What is the ruling on a member of a consumer cooperative taking food items subsidized for his children—items in excess of their needs—when they are registered in another cooperative?

You must inform the authority responsible for ration cards that you are the only remaining member of the family entitled to benefit from this card, because concealing this and receiving excess rations beyond what you are entitled to is considered fraud and a violation of state regulations. Your lack of intent to commit the act removes the sin, but it does not nullify the guarantee for what was taken unlawfully. Therefore, you must refer back to the responsible authorities and inform them. If they absolve you, you are absolved; otherwise, you are liable for its value.