Question

Which of the statements are true?

1. Statement I: The General body has the power to conduct elections to the Management Committee.
2. Statement II: The General body has the power to keep aside the members working against the interest of the society.

• A. ii only correct
• B. All are correct
• C. i only correct
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

B. All are correct

Yes, the general body of a cooperative society can conduct elections to the managing committee:

• General body power

  The general body can appoint and remove members of the managing committee, and delegate powers to them.

• Election conduct

  The Registrar of Cooperative Societies or an authorized person conducts the election. The state government or the Registrar of Cooperative Societies prescribes the guidelines for the election.

• Election timing

  The election to the managing committee must take place before the term of the current board or managing committee ends. This ensures that the newly elected members can take office immediately. 

Constitution, powers and functions of general body.

(1) The general body of a multi-Stateco-operative society shall consist of all the members of such society:

Provided that where the bye-laws of a multi-State co-operative society provide for the constitution of a smaller body consisting of delegates of members of the society elected or selected in accordance with such bye-laws, that smaller body shall exercise such powers of the general body as may be prescribed or as may be specified in the bye-laws of the society.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the rules and the bye-laws, the ultimate authority of a multi- State co-operative society shall vest in the general body of its members:

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall affect the exercise by the board or any officer of a multi-State co-operative society of any power conferred on such board or such officer by this Act or the rules or the bye-laws.

(3) Where in any meeting of the general body or the board of a multistate co-operative society, a co- operative society or another multi-State co-operative society is to be represented, such co-operativesociety or other multi-State co-operative society shall be represented in such meeting only through the Chairperson or the president or the Chief Executive or a member of the board of such co-operativesociety or other multi-State co-operative society, as the case may be, if such member is so authorised by the board and where there is no board of such co-operative society or other multi-State co-operativesociety, for whatever reasons, through the administrator, by whatever name called, of such co-operativesociety or other multistate co-operative society:

Provided that where the bye-laws of a multi-State co-operative society provide for representation of other institutions in any meeting of general body or the board of such multi-State co-operative society, such institutions shall be represented through its nominee.