Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960

The appellant, Satya Pal Anand, claimed inheritance of a plot allotted to his mother by a housing cooperative society, which after her death unilaterally executed and registered an Extinguishment Deed cancelling the allotment. He entered into a compromise deed receiving Rs.6.5 lakh, but also filed a dispute under the M…

The appellant, Bhanushali Housing Cooperative Society Ltd., sought specific performance of a sale agreement for land against the respondents, Mangilal and others. The question before the Supreme Court was whether the dispute fell within the ambit of Section 64 of the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The…

The appellant, Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sahakari Bank Maryadit, challenged a 1997 order by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies that amended recruitment rules to include reservation for SC, ST, OBC and physically handicapped persons. The High Court set aside the order as ultra vires, and the appellant appealed. The Supr…

Gwalior Dugdha Sangh Sahakarj Ltd, a society registered under the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, entered into milk supply agreements with the Government Milk Scheme, Nagpur, which were executed in Maharashtra. The agreements contained an arbitration clause designating the Dairy Development Commissioner, Bom…

The Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board advertised a housing scheme in 2007 stating that the prices were provisional and the final price would be fixed after completion. The Board later fixed a final price of Rs.30,000 per square metre, substantially higher than the provisional cost of Rs.16,500…

Noharlal Verma, a manager of District Co‑operative Central Bank Ltd., Jagdalpur, was removed from service on 29 April 1982 for alleged financial irregularities. He filed a departmental appeal and subsequently an application under Section 55 of the Madhya Pradesh Co‑operative Societies Act, 1960 on 30 June 1982, more th…

The Board of Directors of the District Cooperative Central Bank, Panna was superseded by the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies without prior consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, contrary to the second proviso of Section 53(1) of the Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The Board challenged t…

The appellants, members of the Apex Bank of Madhya Pradesh, challenged the Registrar's assumption of control over the Bank after the term of its Board of Directors and Managing Committee expired without elections. The High Court had held that the Registrar was justified under Section 49(8)(ii) of the Madhya Pradesh Co‑…

R.C. Tiwari, an employee of M.P. State Co‑operative Marketing Federation Ltd., was dismissed for misconduct. He obtained a reference under the Madhya Pradesh Societies Act, which confirmed the dismissal and became final. He then approached the Labour Court under Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, which set a…