THE
MAHARASHTRA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES RULES, 1961
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CONTENTS
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001
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Short
title and extent
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002
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Definitions
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003
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Deleted
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004
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Application
for Registration and Registration Fees
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005
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Registration
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006
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Form
of report under section 9(2)
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007
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Refusal
of registration
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008
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Matters
in respect of which Registrar may direct a society to make byelaws or society
may make bye-laws
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009
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First
byelaws of a society
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010
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Classification
and sub-classification of societies
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011
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Maintenance
of register
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012
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Amendment
of byelaws
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013
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Manner
of calling upon society to make amendment to byelaws
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014
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Change
in name of society
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015
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Change
of liability
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016
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Amalgamation, transfer of assets and
liabilities, division or conversion of societies
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017
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Direction by Registrar for
amalgamation, division and reorganisation of societies
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018
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Reconstruction
of a society
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018A
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Conditions
for realising the assets and liquidating the liabilities of the de-registered
society by the Official Assignee
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018B
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Purposes
for investment of surplus by the Registrar
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018C
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Manner
of issue of public notice of the proceedings of de-registration of society
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019
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Conditions
to be complied with for admission for memberships, etc.
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019A
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Procedure
for tendering application to the Registrar for membership under section
23(1A)
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020
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Procedure
for admission of joint members and minors and persons of unsound mind
inheriting the share or interest of deceased member
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021
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Withdrawal
of membership
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022
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Voting
rights of individual member in a Federal Society
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023
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Valuation
of Shares
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024
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Procedure
for transfer of shares
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025
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Nomination
of persons
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026
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Registration
of nominations
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027
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Supply
of copies of documents by societies and fees therefore
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028
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Expulsion
of members
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029
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Procedure
for expulsion of members
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030
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Inspection
of documents in the Registrar’s office by members of societies and the scale
of fees for supply of copies of documents
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031
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Procedure
for change of address of societies
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032
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Register
of Members
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033
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List
of Members
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034
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Certified
Copies of entries in books of societies
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035
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Conditions
for borrowings by societies with limited liability
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036
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Conditions
for borrowings of Maharashtra state Co-operative Bank
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037
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Conditions
for borrowings of Land Development Banks
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038
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Loans
and deposits from non-members in unlimited liability societies
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039
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Raising
of funds by societies
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040
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Additional
conditions for raising funds by societies
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041
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Maintenance
of liquid resources and distribution of assets
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042
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Regulation
of loans to be granted by societies
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043
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Conditions
to be complied with by members applying for loans
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044
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Credit
limit by non-credit societies
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045
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Restrictions
on borrowing from more than one credit society
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045A
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Limits
on loans against fixed deposits
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046
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Manner
of recalling of loan
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046A
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Restrictions
on borrowing from non-members
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046B
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Restrictions
on credit sales to non-members
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047
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Restrictions
on transactions with non-members
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048
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Form
of declarations be made by members borrowing loans from certain societies and
conditions on which any charge in favour of a society shall be satisfied
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049
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Writing
off of bad debts and losses
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049A
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Calculation
of net profits
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050
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Appropriation
of profits
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051
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Amounts
to be deducted by a society from its profits before arriving at its net
profits
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052
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Bonus
and Dividend Equalization Fund
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053
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Rates
of annual contribution to education fund of State Federal Society
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053A
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Rates
of annual contribution of Co-operative State Cadre Employment Fund
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053B
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Manner
of contributions to be made under the rule 53-A
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054
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Utilisation
and investment of Reserve Fund
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055
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Invest
of other funds
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056
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Maintenance
and administration of Provident Fund
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056A
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Manner
of election to notified Societies
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056B
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Provisional
List of voters
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056C
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Particulars
to be included in the provisional list of voters
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056D
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Claims
and objections to the provisional list of voters, and the final list of
voters
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056E
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Appointment
of Returning officers,
Assistant Returning Officers and such other Officers required conduct the
elections.
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056F
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General
duty of Returning Officer
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056G
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Polling
Stations
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056H
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Appointment
of Presiding Officer and Polling Officer
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056I
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General
duty of Presiding Officers and Polling Officer
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056J
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Appointment
of dates etc., for various stages of an election
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056K
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Manner
of publication of election programme under rule 56J
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056L
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Manner
of publication of election programme under rule 56K
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056M
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Nomination
of candidates
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056N
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Presentation
of nomination paper and requirements for valid nominations
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056O
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Symbols
for elections
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056P
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Deposit
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056Q
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Notice
of nomination and time and place for the scrutiny
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056R
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Scrutiny
of nomination papers
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056S
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Publication
of list of valid nominations
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056T
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Withdrawal
of candidature
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056U
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Preparation
of list of contesting candidates
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056V
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Appointment
of polling Agents and Counting
Agents
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056W
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Death
of candidate before poll
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056X
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Uncontested
problems
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056Y
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Manner
of voting at elections
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056Z
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Ballot
Box
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056A-1
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Form of ballot paper
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056A-2
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Arrangement at Polling Stations
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056A-3
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Admission to Polling Station
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056A-4
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The preparation of ballot boxes for poll
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056A-5
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Identification of voters
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056A-6
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Challenging of identity
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056A-7
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Safeguard against personation
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056A-8
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Issue of ballot paper
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056A-9
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Voting procedure
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056A-10
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Procedure for voting where there are no separate constituencies or more
than one seat to be filled in one constituency
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056A-11
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Recording
of vote of blind or infirm voter
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056A-12
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Spoilt and Returned ballot papers
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056A-13
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Tendered votes
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056A-14
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Closing of poll
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056A-15
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Sealing of ballot boxes after poll
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056A-16
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Account of ballot paper
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056A-17
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Sealing of other packets
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056A-18
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Transmission of ballot boxes, packets etc. to the Returning Officer
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056A-19
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Fresh poll in case of destruction etc. of ballot boxes
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056A-20
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Counting of votes
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056A-21
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Admission to the place fixed for counting
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056A-22
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Scrutiny and opening of ballot boxes
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056A-23
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Scrutiny and rejection of ballot papers
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056A-24
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Procedure for counting of votes
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056A-25
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Counting to be continuous
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056A-26
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Procedure for counting of votes where there are no Separate
constituencies or more than one seat to be filled in one constituency
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056A-27
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Recommencing of counting after fresh poll
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056A-28
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Recount of votes
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056A-29
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Declaration of result and publication of names of the members of the
committee
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056A-30
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Return of forfeiture of candidate's deposit
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056A-31
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Custody of papers relating to elections
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056A-32
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Production and inspection of election paper
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056A-33
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Disposal of election papers
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056A-34
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Casual vacancies how to be filled in
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056A-35
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Election of office bearers
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057
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Prohibition
against being interested in contracts, etc.
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057A
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Motion
of No Confidence against the officers of the Society
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058
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Disqualification
for membership of committee
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059
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First
General Meeting
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060
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General
Meeting
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061
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Annual
statement of accounts including balance sheet, etc.
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062
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Form
for the balance sheet and the profit and loss account
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063
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Power
to call annual and special general meeting
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064
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Procedure
for appointment, suspension and removal of members of the committee and other
officers, etc.
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065
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Accounts
and books to be kept
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066
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Copies
of monthly returns to be furnished to Registrar
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067
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Registrar’s
power to enforce performance of obligations
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067A
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Directions
of Registrar to the society to make regulations on certain matters
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068
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Procedure
to be adopted for taking possession of books, documents, securities, cash and
other properties of society
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069
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Procedure
for appointment of auditors and for conducting audit
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070
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Requisition
of the Federal Society for inquiry
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071
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Procedure
and principles for the conduct of inquiry and inspection
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072
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Procedure
for assessing damages against delinquent promoters, etc., under section 88
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073
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Form
of Rectification Report
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074
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Levy
of audit charges and supervision charges
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075
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Reference
of Dispute
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076
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Registrar’s
satisfaction regarding existence of a dispute
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077
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Disposal
of a dispute or reference to Co-operative Court
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077A
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Qualifications
of Judges of Co-operative Courts and their appointments
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077B
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Age
limit for Judges
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077C
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Conditions
of Service of Judges
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077D
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Holidays
and vacations
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077E
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Procedure
for hearing and decision of disputes
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077F
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Summary
procedure for deciding disputes
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078
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Summonses,
notices and fixing of dates, place, etc., in connection with the disputes
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079
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Investigation
of claims and objection against any attachment
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080
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Procedure
for the custody of property attached under section 95.
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081
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Procedure
for attachment and sale of property for realisation of any security given by
person in course of execution proceedings
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082
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Issue
of proclamation prohibiting private transfer of property
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083
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Procedure
of execution of awards
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084
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Execution
of awards or orders in special cases
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085
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Transfer
of property which cannot be sold
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086
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Payment
of fees for decisions of disputes
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087
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Mode
of communication of an interim order under section 102
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088
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Cost
of hearing appeal
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089
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Appointment
of Liquidator and the procedure to be followed and powers to be exercised by
him
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090
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Disposal
of surplus assets
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091
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Interest
of amounts due from a society under liquidation
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092
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Disposal
or records of society whose registration is cancelled
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093
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Procedure for Submission and consideration of applications for loans
from Land Development Banks
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094
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Registration of copies of instruments under Section 122
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095
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Authority to Land Development Bank to exercise power under Section
133(1)
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096
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Appointment of Receiver and his powers under Section 133
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097
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Appointment, qualifications and powers and
functions of a Sale Officer under Section 133
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098
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Procedure for distraint and sale of the produce of
the mortgaged land and sale of mortgaged property
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99
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Circumstances under which the State Land
Development Bank or the Trustee may take action under Section 133(2)
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100
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Submission of report for confirmation of sale
under Section 134
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101
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Certificate of purchase
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102
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Sale of immovable property purchase by a Land
Development Bank
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103
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Certain provisions of Rule 107 to apply to sale of
immovable property under Chapter XI of the Act
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104
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Qualifications
of President and other Members of the Maharashtra State Co-operative
Appellate Court and their appointment
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105
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Constitution
of Authority by State Government to hear appeals which lie to that Government
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106
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Procedure
for presentation to and disposal of appeals by State Government and Registrar
under section 152
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107
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Procedure
for attachment and sale of property under section 156
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107A
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Maximum
rates of travelling allowance and daily allowance and sitting fees, etc. for
members of committees
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107B
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Security
to be furnished by officers and employees of societies handling cash, etc.
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107C
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Maximum
amount of cash which may be handled at a time and who may be authorised
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107D
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Certain
payments to be made by a cheque
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108
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Contributions,
fees and charges to be credited to Government
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109
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Communication
of decision, award, etc.
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110
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Repeal
of Bombay Co-operative Societies Rules
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