to acquire the land at the expense of a cooperative housing society. The first notification was challenged on the ground that acquisit…

The case concerned the Baroda District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Ltd., where the Committee was elected for a three‑year term, but the Collector convened a meeting to elect a President and Vice‑President for a one‑year term. The petitioners argued that, under Sections 74‑C and 145(2) of the Gujarat Co‑operative …

The appellant, M.K. Indrajeet Sinhji Cotton P. Ltd., filed a suit in the Ahmedabad City Civil Court for recovery of money from Narmada Cotton Co‑op. Spg. Mills Ltd. before the cooperative society was wound up. After the winding‑up order, the appellant sought leave to continue the suit under Section 112 of the Gujarat C…

The plaintiffs, sons of a borrower, sued to declare the sale deeds executed by their father null and void, alleging that the transactions violated Section 49 of the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act because the father had an outstanding loan to the Rampara Seva Sahakari Mandali. The trial court found no evidence of il…

Vipulbhai Mansingbhai Chaudhary, who continued as Chairman of a district cooperative milk union beyond his three‑year term, was served a show‑cause notice under s.76B(1) and (2) of the Gujarat Co‑operative Societies Act, 1961. The Registrar removed him and disqualified him for three years; a later order extended the di…

The appellant bank granted a loan to a partnership firm which defaulted, leading to a Lavad suit under the Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961. An award was passed in 1988 and a certificate under Section 103 was issued in 1995, creating a deemed decree. The bank filed an execution petition in 1995, which was withd…

The Supreme Court examined whether members of the managing committees of cooperative credit societies, which were subject to winding‑up proceedings under Section 107 of the Gujarat Co‑operative Societies Act, could vote in elections for Agricultural Produce Market Committee members as prescribed by Section 11(1)(i) of …

The JAI MAHAVIR Co‑operative Housing Society expelled a founding member, Panchal Keshavlal Narbheram, and the expulsion was approved by the Registrar under Section 36 of the Gujarat Co‑operative Societies Act, 1961. Panchal filed a petition under Section 96(1) to set aside the resolution; the Registrar referred the dis…

The appellants, directors of City Co‑operative Bank Ltd., challenged a Gujarat High Court interim order that appointed an Administrator in place of the elected board, alleging that no prayer for such relief was made and that the court had usurped the statutory role of the Registrar under the Gujarat Co‑operative Societ…

The Supreme Court heard an appeal by Sumangalam Co‑operative Housing Society Ltd against a suo moto writ filed by the Gujarat High Court that alleged irregularities, undervaluation and fraud in the allotment of land by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA). The High Court had held that the society obtained l…