INDRANI WAHI vs REGISTRAR OF COOP. SOCIETIES .

The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 79 of the West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act, 1983, a member of a cooperative society must nominate a person to inherit their membership upon death. The Court upheld the transfer of membership from Biswa Ranjan Sengupta to his daughter Indrani Wahi, as the cooperative society had passed a resolution to this effect. The Court emphasized that the nomination was valid and binding, rejecting claims from other family members regarding the membership transfer.