In the year 2011, Parliament of India has passed 97^th amendment to our Indian Constitution. Through this amendment, lot of autonomy and freedom to function, is given for cooperative societies along with responsibilities. Moreover, the amendment accepted forming a cooperative as “Fundamental Right”. Meanwhile, some of the sections of the constitutional amendment were challenged in the Hon’. High Court of Gujarat. Against the verdict of High Court of Gujarat, Government of India went into appeal in the Supreme Court of India. Hon. Supreme Court has recently decided the appeal and striking down some of the clauses of the amended Constitution. This has created confusion, uncertainty in the minds of cooperators, researchers, academicians and even officers of Center and State Governments.

ISSC, being academic think tank for cooperatives, is planning to clarify, elaborate on the 97^th constitutional amendment and thereafter the verdicts of Hon.’ High Court of Gujarat & Hon.’ Supreme Court of India and future course of actions required by the various stake holds of the cooptative movement. We wish to give more emphasis on the after effects of the verdict of Hon. Supreme Court.

You are an important stake hold in the cooperative movement. Your contribution is immense and, hence, We, with great pleasure and gratitude, are happy to invite you to participate in the webinar on,

“97^th Constitutional Amendment….. Verdict of Hon. Supreme Court of India ….. What Next… “.

The webinar is scheduled on 14^th August 2021 at 5:00 p.m. 

Shri G H Amin, Chairman, ISSC and ex-President, NCUI and current Chairman, Gujarat State Cooperative Union has accepted to preside and participate in the webinar along with Shri Umesh Chandra Sarangi IAS (Rtd.) ex-Chairman, Nabard & ex-Commissioner for Cooperation, Government of Maharashtra and Mr. Vidyadhar Annaskar, Vice Chairman of National Federation of Urban Cooperative banks and the present Chairman of Administrative board of Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, Mumbai; and Adv. Shrikant Kanetkar, Pune will be the other panelist.

ISSC is happy to announce that participants of Webinar can avail ISSC Publications, free of cost. Participants can get a copy of research papers published after year 2013, free of cost. The list of Publication is available on ISSC website www.issepune.in. The deserving participants, please write to info@ isscpune.in to obtain the detailed information and terms and condition to avail the ISSC publications at your place.

Myself and Mr. Sanjeev Khadke will co-ordinate the discussions.

The link of Webinar is attached to assist you in participation.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJYHEVMdImmsPGGFmMg_Nw