GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
ORDER
WHEREAS, under subsection (3) of section 32 of the Kerala Cooperative Societies
Act, 1969 (21 of 1969), the Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies (General) had
issued orders superseding the managing committee of Mukkom Service Cooperative
Bank Limited No. F 1241 in Kozhikkode District and appointed an administrative
committee to manage the affairs of the said Bank under subsection(1) of the said
Co-operation (C) Department
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Dated, Thiruvananthapuram,
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section;
AND WHEREAS, the term of one year of the administrative committee appointed
under subsection (1) of section 32 of the said Act, to manage the affairs of the
Mukkom Service Cooperative Bank Limited No. F1241 in Kozhikkode District expired
on 19th July, 2024;
AND WHEREAS, under subsection (1) of Section 32 of the said Act, the term of
Administrator or Administrative Committee appointed to manage the affairs of a
society shall not exceed six months in the aggregate provided that in the case of a 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 term of the administrative committee of the said Bank was
extended further for a period of six months from 20th July, 2024 to 19th January, 2025
in pursuance of Notification issued under G.O(P) No.136/2024/Coop dated 11th July,
2024 and published as S.R.O.No. 609/2024 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary
No.2244 dated 11th July, 2024 and the period so extended also will expire on 19th
January, 2025;
AND WHEREAS, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies has reported that election
to the said Bank could not be conducted within the above said period due to WP(C)
32495/2024 pending before Hon’ble High Court of Kerala and has requested to extend
the term of the administrative committee for a further period of six months from 20th
January, 2025 to 19th July, 2025 or till a newly elected committee enters upon office,
which ever is earlier, to avoid administrative vacuum;
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
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section (1) of section 32 of the said act shall apply to Mukkom Service Cooperative
Bank Limited No.F 1241 in Kozhikkode District with certain modifications and to
permit the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to extend the term of the administrative
committee appointed to manage the affairs of the said society for a further period of six
months from 20th January, 2025 to 19th July, 2025 or till a newly elected committee
enters upon office, which ever 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 the provisions of subsection (1) of section 32 of the said act shall apply
to Mukkom Service Cooperative Bank Limited No. F1241 in Kozhikkode District with
certain modification of substituting the words “two years” for the words “one year” and
in exercise of powers conferred under subsection (1) of section 32 of the said Act, as
so modified permit the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to extend the term of the
Administrative Committee appointed to manage the affairs of the said Bank for a
further period of six months from 20th January, 2025 to 19th July, 2025 or till a newly
elected committee enters upon office, whichever is earlier, to avoid administrative
vacuum.
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 administrative committee appointed under sub section (1) of
section 32 of the said Act, to manage the affairs of the Mukkom Service Cooperative
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Bank Limited No. F1241 in Kozhikkode District expired on 19th July, 2024. The term of
the administrative committee of the said Bank was extended further for a period of six
months from 20th July, 2024 to 19th January, 2025 in pursuance of Notification issued
under G.O(P) No.136/2024/Coop dated 11th July, 2024 and published as S.R.O. No.
609/2024 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No.2244 dated 11th July, 2024 and the
period so extended also will expire on 19th January, 2025. The Registrar of Co
operative Societies has reported that election to the said Bank could not be conducted
within the extended period due to WP(C) 32495/2024 pending before Hon’ble High
Court of Kerala and requested to extend the term of administrative committee for a
further period of six months from 20th January, 2025 to 19th July, 2025 or till a newly
elected committee enters upon office which ever is earlier. The Government have
considered the matter and are satisfied that it is necessary, in public interest to direct
that the provisions of subsection (1) of section 32 of the said act shall apply to the said
Bank with certain modification and permit the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to
extend the term of the Administrative Committee appointed to manage the affairs of
the said Bank for a further period of six months from 20th January, 2025 to 19th July,
2025 or till a newly elected committee enters upon office, whichever is earlier, to avoid
administrative vacuum.
This order is intended to achieve the above object.
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