Supreme Court of India

Devi Singh v. State of Haryana and Ors.

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Bench K. Ramaswamy and K.T. Thomas JJ.
Decided 2 May 1997

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What the Court ordered

The appeal is accordingly dismissed. No costs.

Judgment, Final paragraph (p. 52)

From the headnote

Cooperative Societies : Cooperative Society-President-Liability of account for funds of society-Held, though under the bye-laws of the Society the responsibility is of the treasurer and the Secretary, the President bears the overall responsibility-He owes collective responsibility with the Treasurer and the Secretary for its accounting and is liable, alongwith the Treasurer and the Secretary, to make good the losses caused to the Society-Omission to have proper accounting done constitutes misappropriation.…

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