The Supreme Court has upheld a 2013 Gujarat High Court judgment, which struck down certain provisions of the 97th constitutional amendment while holding that Parliament cannot enact laws with regard to cooperative societies as it is a state subject.

A three-judge bench of justices RF Nariman, KM Joseph and BR Gavai delivered the judgment dismissing Centre's appeal against the high court order. Justices Nariman and Gavai struck down only Part IXB of the amendment, while Justice Joseph wrote a dissenting judgment striking down the entire constitutional amendment.