Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959

The Karnataka Co-operative Society dismissed four employees for breach of trust and misappropriation of goods amounting to about Rs. 24,000. The employees' union raised an industrial dispute, and the Labour Court, after finding the charges proved, exercised its discretion under Section 11‑A of the Industrial Disputes A…

The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) had made a bulk allotment of 604 sites to the Legislators' Housing Co-operative Society between 1981 and 1987 under Section 38B of the Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976. A writ petition challenged the validity of the bulk allotment and the subsequent transfers of those …

The appellants, small farmers, mortgaged their agricultural land to a cooperative bank and, after defaulting, the bank obtained an ex‑parte arbitral award ordering sale of the mortgaged property. The land was auctioned in 1981 and the sale was confirmed in 1985, even though the appellants had repaid the principal amoun…

The employee of a Kerala co‑operative hospital was dismissed and challenged the termination before the Labour Court under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (ID Act). The Labour Court set aside the dismissal, but the employer obtained a writ setting aside the award. The Supreme Court examined whether a service dispute b…

The Committee of a Karnataka cooperative society was superseded and an Administrator was appointed under Section 30 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. During his tenure the Administrator enrolled new members and issued a schedule for elections to a new Committee, which the respondents challenged. The Hi…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) inspected Kalidasa Cooperative Bank and, after finding serious irregularities, requisitioned the Registrar of Cooperative Societies under s.30(5) of the Karnataka Co‑operative Societies Act, 1959 to supersede the bank’s Board of Directors and appoint an administrator. The Registrar issue…