this clause of the bye-laws describes the name of the cooperative society as well as its registered address. The name of the society has to be such as not resemble with any other society in existence and must contain the word in it. No person other than the cooperative society can. Trade or carryon any name or title of which the word cooperative or its equivalent in any Indian is part. It is an offence to use word cooperative in a business, trade or other without obtaining prior sanction of the State Govt. The name should also contain limited or its equivalent in Indian languages. The bye-laws of multi state cooperative societies are its constitution and they constitute the between the society and its members which governs their relationship and determine rights In Barnard. Thomson it was held that the contract which binds a society an members is to be found in the bye-laws for the time being in existence subject to alteration having been duly made as provided by the bye-laws. The office bearers and members of the society are bound by the bye-laws. A bye-law of a society does not a person who has ceased to be a member. A bye-law contravening the provisions could not be enforced against the past members of the multi state society. Bye-laws which are illegal, void or otherwise inoperative do not bind the member’s office bearers. Rights and liabilities of the members inters are determined by the laws and they constitute the contract between the members of the society. It may be noted that bye-laws are for the internal management of the society and do not affine rights and liabilities of the society to the outsiders. In Walton v. Edge" it was held the contract constituted by bye-laws cannot be terminated by initiating winding up proceeds against the society. The bye-laws of a statutory corporation cannot travel bye on powers vested in it by the Act. As per of the Delhi Act. Bye-laws registered bye-laws for the time being in force and include registered amendments of bye-laws. As per Rule model bye-laws means a set of bye-laws approved proposed by the Registrar for general adoption by a class of multi state cooperative society. Laws adopted at the time of registration of the society are called the first bye-laws society. Bye-laws approved by the Registrar in general are to be adopted compulsorily promoters of proposed society cannot overlook the requirements of law. Normally advisable to adopt model bye-laws which contain its salient features. It is not open to operative society or its office bearers to commit a breach of the bye-laws, which lay certain procedure, on the ground that they were following certain practice in past The obvious course for the society under these circumstances is not to ignore the altogether but to take steps in the prescribed-manner, modification however may be made in respect of certain essential matters with the approval registrar. Don't delay more for this article on amendment of bye laws of a multi state cooperative society.