Advani v. Sunmist CHS
National Consumer Disputes Redressal CommissionSecond Appeal No. 25 of 2025Bench: Binoy Kumar (Presiding Member), Justice Saroj Yadav (Member)
Members of a cooperative society are distinct from the cooperative society itself and can be considered as 'consumers' in a dispute against the cooperative society. The NCDRC directed the Karnataka SCDRC to decide the case on merits following the landmark decision in Kalawati v. United Vaish Cooperative Thrift and Credit Society Ltd.