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Section 154B-23

Disqualification of Committee and its Members

Original text (the Act, English)
154B-23. (1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, in relation to the disqualification of being a Member of the Committee, no person shall be eligible to be appointed, nominated, elected, co-opted for being a Member of Committee,—
(i) if he is a defaulter of any society, or
(ii) if he carries on business of letting, subletting and selling of flats in the housing society of which he is a Member, or
(iii) if he has been held responsible under section 79, 88,154 B-8(2) or 154B-27 or for payment of cost of enquiry under section 85, or
(iv) if he has incurred any disqualification under this Act or the rules made thereunder, or
(v) if he incurs any of the disqualification similar to that mentioned in the provisions of clause (vii), (viii) or (ix) of clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 73CA.
(2) A Member, who has incurred any disqualification under sub-section (1), shall cease to be a Member of Committee and his seat shall thereupon be deemed to be vacant.
(3) A Member of a Committee who has ceased to be a Member thereof, on account of having incurred disqualification under clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of sub-section (1), shall not be eligible to be re-elected, re-co-opted or re-nominated as a Member of Committee for five years from the date on which he or she has so ceased to be a Member of the Committee.
(4) A Member of a Committee who has ceased to be a Member thereof, on account of having incurred disqualification other than disqualifications, referred to in sub-section (3), shall, unless otherwise specifically provided in this Act, be eligible to be re-elected, re-co-opted or re-nominated as a Member of Committee as soon as such disqualification ceases to exist.

Official source: The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 – English Edition (Text as on 6th June 2025) – Commissioner for Co-operation & Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Maharashtra

Verification status: In force – current text of the Act (with amendments up to 6 June 2025), checked word for word against the official copy. Chapter XIII-B: Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2019.

Last checked: 01-11-2026

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