https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297421 Section 48(1) of the Bihar and Orissa Co-operative Societies Act, 1935 was construed as excluding only the disputes expressly enumerated for reference to the Registrar; the Explanation clarified the breadth of a "dispute" but did not enlarge the statutory categories to cover every controversy between a society and a non-member. Civil court jurisdiction therefore remained available. On the forged cheque issue, payment made on an instrument carrying a forged signature lacked any valid customer mandate, so alleged customer negligence outside the immediate transaction did not defeat the society's claim. Liability was treated as resting with the bank, and the society's claim was not barred by contributory negligence. en-us Wed, 12 Oct 1966 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297421 Section 48(1) of the Bihar and Orissa Co-operative Societies Act, 1935 was construed as excluding only the disputes expressly enumerated for reference to the Registrar; the Explanation clarified the breadth of a "dispute" but did not enlarge the statutory categories to cover every controversy between a society and a non-member. Civil court jurisdiction therefore remained available. On the forged cheque issue, payment made on an instrument carrying a forged signature lacked any valid customer mandate, so alleged customer negligence outside the immediate transaction did not defeat the society's claim. Liability was treated as resting with the bank, and the society's claim was not barred by contributory negligence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Oct 1966 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297421