GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
ORDER
WHEREAS, under subsection (1) of section 32 of the Kerala Cooperative
Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969), the Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies
(General), Kottayam had issued orders for suspending the Managing Committee of the
Poonjar Service Cooperative Bank Limited No.3963 in Kottayam District and had
appointed an administrator to manage the affairs of the said Bank under subsection
Co-operation (C) Department
02
nd December, 2024
17th Vrischikam, 1200
G.O.(P)No.216/2024/Coop
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram,
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(1) of section 32 of the said Act;
AND WHEREAS, under subsection (1) of section 32 of the said Act, the term of
an administrator or administrative committee, appointed to manage the affairs of the
society shall not exceed six months in aggregate provided that in the case of Co
operative Society, carrying on the business of banking, appointment of administrator or
administrative committee shall not exceed one year in the aggregate;
AND WHEREAS, the said term of one year of the administrator appointed under
subsection (1) of section 32 of the said Act to manage the affairs of the Poonjar
Service Cooperative Bank Limited No. 3963 in Kottayam District expired on 17th
December, 2019;
AND WHEREAS, the term of administrator of the said bank was extended for a
period of six months from 18th December, 2019 to 17th June, 2020 in pursuance of
notification issued under G.O.(P)No.122/2020/Coop. dated 13th October, 2020 and
published as S.R.O.No.738/2020 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.2666 dated 8th
November, 2020 and further extended for a period of two years from 18th June, 2020
to 17th June, 2022 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P)No.143/2022/Co
op. dated 12th August, 2022 and published as S.R.O.No.878/2022 in the Kerala Gazette
Extraordinary No.3118 dated 14th September, 2022, and further extended for a period
of six months from 18th June, 2022 to 17th December, 2022 in pursuance of notification
issued under G.O.(P)No.220/2022/Coop. dated 29th November, 2022 and published as
S.R.O. No.1164/2022 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.4100 dated 2nd
December, 2022 and further extended for a period of six months from 18th December,
2022 to 17th
June, 2023 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.
(P)No.43/2023/Coop. dated 24th February, 2023 and published as S.R.O.No.263/2023
in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.693 dated 27th February, 2023, and further
extended for a period of six months from 18th June, 2023 to 17th December, 2023 in
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pursuance of notification issued under G.O.(P)No.191/2023/Coop. dated 26th August,
2023 and published as S.R.O.No.925/2023 in Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.2855
dated 4th September, 2023 and extended for a further period of six months from 18th
December, 2023 to 17th June, 2024 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.
(P)No.42/2024/Coop. dated 2nd March, 2024 and published as S.R.O.No.252/2024 in
Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.878 dated 7th March, 2024 and the period so extended
expired on 17th June, 2024;
AND WHEREAS, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies has reported that the
election to the Board of Directors of the said Bank could not be conducted within the
extended period due to pending disposal of writ petition WP(C) 42547/2018 before the
Hon’ble High Court with regard to the removal of the previous governing body and the
cancellation of the election proceedings and has therefore requested the Government to
extend the term of the administrator for a further period of six months from 18th June,
2024 to 17th December, 2024 or till a newly elected committee enter upon office,
whichever is earlier, to avoid administrative vacuum in the said Bank;
AND WHEREAS, the Government have considered the matter in detail and are
satisfied that it is necessary, in public interest, to direct that the provisions of sub
section (1) of section 32 of the said Act shall apply to the said Bank with certain
modification and to permit the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to extend the term of
the administrator appointed to manage the affairs of said Bank for a further period of
six months from 18th June, 2024 to 17th December, 2024 or till a newly elected
committee enters upon office, whichever is earlier;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 101 of the
Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969), the Government of Kerala here
by direct that provisions of subsection (1) of section 32 of the said Act shall apply to
the Poonjar Service Cooperative Bank Limited No. 3963 in Kottayam District with the
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modification of substituting the words " five years " for the words “one year” and in
exercise of powers under subsection (1) of section 32 of the said Act, as so modified to
permit the Registrar of Co operative Societies to extend the term of the administrator
appointed to manage the affairs of the said Bank for a further period of six months
from 18th June, 2024 to 17th December, 2024 or till a newly elected committee enters
upon office, whichever is earlier, to avoid administrative vacuum in the said Bank.
By order of the Governor,
DR VEENA N MADHAVAN I A S
SPECIAL SECRETARY
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general
purport.)
The term of the administrator appointed under subsection (1) of section 32
of the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969), to manage the
affairs of the Poonjar Service Cooperative Bank Limited No.3963 in Kottayam
District expired on 17th December, 2019. The term of administrator of the said
bank was lastly extended for a further period of six months from 18th December,
2023 to 17th June, 2024 in pursuance of notification issued under G.O.
(P)No.42/2024/Coop. dated 2nd
March, 2024 and published as
S.R.O.No.252/2024 in Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.878 dated 7th March,
2024 and the period so extended also expired on 17th June, 2024. The Registrar
of Cooperative Societies has reported that election to the said Bank could not be
conducted within the above period due to pending disposal of writ petition
WP(C) 42547/2018 before the Hon’ble High Court with regard to the removal of
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the previous governing body and the cancellation of the election proceedings and
has therefore requested to the government to extend the term of the
administrator for a further period of six months from 18th June, 2024 to 17th
December, 2024 or till a newly elected committee enters upon office, whichever
is earlier, to avoid administrative vacuum in the said Bank. The Government
have considered the matter in detail and are satisfied that it is necessary, in the
public interest, to permit the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to extend the
term of the administrator appointed to manage the affairs of the said Bank for a
further period of six months from 18th June, 2024 to 17th December, 2024 or till
a newly elected committee enters upon office, whichever is earlier, to avoid
administrative vacuum in the said Bank;
This order is intended to achieve the above object.
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AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2024