Delhi Co-Operative Societies Act, 2003 Alongwith Rules, 2007

This 2023 edition of The Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 2003 (Delhi Act 3 of 2004, dt. 3-3-2004) reproduces the statute verbatim, fully incorporating the Delhi Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2011 (2 of 2012, w.e.f. 1-4-2012).

The volume also binds in the updated allied texts:

Delhi Co-operative Societies Rules, 2007 (as amended by the 2018 Amendment Rules, w.e.f. 31-7-2018)

Delhi Co-operative Tribunal Rules, 2006 (amended vide F. No. 67/Co-op/Policy/05, dt. 11-8-2009)

Model Bye-laws of a Co-operative Group-Housing Society Ltd. — ready template approved by the Registrar

Area-wise list of Officers of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies (RCS) for jurisdictional and filing clarity

Concise short comments accompany pivotal sections—flagging 2012 share-transfer ceilings, electronic voter list, competence-approval for managing-committee members, and the three-tier audit & supersession safeguards—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and authoritative citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Registration & classification — minimum ten-member norm, electronic filing, and self-reliant & worker co-op categories

• Share capital & liability — transfer, nominal-member admission, and limit on individual shareholding in housing societies

• General body & committee governance — term limits, e-voting, gender/SC-ST reservation and RCS approval for large contracts

• Dispute resolution — compulsory arbitration before the RCS, appeal to Delhi Co-operative Tribunal, and execution as civil-court decree

• Audit, inquiry & inspection — C-class auditor panels, risk-based audit schedule and corrective-action plan within 90 days

• Amalgamation, division & liquidation — special majority, creditor consent and fast-track winding-up rules

• Penalties & compounding — graded monetary fines for non-filing, mismanagement and obstruction of inquiry

This edition is particularly suited for

• Managing-committee members & administrators of housing, credit, consumer-store and employee co-ops in NCT Delhi

• Chartered accountants, auditors & inspectors preparing statutory audits, inquiry reports and corrective-action directives

• Real-estate developers & RWAs overseeing group-housing projects and share-certificate transfers

• Advocates & mediators handling election disputes, expulsion appeals and recovery of dues via RCS arbitration

• AIBE candidates and law students studying co-operative, property and urban-development law modules

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your fastest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on Delhi’s co-operative-societies framework.