Consumer Co Operative Society

Consumer Co-operative Society, Consumers' co-operative societies form a distinct class by themselves. Benefits and concessions granted to them ultimately benefit persons of small means and promote social justice in accordance with the directive principles. There is an intelligible differentia between the retail dealers who are nothing but traders and consumers' cooperative societies. The position would have been different if there was a monopoly created in favour of the latter. The Scheme only envisages a rule of preference, Madhya Pradesh Ration Vikreta Sangh Society v. State of Madhya Pradesh, (1981) 4 SCC 535: AIR 1981 SC 2001: (1982) 1 SCR 750.