https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285526 The Chhattisgarh High Court examined whether the 2004 amendment to the Co-operative Societies law, which removed the power to extend a committee's tenure and prescribed consequences on expiry, was ultra vires or arbitrary under Article 14. The majority upheld the amendment, holding that the State had plenary legislative competence after reorganisation, was not bound to mirror the earlier Madhya Pradesh position, and could validly protect periodic elections and members' franchise by preventing continuation of elected bodies beyond their tenure. It also held that the earlier striking down of a similar provision did not bar fresh legislation within competence. The dissent considered the amendment a mere reproduction of the invalidated provision and constitutionally defective. en-us Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:16:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285526 The Chhattisgarh High Court examined whether the 2004 amendment to the Co-operative Societies law, which removed the power to extend a committee's tenure and prescribed consequences on expiry, was ultra vires or arbitrary under Article 14. The majority upheld the amendment, holding that the State had plenary legislative competence after reorganisation, was not bound to mirror the earlier Madhya Pradesh position, and could validly protect periodic elections and members' franchise by preventing continuation of elected bodies beyond their tenure. It also held that the earlier striking down of a similar provision did not bar fresh legislation within competence. The dissent considered the amendment a mere reproduction of the invalidated provision and constitutionally defective. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285526