1. Anthony Carter. after an intensive study of an area in India observed: "Co-operative Societies are an important source of political power"

and gave the reasons:

"A large part of the economic activity of the region is channelled through co-operatives and they control patronage in the form of jobs. credit. access to valuable equipment and marketing contracts."

(See 'Elite Politics in Rural India' by Anthony Carter. (1975) page 39).

2. Whether the observation has relevance for the State of Kerala may be a matter for profitable study. if it leads to an effective remedy in the event of there being deleterious effects in the working of the societies due to struggle for power.

3. That political squabbles have been prevalent in the Iriveri Service Co-operative Bank appears to be self-evident in the light of accusations and counter-accusations made by the petitioner and the party-respondents. Thus in ground D of the original petition the petitioner asserted:

"The Administrator with a malafide intention to capture power enrolled members who belong to a particular political group. whereas membership are denied for a section of people." (sic)

The reference to the Administrator is to th