In Brief
A dispute over the authority to convene a Special General Body Meeting of a milk cooperative union in Manipur. The respondent contended that only the Managing Director could convene such a meeting under the cooperative's bye-laws and statute. The Supreme Court upheld the Tribunal's decision, holding that the Chairman, as an "officer" under Section 2(21) of the Act, was empowered to convene the meeting after receiving a written requisition from over one-fifth of the members. The extension of the Managing Director's contractual period approved at this meeting was held to be valid and legal.
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