Section Text
a) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), but subject to the specific provisions made in this Act, the period of limitation in the case of a dispute referred to the Registrar under sub-section (1) shall -
(i) when the dispute relates to the recovery of any sum including interest thereon due to a co-operative society by a member thereof, be computed from the date on which such member dies or ceases to be member of the co-operative society, be three years;
(ii) save as otherwise provided in sub-clause (iii), when the dispute relates to any act or omission on the part of any of the parties referred to in clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (1), be six years from the date on which the act or omission with reference to which the dispute arose or took place;
(iii) when the disputes relates to a co-operative society which has been ordered to be wound up under section 95 or section 96 or section 97 or in respect of which an administrator has been appointed under section 37, be six years from the date of the order issued under section 95 or section 96 or section 97 or section 37, as the case may be; and (iv) when the dispute is in respect of an election of an officer of a co-operative society be thirty days from the date of the declaration of the result of the election.
(b) The period of limitation in the case of any other dispute except those mentioned in the foregoing clause which are required to be referred to the Registrar shall be regulated by the provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), as if the dispute was a suit and the Registrar a civil court.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (a) and (b), the Registrar may admit a dispute after the expiry of the period of limitation, if the applicant satisfies the Registrar that he had sufficient cause for not referring the dispute within such period and the dispute so admitted shall be a dispute which shall not be barred on the ground that the period of limitation has expired.
(5) Save as otherwise provided under this Act, the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996) shall apply to all arbitrations under this Act, as if proceedings for arbitration were referred for settlement or decision under the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,