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Shirish Shanbhag

Our CHS convened a general meeting and placed before Members a resolution to Expel a member from the membership of the Society. The reasons cited were that she - caused hindrance, obstruction, contrary to the interests of the Society and against larger good. - Attempted to disrupt and/or cause annoyance to members at numerous general meetings and intentionally attempted to dislodge will of Members - Responsibly indulges in making frivolous complaints and causing repeated obstructions in functioning of Society activities - Repeated violations and failure to adhere to directions of the MC The voting was by secret ballot. The Returning Officer announced at the meeting the no. of Members who voted: FOR ” the resolution, the no. of members who voted: AGAINST the resolution and the no. of INVALID ballots (i.e. blank ballots) . CHS, however, recorded in the Minutes the no of votes FOR and AGAINST and by disregarding the INVALID ballots got the desired 75% to pass the resolution. The said resolution was approved by the Dy. Reg. and immediately thereafter the Member was expelled from the Society. All rights of the member were withdrawn, all services (garbage collection, etc.) suspended and all communications (circulars, minutes, notices) were suspended, causing immense harassment and mental torture to the expelled Member. The Member, if unsatisfied with the verdict of the Dy. Reg. has a right to approach the Joint Reg. and if still unsatisfied has the right to file a say before the Minister of Co-op. and if still unsatisfied approach the High Court. Before permitting the Member to exhaust all the legal options under law, the Member has been expelled. It is an established practice that if a person is convicted to a jail term by a lower court, he is not immediately put injail, but is given time and opportunity to appeal to the Higher court/s and only when the final court gives the judgment is the jail term executed. a) Is the CHS within its rights to expel the Member when all legal options are not fully exercised by her? b) What remedy do you suggest? CHS, property-related issues

Dear Angelo, Your complaint do not give any meaning to me. Kindly reframe your complaint, and resent it to me, to reply to it.

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Our society convened Special General Meeting in which two resolutions were passed First to collect club house expenses from Members and to pay the builder who is owning and running the club house All members have to pay such charges included in bill Secondly Such charges will be shown under maintainance charges There is a separate agreements between the each member about membership and maintainance charges I objected to both resolutions on the ground that society can not collect such charges and pay to builder as it falls outside jurisdiction of society Again it can not shown under maintainance charges because club house is owned by builder But majority members have passed the resolution and managing committee has decided to implement the same Please advise CHS, property-related issues

Madam Patel, Club House charges cannot be recovered from CHS Members. If your CHS recovers it, then all affected members under the Bye-law No 174(B)(ix) make a complaint in a Co-operative Court,... Read More

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