Section 146: Prohibition of use of the word "Co-operative"

Q: What does Section 146 of The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act (TMSCHSA) deal with?

Section 146 TMSCHSA pertains to "Prohibition of use of the word "Co-operative"". It is part of the The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 146 of The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act (TMSCHSA) prohibits prohibition of use of the word "Co-operative". As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 146 TMSCHSA still in force?

Yes, Section 146 of the The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 146 TMSCHSA?

धारा 146 TMSCHSA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 146 of the The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act. Section 146 of The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act (TMSCHSA) prohibits prohibition of use of the word "Co-operative". As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 146 TMSCHSA?

Dhara 146 TMSCHSA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 146 of the The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 146 of The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act (TMSCHSA) prohibits prohibition of use of the word "Co-operative". As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 146 of The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act?

Cite as: "Section 146, The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act (TMSCHSA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Multi-State Co-operative Housing Societies Act, § 146 (India).

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(1)

No person, other than a society registered, or deemed to be registered, under this Act, and a person or his successor in interest of any name or title or under which he traded or carried on business at the date on which this Act comes into force, shall without the sanction of the State Government, function trade or carry on business under any name or title of which the word "co-operative ", or its equivalent in any Indian Language, forms part.

(2)

Every person contravening the provisions of sub- section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with the fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

(3)

[ No Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Society shall use the word "bank ", "banker ", `banking " or any other derivative of the word "bank " in its name and the existing society using such name shall be deregistered by the Registrar.] [Added by Gujarat 1 of 2008, Section 27 (w.e.f. 8.10.2007).]