D.Palanisamy vs The Registrar Of Co-Operative ... on 13 September, 2023
21. Though Article 243-ZJ of Constitution of India was relied
on in the above mentioned case law to come to the conclusion that term of
office of elected members of the board is five years from the date of election,
in view of the subsequent judgment by the Apex Court in Union of India
Vs. Rajendra N.Shah and another reported in 2021 SCC online SC 474
referred above, the respondents are not entitled to rely on Article
243 -ZJ of Constitution of India, which was declared inoperative in so far as
State Co-operative Societies are concerned. The relevant observation of the
Apex Court in this regard reads as follows: