Committee Members
Relevant Act sections and Model Bye-laws relating to committee members.
Relevant provisions
Constitution of Committee
as may be decided by the State Government by notification or special order, from time to time. (2) The Committee of the society shall stand constituted on the date of declaration of result of election to the Committee by returning officer where more than two third of the Committee Members of the strength as may be decided by the Registrar, from time to time, have been elected: Provided that, in case two third is a fraction, it shall be rounded off to next higher number. five years from the date of first meeting of newly constituted Committee and the term of the office bearers shall be co-terminus with the term of the Committee: [Provided that, if the election to the Committee of the society could not be held for the reason not attributable to the members of the Committee of such society, the existing members of the Committee shall be deemed to have been continued till the new Committee is duly constituted.] (4) Any casual vacancy in the Committee may be filled by co-option and term of the co-opted Member shall be co-terminus with the term of the Committee.
The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 · Text as on 6 June 2025Reservation for women
rules made thereunder, or in the by-laws of any society, there shall be two seats reserved for women on the Committee of each society consisting of individuals as Members and having Members from such class or category of persons, to represent the women Members. (2) Any individual woman Member of the society, or any woman Member of the Committee of a Member-society, whether elected, co-opted or nominated, shall be eligible to contest the election to the seat reserved under sub-section (1). (3) Nothing in this section shall apply to a Committee of a society exclusively of women Members.
The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 · Text as on 6 June 2025Disqualification of Committee and its Members
provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, in relation to the disqualification of being a Member Member of Committee,— (i) if he is a defaulter of any society, or (ii) if he carries on business of letting, subletting and selling of flats in the housing society of which he is a Member, or (iii) if he has been held responsible under section 79, 88, 154B-8(2) or 154B-27 or for payment of cost of enquiry under section 85, or (iv) if he has incurred any disqualification under this Act or the rules made thereunder, or (v) if he incurs any of the disqualification similar to that mentioned in the provisions of clause (vii), (viii) or (ix) of clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 73CA. (2) A Member, who has incurred any disqualification under sub-section (1), shall cease to be a Member of Committee and his seat shall thereupon be deemed to be vacant. (3) A Member of a Committee who has ceased to be a Member thereof, on account of having incurred disqualification under clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of sub-section (1), shall not be eligible to be re-elected, re-co-opted or re-nominated as a Member of Committee for five years from the date on which he or she has so ceased to be a Member of the Committee. (4) A Member of a Committee who has ceased to be a Member thereof, on account of having incurred disqualification other than disqualifications, referred to in sub-section (3), shall, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Act, be eligible to be re-elected, re-co-opted or re-nominated as a Member of Committee as soon as such disqualification ceases to exist.
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