S.K. PARAMASIVAM vs GOVT. OF TAMIL NADU . — C.A. No. 4465/1997

The Supreme Court dismissed the appellants' challenge to a Tamil Nadu Government Order rescinding conditions that had restricted voting rights in milk producers' co-operative societies. The Court held that Section 26 and Rule 51A of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Act protect members' voting rights, which cannot be restricted by membership qualification provisions (Section 21 and Bye-law 5) that apply only to eligibility for membership, not voting rights of existing members. The Court further upheld the State Government's authority under Section 170 to rescind the earlier exemption orders without legal impediment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.