Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Kerala Co-operative Societies Act Sections 65 & 66 | Registrar's Statutory Access to Society Documents for RTI Not Fettered by Prior Inquiry Satisfaction : SC
The Supreme Court ruled that the Registrar's statutory power under Sections 65 and 66 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act to access society documents for RTI purposes is not contingent on a prior subjective satisfaction to hold an inquiry. This ensures members of cooperative societies can obtain records such as construction agreements and general body minutes through the RTI route without the Registrar first initiating a formal inquiry.