The multi state cooperative society act is formed to consolidate and amend the law relating to cooperative societies, with objects not confined to one State and serving the interests of members in more than one State, to facilitate the voluntary formation and democratic functioning of cooperatives as people’s institutions based on self-help and mutual aid and to enable them to promote their economic and social betterment and to provide functional autonomy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Any dispute touching the constitution business of the cooperative society arising among members, past through members, past members and deceased members and the members or its Committee or officers or between the society any past Committee or officers or between the society and any other cooperative society should be referred to the Registrar for decision. Civil Courts have no ertain suits or other proceedings relating to these disputes in (l) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, if any dispute touching the constitution, management or business of a Multi state cooperative arises- (a) among members, past members and persons claiming through members, past members and deceased members, or (b) between a member, past member and persons claiming through a member, past member or deceased member or expulsion of members and the  cooperative society, its board or any officer, agent or employee of the multi State society or liquidator, past or present, or (c) between the Multi state cooperative society or its board and any past board, any officer, agent or employee, or any past officer, past agent or past employee, heirs or legal representatives of any deceased officer, deceased agent or deceased employee of the credit state cooperative Societies, or(d) between the multi state Cooperative society and any other Multi State cooperative Societies, between a multi state cooperative society and liquidator of other multi state cooperative societies or between the liquidator of one Multi State Cooperative society and the liquidator of other Multi State societies, such dispute shall be referred to arbitration. (3) If any question arises whether a dispute referred to arbitration under this section is or is not a dispute touching the constitution, management or business of a multi state cooperative society.(4) Where a dispute has been referred to arbitration under sub-section (1), the same shall be settled or decided by the arbitrator to be appointed by the Central Registrar.(5) Save as otherwise provided under  the objects of multi state cooperative societies act, 2002. the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (26 of 1996) shall apply to all arbitration under this Act as if the proceedings for arbitration were referred for settlement or decision under the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.