2.3 Procedures of Registration of Co-operative Housing Society-
For registering the Co-operative Housing Society, the concerned Registrar by scrutinizing the proposal submitted after fulfillment of above mentioned documents shall make an arrangement of issuing certificate of registration society under Section 9 (1) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Society Act 1960, and copy of the registered bye-law, memorandum regarding registration of society to the chief promoter. The order regarding registration of society should have been sent for publishing in government gazette to the Government Printing Press for appropriate action.
The Chief Promoter should have to arrange first general body meeting of the Promoter members within 3 months from the date of registration of society (Under rule 59 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Rules 1961) and necessary resolution should be passed in this meeting. If such a meeting was not taken by the chief Promoter then in that case if complaint received to the concerned Registrar, then by appointing authorized officer such a meeting can be conducted in the Chairmanship of authorized officer.
If the registration of the society is denied, then it is necessary that by passing the written order in this regard by the Registrar, and a copy of it should have to be given to the concerned. Appeal under section 152 can be filed before the immediate senior officer against this decision.
It is necessary to take decision on the registration of the society within a period of two months from the date of the proposal of the society submitted to the Registrar. If such decision was not taken within two months then it is necessary to send that proposal to the immediate senior officer.
If the Registrar had not taken any action on the proposal received for registration under section 9(2) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Socieies Act 1960, as expected under this section within two months, then it is presumed that the deemed registration of the Housing Society.
It could not be said that the officers from the Co-operation department will remain present in the meeting, therefore it should be noted in the memorandum of registration that the office bearer representative of the District Federation along with the officers from co-operation department be present in the first meeting so that the information regarding procedure of working of the society and also bye laws can be given to the members in the first meeting itself.