My co-operative housing society has not adopted new bye-laws . The term of earlier MC ended in Aug- 2014 and they conducted elections in 2015 without any intimation that the new bye-laws are applicable. Are the elections valid?
I C Naik
Cooperative Election Processes are centralized at State Level under new State Cooperative Election Authority. This authority has to hold elections as per the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Election to Committee) Rules, 2014. It has no relation to the Bye-Laws as it used to be till 12 2 2103.
When you say “They” conducted elections. If this they are internal people and not the onedeputed from S C E A then the old committee is continuing. One reason ia prosion of Sub-Section 4 of Section 166 which directed committees whose term expired after 31 3 2013 to remain in office till a new committee is elected by S C E A.