THE DUTIES & FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE BEARERS OF THE SOCIETY BY ADV. R. P. RATHOD.

The Administration and Management of the Co-operative Housing Society is managed by the duly elected Managing Committee. The Committee is elected by the General members of the CHS as per the respective provisions of Bye-laws of the society.

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Adoption & Amendments of Bye-Laws of CHS an article by Adv. R. P. Rathod.

Let us first understand that what are Bye-laws?

Bye-laws: means Bye-laws registered under the Maharashtra Societies Act, 1960 for the time being in force and includes registered amendments of such Bye-laws says Adv. R. P. Rathod. He further explains that the Bye-laws are meant for internal management of the society. The bye-laws of the society must be registered by the Registrar and it is binding on the society with the procedure. If the office bearers commits a breach of it on the ground that they were following a certain practice in the previous year and the society does not want to follow the new procedure prescribed by the bye-laws. It is necessary to change the procedure as earlier as possible the Office Bearers must take a step to amend it after passing and obtaining sanction of the Registrar.

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Ten important changes in the New Bye-Laws of Co-operative Housing Society – 2009

Ten important changes in the New Bye-Laws of Co-operative Housing Society – 2009 by Adv. R. P. Rathod.

New model Bye Laws 2009 for Co-operative societies have some changes incorporated as compared with the Bye Laws of 2001. These Bye Laws have been printed in English & Marathi by the Mumbai District Co-operative Housing Federation Ltd. After approval of the Commissioner for Co-operation and Registrar Co-operative Societies, Maharashtra State, Pune given vide letter dated 24.12.2010. 

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Redressal of Complaints & Authorities

Redressal of Complaints & Authorities has been well covered in Bye-laws of Co-operative Housing Societies says Adv. R. P. Rathod.

Bye-Laws are the rules and regulations for running the business and management of the Society. Bye-law has been defined in sub section (5) of Section 2 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 Bye-Law means Bye-Laws registered under this Act and for the time being in force and includes registered amendments of such Bye-Law. Though there are model Bye-Laws every Housing society may have modifications or changes according to their needs, objectives however, these Bye-Laws should not be inconsistent or contrary to the provisions of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 and rules there under.

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Nominee is not sole heir of the property

Nominee is not sole heir of the property explains Adv. R. P. Rathod.

A nominee of a property in a housing society does not automatically become the absolute owner of the property after the death of the original owner, the Bombay High Court has ruled in an important order.

Delivering the verdict in a legal battle that has dragged on for over 29 years, Justice A P Deshpande said it would be the personal law of an individual that would determine the successor to the property and not the nomination under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960.

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