Act Number: 39

Act Name: The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002

Year: 2002

Enactment Date: 2002-07-03

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies, with objects not confined to one State and serving the interests of members in more than one State, to facilitate the voluntary formation and democratic functioning of co-operative s as peoples institutions based on self-help and mutual aid and to enable them to promote their economic and social betterment and to provide functional autonomy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Cooperation

Department:

Section 117: Bar of jurisdiction of courts.
    (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no court shall have jurisdiction in respect of--
         (a) the registration of a multi-State co-operative society or its byelaws or of an amendment of the bye-laws;
         (b) any matter concerning the winding up and the dissolution of a multi-State co-operative society.
     (2) While a multi-State co-operative society is being wound up, no suit or other legal proceedings relating to the business of such society shall be proceeded with or instituted against the liquidator or against the society or any member thereof, except by leave of the Central Registrar and subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose.
     (3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no decision or order made under this Act shall be questioned in any court.
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