(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the by-laws of a cooperative society, the Registrar,or any person authorised by him in writing in this behalf, may, at any time, direct the Chairman of a board or the Chief Executive of a co-operative society to summon a meeting of the board within such time as may be specified in the direction. If the Chairman or the Chief Executive, as the case may be, fails to summon the meeting of the board within the specified time, the Registrar or the person authorised by him shall summon the meeting of the board and such meeting shall be deemed to be a meeting summoned in accordance with the by-laws of the co-operative society and shall be competent to transact such business (which may be transacted at a meeting of the board) as may be specifically mentioned in the summons.
(2) The State Government may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, rescind or suspend for a period specified in the order, any proceeding or resolution of any general meeting of a co-operative society or of any meeting of the board thereof which it considers to be not in conformity with the provisions of this Act or the rules or with any order validly issued by the State Government or the Registrar, and may do all things necessary to secure such conformity, or may rescind any proceeding or resolution which it considers likely to affect adversely the interest of any co-operative society or members thereof or of the co-operative movement in general.
(3) The Registrar may, after giving the co-operative society an opportunity of being heard, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend the execution of any resolution or order of the board or prohibit the doing of any act if, in his opinion, such resolution, order or the doing of any act, as the case may be, is in excess of the powers conferred by this Act, or the execution of such resolution or order or the doing of such act is likely to prejudice the material interest of the co-operative society or the members thereof or of the co-operative movement in general.
(4) The Registrar shall while making an order under sub-section (3) simultaneously send a, copy of his order to the Government.
(5) On receipt of a copy of the order under sub-section (4), the State Government shall by order rescind, modify or confirm the order of the Registrar under sub-section (3) and shall send a copy of such order to the co-operative society which shall be bound by such order.
338 The West Bengal Co-operative Societies Act, 1983.
XLV of 1983.]
(Chapter IV.—Status and management of co-operative societies.— Sections 33, 34.—Chapter V.—Election authority,cadre of services and Co-operative Service Commission.— Section 35.)
33. Where the State Government has—
(a) subscribed to the share capital of a co-operative society, or
(b) guaranteed the principal and interest in respect of debentures issued by a co-operative society; or
(c) guaranteed the principal and interest in respect of loans and advances to a co-operative society; or
(d) assisted a co-operative society with loans or grants out of its own funds, the State Government, or any authority specified by the State Government in this behalf, shall have the right to nominate on the board of the cooperative society not more than three members of the board or one-third of the total number of elected members of the board, whichever is less.
34. The State Government may, by notification stating reasons therefor, provide for reservation of not more than one-fifth of the seats on the board of a co-operative society for such community, class or group of persons which, in the opinion of the State Government, are socially, economically or educationally backward.
CHAPTER V Election authority, cadre of services and Co-operative Service Commission