Section 44H(2) in Jharkhand Co-operative Societies Act, 2008
(2)Where in the opinion of the Registrar, or an officer authorised by the Registrar to act on his behalf (who shall not be below the rank of the District Cooperative Officer), amalgamation of two or more primary agricultural societies is necessary in order to improve the working of such society or for increasing their strength or usefulness, he may by an order, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this act, direct the amalgamation of two or more such societies, within such time as may be specified therein, into one single society and register the same as a new society.