Kindly guide procedure to fill up the casual vacancies (More than 2) on Management committee of housing society.
The election was held in the month of April 5, 2015. by the SCEA. Pl guide whether Management committee/General Body is empower to do so. The society has 124 members and the strength of committee is 13. Is approval of SCEA is required?
I C Naik
Casual vacancies are to be filled up by election to be organized under supervision of State Cooperative Election Authority as per Rule 74 of New Society Election Rules.
74.Casual vacancies how to be filled in.— In the event of vacancy occurring on account of death, resignation, disqualification or removal of the member of a society or through such a member becoming incapable of acting prior to the expiry of his term of office or otherwise, the Chief Executive officer of the Society shall forthwith communicate the occurrence of such vacancies to the SCEA and the vacancy shall be filled as soon as conveniently, according to the provisions of the Act. The person so elected or co-opted or, as the case may be, nominated shall hold office so long only as the member of the committee in whose place he is elected, is co-opted or, as the case may be, nominated would have held it, if the vacancy had not occurred.
