“Simplicity is Good Governance”: Supreme Court Quashes “Illegal” Extra Hurdle for Cooperative Societies

The Supreme Court of India has struck down a Jharkhand government directive that imposed an additional bureaucratic layer on cooperative societies seeking stamp duty exemptions. A bench comprising Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar ruled that administrative procedures must remain “clear, straightforward, and easy to understand” to ensure effortless compliance. Background The…