State Act

The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960

10[112A. 11[District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank], its constitution, term of office of delegates, casual vacancies, powers of such Committee, etc.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, or in the rules made thereunder, or in the bye-laws, of the 12[State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank],— (a) There shall be a 13[District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank] for each District excluding the City of Bombay District and Bombay Suburban District. (b) Every 14[District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank] shall consist of 15[* * *],— 16[(i) not more than twenty-one delegates, to be elected from Talukas in District including the delegates from reserved categories, one from the persons belonging to the Schedule Castes or Scheduled Tribes, one from the persons belonging to other Backward Classes, one from the persons belonging to De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) for Nomadic Tribes or Special Backward Classes and two women, who shall be elected from the District;] 17[* * * *] (iii) the Divisional Officer of the 18[State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank] of the concerned division, ex-officio; 19[(iv) the Manager of the District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank, ex-officio.] 1[Explanation.— For the purpose of sub-clause (i-a), the provisions of clause (b), and of any order issued under clause (c) of the Explanation to section 73B shall apply in relation to the members to be elected thereunder;] 2[* * * *] (d) Save as otherwise provided in this section, every election to elect delegates 3[and member] 4[shall be conducted by the State Co-operative Election Authority] : Provided that, a reference to an election of a member or members of the Committee of a 5[* *] society in that Chapter or the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be a reference to an election of 6[delegates or member referred to in clause (b)]. (2) Every 7[District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank] shall have a Chairman, who shall be elected by the 8[elected delegates and members thereof] from amongst themselves. (3) Within fifteen days from the date of election of the delegates 9[and the members under sub-section (1)] an officer authorised by 10[the State Co-operative Election Authority] in that behalf shall convene the first 11[meeting of the delegates and 12[* * *] members] for election of a Chairman. The officer so authorised shall preside over such meeting, but shall not have the right to vote. (4) The term of office of members 13[* *] of a 14[District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank] shall be for a period of five years and shall be deemed to commence on the date of the first meeting referred to in sub-section (3) and the term of office of the Chairman shall be co-terminus with the term of such members and on expiry of their term they shall be deemed to have vacated their offices. 15[(5) A casual vacancy in the committee of Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank, due to any reason whatsoever, may be filled in from the same class of active members in respect of which the casual vacancy has arisen.] (6) The 16[District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank] shall have the power to sanction by itself or to recommend for sanction by the Committee of the 17[State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank], as the case may be, loans to such extent and for such purposes as the committee of the 18[State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank] may, from time to time, specify, and shall also perform such other functions as that committee may, from time to time, entrust to it. 1[(7) The provisions of sections 73-ID, 73A, 2[73CA], 77A, 78, 3[78A,] clauses (j) and (k) of section 146, clauses (j) and (k) of section 147, sections 160A and 160B shall apply mutatis mutandis to the 4[District Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Multipurpose Development Bank] as they apply in relation to a committee of a society.]