Committee Duties
Relevant Act sections and Model Bye-laws relating to committee duties.
Relevant provisions
Minutes of General Body Meetings
The committee shall finalise the draft minutes of every general body meeting of the Society within 3 months of the date of the meeting and circulate the draft minutes amongst all the Members of the Society within 15 days of the meeting of the Committee at which the draft minutes were finalised. The Members of the Society may communicate to the Secretary of the Society, their observations, if any, on the draft minutes, within 15 days of the date of their circulation. The Committee, at its subsequent meeting, shall prepare the final minutes of the general body meeting after taking into consideration the observations, if any, made by the Members on the draft minutes and cause them to be recorded in the minutes book, by the Secretary of the Society or any other person authorised in that behalf.
Model Bye-laws - Housing Society - English · 2014Responsibility for Records
Unless otherwise decided by the Committee, it shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Society to maintain and keep uptodate the Account Books, Registers and other Records mentioned under the bye-laws Nos. 140 and 141.
Model Bye-laws - Housing Society - English · 2014Obligation of society to take action and Registrar's powers to enforce
society is required to take action for performance of its obligations, responsibilities and duties as provided in this Act, rules and bye-laws or to execute the orders issued by the State Government or by the Registrar, from time to time, and such actions are not taken or such orders are not executed, the Registrar suo motu or on an application may issue directions to take such action or actions or execute such orders. (2) Where any society is required to take any action or to execute the orders as provided in the foregoing sub-section and such action is not taken or orders are not executed,— case may be ; (ii) where no time is provided, within such time having regard to the nature and extent of the action to be taken as the Registrar may specify by notice in writing, the Registrar may himself or through a person authorized by him take such action or execute such order at the expense of the society and such expenses shall be recoverable from the responsible officer of the society as if it were arrears of land revenue : Provided that, before issuing an order or direction and fixing the responsibility of payment of expenses an opportunity of being heard shall be given to the officer of society to whom the Registrar considers to be responsible for not taking such action or not executing such orders. (3) The application submitted by a Member to the society for the certificate or certificates for sale of his flat or mortgaging it for obtaining loan or for any other purpose shall be decided by the society within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such application and decision thereon shall be intimated to him within a period of fifteen days. If society fails to decide and intimate such application within such time or if such application is rejected, the Member may file appeal to the Registrar for appropriate relief within a period of three months from date of submission of application to the society or within a period of two months from the date of decision of rejection by society, whichever is earlier : Provided that, every such appeal shall be disposed of by the Registrar within a period of sixty days from the date of its receipt after giving opportunity of being heard to all the parties.
The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 · Text as on 6 June 2025Disclaimer: The statutory sections and Model Bye-laws displayed here are provided solely for general information and reference. They are not a certified legal publication or a certified copy of any society's registered/adopted bye-laws. Law, rules, notifications and society-specific bye-laws may be amended. In case of any discrepancy, the current official Act, Rules, Government Resolutions, Notifications, Circulars, competent-authority orders and the concerned society's registered/adopted bye-laws shall prevail. Users should verify the current applicable provisions and obtain professional legal advice where required.