Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984
69. Inquiry by
Central Registrar.-
1.
The
Central Registrar may, of his own motion or on the application of a majority of
the members of the board or of not less than one third of the members, hold an
inquiry or direct some person authorised by him by order in writing in this
behalf to hold an inquiry into the constitution, working and financial
condition of a multi-State cooperative society.
2.
The
Central Registrar or the person authorised by him under sub-section (1) shall
have the following powers, namely;
a. he shall at all
reasonable times have free access to the books, accounts, documents,
securities, cash and other properties belonging to or in the custody of the
multi-State cooperative society and may summon any person in possession or responsible
for the custody of any such book, accounts, documents, securities, cash or
other properties to produce the same, at any place specified by him;
b. he may,
notwithstanding any rules or bye-laws specifying the period of notice for a
general meeting of the multi-State cooperative society, require the officers of
the society to call a general meeting of the society by giving notice of not
less than seven days at such time and place at the headquarters of the society
to consider such matters, as may be directed by him; and where the officers of
the society refuse or fail to call such a meeting he shall have power to call
it himself;
c. he may summon any
person who is reasonably believed by him to have any knowledge of the affairs
of the multi-State cooperative society to appear before him at any place at the
headquarters of the society or any branch thereof and may examine such person
on oath.
1.
2.
3.
Any
meeting called under clause (b) of sub-section (2) shall have all the powers of
a general meeting of the society called under the bye-laws of the society and
its proceedings shall be regulated by such bye-laws.
4.
The
Central Registrar shall, within a period of three months of the date of
receipt, communicate a brief summary of the report of the inquiry to the
multi-State cooperative society, the financial institutions, if any, to which
the society is affiliated, and to the person or authority, if any, at whose
instance the inquiry is made.