Co-operative society, means a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies act, 1912, or under any other law for the time being in force in any State for the registration of
co-operative societies. [Wealth-tax Act, 1957
(27 of 1957), s. 2 (ha)]
Means a society registered or deemed to be registered under any law relating to co-operative societies for the time being in force in any State. [Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 (39 of 2002), s. 3 (h)]
Means a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912, or any other law for the time being in force in any State relating to co-operating societies. [Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (21 of 1965), s. 2 (10)]
The expression 'co-operative society' in cl. 2 of the scheme meant only a consumers co-operative society and no other, Sarkari Sasta Anaj Vikreta Sangh v. State of Madhya Pradesh, (1981) 4 SCC 471: AIR 1981 SC 2030 (2035). [Madhya Pradesh Foodstuffs Civil Supply Distribution Scheme, (1981), cl. 2]