Allahabad High Court: Interim Committee Cannot Induct New Society Members Or Remove Existing Ones, Quashes Registrar Order

Interim Committee Cannot Induct New Society Members, the Allahabad High Court has held, ruling that a stop-gap body appointed under the U.P. Co-operative Societies Act has no power to enrol or remove members of a cooperative society. Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has quashed an order of the Additional Registrar, Lucknow, that gave effect to […]

Supreme Court: UP Govt. to End Colonial-Era Practice of Bureaucrats’ Wives Holding Key Posts in Societies

New Delhi, Feb 17: The Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Supreme Court that it is making changes to state laws to remove the practice of appointing the wives and family members of bureaucrats as ex-officio members in cooperative societies and trusts. The government is also working on model rules to regulate these entities, especially those receiving financial aid from the state.