Section 119(1) in The Delhi Co-Operative Societies Act, 2003
(1)No person other than a co-operative society shall trade or carry on business under any name or title of which the word `co-operative' or its equivalent in any Indian language forms part without the sanction of the Government :Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to the use, by any person or his successor in interest, of any name or title under which he traded or carried on business at the date on which the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912, (2 of 1912 ) come into operation.