Supreme Court: State Reorganisation does not confer Multi- State Cooperative Societies status automatically; S. 103 MSCS Act requires factual enquiry
“The Court emphasized that the legal consequences of State Reorganisation Acts cannot override the specific requirements of the MSCS Act. A cooperative society must demonstrate, through evidence, that its objects, membership, and area of operation genuinely extend across multiple States. Mere territorial changes due to bifurcation or reorganisation are insufficient.”