• Under cooperative society regulations (such as the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act or the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act), the casual vacancy shall be filled up by nomination by the committee out of the same class of members in respect of which the casual vacancy has arisen.
Rule application: Under cooperative societies acts, nomination by the committee is permitted only when the remaining term is less than half of the original term.Class requirement: The newly nominated person must belong to the exact same category or class of members as the previous member who vacated the seat
Context and Provisions
Under provisions like the Kerala Cooperative Societies Act, 1969 (Section 28(1J)) and similar cooperative laws, if an elected committee member vacates their seat and the remaining term is less than half of the original term, an election is not held.
Instead, the committee or board fills the vacancy by nominating a qualified individual from the exact same category or class of members that the previous member belonged to
