RAM PYARE CHAUDHARY & ANR. vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 29(2) of the U.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1965, the term of elected members begins only upon their declaration as elected, which occurred on January 28, 1980, following a poll held on September 11, 1978. The Court ruled that the term of office lasts for three cooperative years, thus expiring on June 30, 1982, and declared the appointment of an administrator by the Deputy Registrar as illegal. The Court emphasized that the election process must culminate in the declaration of results for the term to commence, rejecting the High Court's interpretation that the term began with the holding of the poll.