(1) If the Registrar is satisfied that any matte referred to him or brought to his notice is a dispute within the meaning of section 19, the Registrar shall decide the dispute himself or refer it for disposal to a nominee or a Board of nominees appointed by him.
(2) Where any dispute is referred under the foregoing sub-section for decision to the Registrar's nominee or Board of nominees, the Registrar may at any time, for reasons to be recorded in writing, withdraw such dispute from his nominee or Board of nominees and may decide the dispute himself or refer it again for decision to any other nominee or Board of nominees appointed by him.
Inspection of books of a cooperative society by a bank.
Disputes between a bank and a co-operative society.
Settlement of disputes.
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(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 19, the Registrar may, if he thinks fit, suspend proceedings in regard to any dispute if the question at issue between a co-operative society and a bank is one involving complicated question of law and fact, until the question has been tried by a regular suit instituted by one of the parties to the dispute. If any such suit is not instituted within two months from the Registrar's order suspending proceeding, the Registrar shall take action as is provided in sub-section (1).
21. The Registrar or his nominee or Board of nominees hearing a dispute under the last preceding section shall hear the dispute in the manner that may be prescribed by the Registrar in this behalf.
22. When the dispute is referred for decision, the Registrar or his nominee or the Board of nominees may, after giving a reasonable opportunity to the parties to the dispute to be heard make an award on the dispute, on the expenses incurred by the parties to the dispute in connection with the proceedings and fees, expenses payable to the Registrar or his nominee or as the case may be, to the Board of nominees. Such an award shall not be invalid merely on the ground that it was made after the expiry of the period fixed for deciding the dispute by the Registrar and shall, subject to appeal or review or revision by the Co-operative Tribunal of the State, be binding on the parties to the dispute.
23. Every award given by the Registrar or the Registrar's nominee or the Board of nominees under scction 22, shall , if not carried out, on a certificate signed by the Registrar, be deemed to be a decree of a civil court and shall be executed in the same manner as a decree of such court.