Number and Term of Members of Board and Its Office Bearers
(1) The board shall consist of such number of directors as may be provided by the Legislature of a State, by law: Provided that the maximum number of directors of a co-operative society shall not exceed twenty-one members... (2) The term of office of elected members of the board and its office bearers shall be five years from the date of election...
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This is why your local co-operative bank, housing society, or credit union's board can't be indefinitely large or serve indefinite terms without re-election — a constitutional check on co-operative governance becoming unaccountable or perpetually entrenched.
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Can a co-operative board member's term be extended beyond 5 years without re-election?
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