Why has the Supreme Court struck down part of the 97th Constitution Amendment and will it impact federal principles? It would be valid as far as multi-State cooperative societies were concerned as Parliament had the power to regulate their functioning. Joseph, in his dissenting view, ruled that Part IXB could not be severed into two sections, one covering State cooperatives and the other for multi-State cooperatives. It set out a framework for the State cooperatives and only added a clause that in respect of multi-State cooperatives, Parliament will enact the relevant law. In line with the Supreme Court’s judgment, Part IXB dealing with cooperative societies will survive, but only with reference to multi-State societies.

Source: The Hindu July 24, 2021 21:22 UTC