(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, if any dispute touching the constitution, management or the business of a co-operative society arises-
(a) among members, past members and persolls claiming through members, past members ancl deceased members, or
(b) bctnreen a memher, past ~liember or. person claiming through n rnt.mbci., 1235t ~ \ ' : ~ i -~ l l~e l . 01- deceased ~nelixhcr z r~c l the society, its cornrnittee or any officer, agent or e~rlgloyec -of Ihc society or liquidator: past or present, cjr SEC. I.] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 69 - - . -- __ _ __ -- - -- -... ~ 1 _-.__ -__ ( c ) between the society or its committee and any past committee, any officer, agent or employee, or any past officer, past agent or past employee or the nominee, heirs or legal representatives of any deceased officer, deceased agent, or deceased employee of tho society, or ( d ) between the society and any other co-operative society, between a society and liquidator of another society or between the liquidator of one society and the liquidator of another society, such dispute shall be referred to the Registrar for decision ahd no court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or other proceedings in respect of such dispute.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section ( I ) , the following shall be deemed to include disputes touching the constitution, management or the business of a co-operative society, namely: -
(a) a claim by the society for any debt or demand due to it from a member, past member, or the nominee, heir or legal representative of a deceased member, whether such debt or demand be admitted or not;
(b ) a claik by a surety against the principal debtor where the society has recovered from the surety any a~nou.nt in respect of any debt or demand due to it from the principal d e b t ~ r as a result of the default of the principal debtor, whether such debt or demand is admitted or not;
(c) any dispute arising in connection with the election of any officer of the society.
(3) If any question arises whether a dispute referred to the Registrar under this section is or is not a dispute touching the constitution, management or business of a co-operatixre society, thedecision thereon of the Registrar shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court.