Cooperative Societies

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📖 Quick summary

The 97th Amendment (2011) made forming cooperatives a Fundamental Right under Article 19(1)(c), added Article 43B (a DPSP), and inserted Part IXB on cooperative governance. In Union of India v. Rajendra N. Shah (2021), the Supreme Court struck down Part IXB as applied to State cooperative societies (a State subject), while upholding it for multi-State cooperatives.

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💡 Key Facts

97th Amendment (2011): cooperatives → Fundamental Right (Art 19(1)(c)) + DPSP (Art 43B) + Part IXB.
SC (2021, Rajendra Shah) struck down Part IXB for State cooperative societies.
Only multi-State cooperative society provisions remain valid.

🔖 60-Second Revision

97th Amdt (2011) = cooperatives as FR + DPSP + Part IXB.
"Cooperative societies" = State subject; SC (2021) limited Part IXB to multi-State cooperatives.