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The Calcutta Corporation Co. Operative Credit Society Ltd. v. Sanjay Ghoshal @ Sanjay Ghosal and Ors.

Calcutta HC10 Sept 2025MAT/632/2025

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What is this about?

West Bengal co-operative society election dispute; Calcutta Corporation Co-operative Credit Society Ltd v. Sanjay Ghoshal (MAT 632 of 2025) and Sanjay Ghoshal v. State of West Bengal (MAT 652 of 2025); legality and interpretation of the West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act and Rules left open as academic after election concluded and charge handed to elected members; appeals and connected applications disposed; advocate name corrected (Dey to Das) in order dated 8 August 2025; no order as to costs.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; with the aforesaid observations the appeals and all connected pending applications are disposed of; correction directed in the order dated 8th August, 2025 (advocate name); no order as to costs. ¶20

The Calcutta Corporation Co. Operative Credit Society Ltd. Vs Sanjay Ghoshal @ Sanjay Ghosal and Ors. — Calcutta HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the provisions of the West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act and Rules, and their interpretation, are lawful — an issue expressly left open by the Court to be decided in an appropriate proceeding, it having become academic in the instant case once the election concluded and charge was handed to the new elected members.

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Court's answer

The issue of legality of the provisions of the West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act and Rules, and their interpretation, is left open to be decided in an appropriate proceeding, as it has become academic in the instant case; on that basis the appeals and connected pending applications are disposed of.

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Key takeaways

In the order dated 8th August, 2025, the advocate's name 'Mr. Biplab Dey', representing the Registrar Co-operative Societies, West Bengal, stands corrected to be read as 'Mr. Biplab Das'; the other parts of that order remain unaltered.obiter¶21

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Cross-appeals MAT 632 of 2025 (The Calcutta Corporation Co-operative Credit Society Limited v. Sanjay Ghoshal @ Sanjay Ghosal and Ors.) and MAT 652 of 2025 (Sanjay Ghoshal @ Sanjay Ghosal and Ors. v. State of West Bengal and Ors.), relating to a co-operative society election, disposed of on 10.09.2025 (Rajasekhar Mantha and Ajay Kumar Gupta, JJ.). Counsel reported that the election was over and charge handed to the newly elected members. The Court left open the issue of legality of the provisions of the West Bengal Cooperative Societies Act and Rules and their interpretation for decision in an appropriate proceeding, observing it had become academic; both appeals and connected pending applications were accordingly disposed of. The Court also directed correction of the advocate's name ('Mr. Biplab Dey' to 'Mr. Biplab Das') in its order dated 8th August, 2025 and made no order as to costs.

The Calcutta Corporation Co. Operative Credit Society Ltd. v. Sanjay Ghoshal @ Sanjay Ghosal and Ors.

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