Supreme Court of India

Managing Director Chhattisgarh State Co-operative Bank Maryadit v. Zila Sahkari Kendriya Bank Maryadit & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 307
Bench Dr. Dhananja Ya Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rast Ogi JJ.
Decided 4 March 2020

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the S tate Government is empowered to issue a notification under Section 54(3) for Cooperative Banks which are Central Societies falling within the ambit of Section 49-E(2) specifying that the Cooperative Bank shall appoint its CEO from the cadre constituted by the Apex Society.

Judgment, page 35

From the headnote

Chhatisgarh Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 - ss.49- (2), 56(3) – Appellant, a S tate Cooperative body is the apex body of Cooperative Banks in the S tate of Chhatisgar h – First r espondent is a District Central Cooperative Bank – Appointment of the CEO of the first r espondent – Division Bench of High Cour t held that in terms of s.54(3), appellant had no r ole in the appointment of the CEO and the power to appoint a CEO could only be exer cised by the Registrar upon the failur e of the District Central Cooperative Bank to make an appointment within a specified time period – Held:

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