Section 3 — Validation.

3. Validation - Notwithstanding any judgement, decree or order of any
court, tribunal or other authority,-

(a) no order passed under clause (a) of sub-section (7) of section 32 of
the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 (A.P. Act 7 of 1964),
extending the term of office of the persons appointed to manage the affairs of
any Rural Electric Co-operative Society; and

(b) no act or thing done or proceeding taken after the commencement of
section 2 of this Act in pursuance of an order passed under clause (a) of
sub-section (7) of section 32 of the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies
Act, 1964 by any person or persons appointed to manage the affairs of any
Rural Electric Co-operative Society, in exercise of the powers or the
performance of the duties entrusted to them by or under the Andhra
Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964; shall be deemed illegal or invalid
and accordingly the extension of the term of office of the person or persons
appointed to manage the affairs of the Rural Electric Cooperative Societies
ordered from time to time and all acts or things done or proceedings taken
by the said person or persons shall for all purposes be deemed to be and to
have always been done or taken, in accordance with the provisions of the
Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 and this Act, and no suit
or other proceeding shall be instituted in any court against any such
extension, act or thing or proceeding on the ground only that any such
extension, act, thing or proceeding was not done or taken in accordance
with law.

1 . The expression “the 31st March, 2010” substituted by the Act No. 18 of 2009, section 2.