In a significant order, the Cooperative Ombudsman has directed the Central Government Employees Consumer Cooperative Society Ltd. (popularly known as Kendriya Bhandar) to provide information and documents sought by its member, Rakesh Gupta, within 15 days. The ruling comes after a prolonged tussle between the complainant and the society, during which Gupta filed a series of complaints citing Section 108 of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. Despite repeated notices from the Ombudsman, Kendriya Bhandar consistently refused to share the information. It further added that under Section 108 of the Act, a multi-state cooperative society is mandated to produce books of account, records, and other papers for inspection by its members. Accordingly, Kendriya Bhandar has been directed to provide the requested information/documents within 15 days and submit a compliance report thereafter.