Understanding the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Rules, 2011

In 2006, the West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 2006 (also called West Bengal Act 40 of 2006) was passed. This law laid the foundation for how co-operative societies in West Bengal should be formed, run, and managed.
But a law alone is not always enough. We also need detailed rules to explain:
How to apply the law in real situations,

What steps to follow in procedures (like elections, audits),

And what powers authorities have.

So, under Section 157(1) of the 2006 Act, the West Bengal State Government was given the power to make such rules.
In 2011, the Government decided that making and applying these rules was in the public interest. So they did not wait for the usual long procedure of publishing the rules for public comment. Instead, the Governor immediately approved the rules, using the special power under the proviso to Section 157(1).