Rajkot Distt Cooperative Bank Ltd vs State Of Gujarat And Ors

The Supreme Court allowed the applications for impleadment in SLP(C) Nos. 29726-29728 of 2013 and granted leave in all petitions. The Court examined the amendments made to the Gujarat Cooperative Societies Act of 1961, particularly focusing on Section 74C and the implications of the 1982 amendment which altered the election process for managing committees of specified societies. The Court held that the State Government's authority to regulate elections under the amended provisions is valid, affirming the changes made to the election process as per the Act and the Rules framed thereunder.