Supreme Court of India

REGISTRAR CANE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES & ORS. versus GURDEEP SINGH NARVAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. & ORS.

2026 INSC 216

Case number: CIVIL APPEAL No. 8743/2013
Judgment date: 2026-03-10
Petitioner / appellant: REGISTRAR CANE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES & ORS.
Respondent: GURDEEP SINGH NARVAL (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. & ORS.
Neutral citation: 2026 INSC 216
Other citation: [2026] 3 S.C.R. 301
CNR: ESCR010000782026
Bench / judges: PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA
Author judge: PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA
Bench size: 2 Judges
Disposal nature: Not available
Judgment year: 2026

Issue for consideration

Whether Sugarcane Growers Cooperative Societies, Bajpur and Gadarpur, situated in Udham Singh Nagar, District of Uttarakhand could be treated as Multi-State Cooperative Societies by operation of s.103 of Multi-State despite their prior reorganisation and confinement of their area of operations to a single State, under the statutory framework governing State reorganisation.

Available source description

Civil Appeal No(s). 8743 of 2013, 8744 of 2013 and 8745 of 2013 are allowed, whereas Civil Appeal No. 8746 of 2013 is dismissed.

Headnote excerpt

Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 – ss.87, 93 – Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 –

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