Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961

The Ludhiana Central Co‑operative Bank invited applications for junior clerk/typist posts and, after conducting tests, prepared a merit list. The Registrar of Co‑operative Societies ordered a freeze on all appointments due to state elections, and the new government later banned all recruitments. Despite these directive…

The appellant, a founder member of Adarsh Colony Cooperative House Building Society, deposited monies between 1975 and 1982 for a residential plot. Although an administrator allotted her a 250‑sq‑yard plot (No. 41‑D) in 1983, the allotment was later cancelled and the plot was allegedly re‑allotted to another member. Th…

The Shahabad Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd., a cooperative society, dismissed its Chief Accounts Officer (respondent No.3) on misconduct charges after an ex parte enquiry. The employee appealed the dismissal to the Registrar under the Punjab Co‑operative Societies Act, 1961, which was dismissed, and then filed a revision…

Nirmal Singh, a Branch Manager of a cooperative bank, was dismissed after an inquiry into a fraudulent draft encashment. He challenged his dismissal, and the Government of Punjab referred his grievance to the Conciliation Officer, who recommended that the dispute be referred to a Labour Court. The Punjab Labour Commiss…

A cooperative society discovered that its cashier‑cum‑member had misappropriated large sums of money after his death. The society initiated arbitration under Sections 55 and 56 of the Punjab Co‑operative Societies Act, 1961, and an award was made against the deceased's heirs and legal representatives for the principal,…

The Morinda Co‑op. Sugar Mills Workers Union filed a suit seeking a declaration that its members were entitled to a variable dearness allowance (VOA) under para 317(ii) of the Third Wage Board Report and an injunction restraining the mill from withdrawing the allowance. The mill contended that the suit was not maintain…