Case Law Analysis
|Kerala High Court
Section 69 Kerala Co-operative Societies Act | Ex Parte Award Challenges Must Be Decided Within Two Months to Uphold Natural Justice: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has mandated that Special Sale Officers must decide applications to set aside ex parte awards under Section 69 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act within two months, ensuring timely redressal and preventing indefinite legal limbo for guarantors. This ruling reinforces natural justice in cooperative dispute resolution and binds all arbitral officers under the Act to enforce procedural deadlines.