How a Supreme court order could render the new co-op ministry a non-starter

Top court upheld the role of states in governing societies within their jurisdiction; Centre is said to be exploring options to ensure the newly-formed ministry of cooperation isn't crippled

A few days back, the Supreme Court of India in a landmark judgment struck down parts of the 97th amendment to the Constitution that sought to crimp the powers of the state governments over their cooperative societies.

In its order, the top Court upheld the 2013 Gujarat High Court verdict that had struck down certain portions of the 97th constitutional amendment passed by the Parliament.

The judgment could have huge ramifications on the functioning of the newly-formed cooperative ministry headed by none other than the country’s Home Minister.

The Amendment was passed by Parliament in December 2011 and had come