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Election Delay

2 articlesLatest May 2026
Societies Registration Act | Bye-Laws Extension Clause Mandates Continuity of Outgoing Committee Until Fresh Elections : Allahabad HC
Case Law Analysis
|Allahabad High Court

Societies Registration Act | Bye-Laws Extension Clause Mandates Continuity of Outgoing Committee Until Fresh Elections : Allahabad HC

Allahabad HC rules that an outgoing society committee cannot be declared time-barred without considering bye-laws permitting extension pending elections. The court emphasized that Clause 10(i) of the bye-laws explicitly allows the outgoing committee to continue until new office-bearers are elected, setting a precedent for strict adherence to bye-laws in governance disputes.

Section 29(7) West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act | Co-operative Election Commission Must Hold Elections Within Four Weeks Despite Police Constraints : Calcutta HC
Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court

Section 29(7) West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act | Co-operative Election Commission Must Hold Elections Within Four Weeks Despite Police Constraints : Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court mandates that the Co-operative Election Commission cannot indefinitely delay elections due to police unavailability, directing completion within four weeks. The court upheld the Registrar’s power to constitute an interim board under Section 29(7) of the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 2006, reinforcing timely democratic governance in co-operative societies.

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