Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961

The Patiala Central Cooperative Bank and its employees' union entered into a comprehensive settlement on 28 May 1973, valid for four years, covering pay scales and dearness allowance. After the settlement expired on 31 March 1977, the bank issued a notice on 25 February 1978 under Section 19(2) of the Industrial Disput…

The Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank introduced a pension scheme for its employees in 1989, which was later withdrawn by deleting Rule 15(ii) of the 1978 service rules in 2014 with retrospective effect. Retired employees who had opted for the scheme and were receiving pensions challenged the amend…

Bhogpur Co‑op Sugar Mills Ltd, a seasonal sugar mill, hired Harmesh Kumar as a daily‑wage seasonal worker and later terminated his services at the end of the season. Kumar raised an industrial dispute under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and the State referred the matter to the Labour Court under Section 10(1)(c). …

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of sections 13(8) to 13(11) of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961, which empower the Registrar to compulsorily amalgamate cooperative societies. Petitioners argued that the provisions violated the right to form associations under Article 19(1)(c) and were n…