DUDHGANGA VIKAS SEVA SANSTHA MARYADIT vs DISTT. COLLECTOR, KOLHAPUR .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the writ petitions filed by appellant-societies regarding their voting eligibility in the elections of the Kolhapur District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. The Court interpreted Section 27(3) of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960, which stipulates that a new member society is eligible to vote only after three years from the date of investment in the federal society. The Court confirmed that the appellant-society did not meet this requirement, thus affirming the District Collector's decision.