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Cooperative Credit Structure — Landmark Judgments

Updated 7 Mar 2026

Landmark Judgments

Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah

2021

This landmark Supreme Court judgment significantly impacted the constitutional framework of cooperative societies. The Court struck down parts of the 97th Constitutional Amendment…

Virendra Pal Singh v. State of U.P.

1995

This case dealt with the nature of cooperative societies and the extent of state control over them. The Supreme Court emphasized that cooperative societies, though registered…