Mahrashtra cooperative housing societies act 1960

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 18 January 2012 This query is : Resolved

1. One high court advocate claims that returning officer can hold a draw if there are a numnber of contestants for mg cttee of housing sociedtgy, and three have equal votes, and declare the winner. However he refuses to inform the chairman of the AGM, the results of the eleection, and calls meeting on his own. Can returning officer assumed this authority, especially when majority of memebers refuse to accept his draw may be to favour a certain person, and his group.

2. Where can one access the cooperating housing societties act of 1960 on the internet ?

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ajay sethi (Expert) 18 January 2012
www.lawzonline.com/bareacts/maharastra-co-operative-societies-act/...

ajay sethi (Expert) 18 January 2012
under the maharashtra cooperative societies act the retruning officer has been vested with authority to take such actios necessary for elections to managing committee . the counting of votes is done immediatedly after elections and results are declared after counting of votes . the results of election have to be forwarded to the chairman to be placed beofre the AGM .ANNEXURE - III
ELECTION RULES

rule 10 To furnish the result of election to the Chairman of the society for being declared
at the General body meeting / Special general body meeting of the society.
(v) To take such other actions as are necessary for and incidental to the election to
the managing committee of the society.

The Returning Officer shall submit to the Chairmen of the society a report indicating
the Number of voters who voted, number of valid and invalid votes, and the votes
polled by each Candidate along with his certificate that the polling was peaceful and
in accordance with the Election Rules.

27. The names of the candidates with votes polled by each of them shall be put on the
Notice Board of the society at the conclusion of the counting of votes.
28. The final result of the election shall be declared in the ensuing Annual General Body
Meeting Or Special General Body Meeting as the case may be.

Raj Kumar Makkad (Expert) 18 January 2012
Very well advised.

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