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Section 154B-8

Rights of Members to inspect the documents

Original text (the Act, English)
154B-8. (1) Every Member of a society shall be entitled to inspect, free of cost, at the society’s office during office hours, or any time fixed for the purpose by the society, a copy of the Act, the rule and the bye-laws, the last audited annual balance sheet, the profit and loss account, a list of the members of the Committee, a register of members, the minutes of general meetings, minutes of Committee meetings and those portions of the books and records in which his transactions with the society have been recorded.
(2) A society shall furnish to a Member, on request in writing and on payment of such fees at such rate as may be decided by the Registrar, from time to time, the copies of any documents mentioned in the foregoing sub-section within forty-five days from the date of payment of such fees and when the Society is assisted by the Government in the form of share capital, loan and land, the said Society shall furnish such information within thirty days from the date so requested by a member.

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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