A. NADAMUNI vs PROHIBITION & EXCISE COMMR.

The Supreme Court upheld the authority of the Superintendent of Excise to disqualify members of the Srikalahsthi Toddy Tappers Co-operative Society under Section 21 of the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964. The Court clarified that the power to remove members for ineligibility, as per Section 19, is implicitly included in the disqualification provisions of Section 21. The Court confirmed the High Court's decision that the petitioners, found not to be actual tappers, were rightly removed from membership, thus affirming the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Excise in this matter.