Resignation of a Membership in a Co-operative Housing Society

( E ) Resignation of Membership

( 1 ) Resignation by a Member

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( a) A Member may resign from Membership after giving three months notice in the prescribed form to the Secretary of the Society as provided under Rule 21(1) of the Rules.

(b) No resignation of a Member of the Society shall be accepted unless such Member has made payment of the charges payable to the Society in full.

(c) Where any charges are found payable by the Member to the Society, the Secretary of the Society shall intimate the same giving full details and reasons of dues thereof to the Member within 15 days of the receipt of the notice of resignation, advising him to make payment thereof within 30 days of the date of intimation.

(d) Where there are no charges of the Society outstanding with the Member, the Committee shall accept the resignation of the Member and the Secretary of the Society shall communicate the same to the Member within a period of 3 months from the date of the receipt of the notice of the resignation.

(e) Where any resignation is rejected, the Committee shall record the reasons therefore and communicate the same to the Member concerned within three months from the date of receipt of notice of resignation.

( 2 ) Resignation by an Associate Member

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An Associate Member may resign his Membership any time by writing the letter of resignation to the Secretary of the Society, through the Member, with whom he held the shares of the Society jointly. The Secretary of the Society shall place the letter of the resignation of the Associate Member, before the meeting of the Committee, held next after the receipt of the letter of the resignation, duly recommended by the Member for acceptance by the Committee. The decision of the Committee, accepting the resignation of the Associate Member shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Society to the Member and his associate Member within 15 days of the decision by the Committee. If the resignation is rejected, the Committee shall record the reasons therefore in the minutes of its meeting and the Secretary shall communicate the same to the Member and his associate Member within the time specified above.

( 3 ) Resignation by a Nominal Member, occupying the flat on behalf of the Firm, Company or any other Body Corporate

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If there is a nominal Member, occupying the flat on behalf of a firm, company or any other body corporate, he/she may resign his nominal Membership, at any time, by writing the letter of the resignation to the Secretary of the Society through the firm, the company or any other body corporate, on whose behalf he is occupying the flat. The Secretary of the Society shall place the letter of resignation, before the meeting of the committee, held next after the receipt of the letter of the resignation of the Nominal Member, duly recommended by the firm, the company or any other body corporate for acceptance by the Committee. The decision of the Committee, accepting the resignation shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Society to the firm, company or the body corporate and the nominal Member, within 15 days of the decision by the Committee. If the resignation is rejected, the Committee shall record reasons therefor in the minutes of its meeting and the Secretary shall communicate the same to the firm, company or the body corporate and the nominal Member within the time specified above.

( 4 ) Resignation by a Nominal Member, who is Sub-lettee, Licensee,
Caretaker etc.

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A sub-letter, licensee, caretaker or possessor of a flat or part thereof, who has been admitted as a nominal Member of the Society may resign his nominal Membership at any time, by writing the letter of the resignation to the Secretary of the Society, through the Member who has been permitted by the Committee to sub-let, give on leave and licence or caretaker basis the flat or part thereof or part with its possession in any other manner. The Secretary of the Society shall place the letter of the resignation before the meeting of the Committee, held next after the receipt of the letter of the resignation duly recommended by the Member concerned for acceptance by the Committee. The decision of the Committee, accepting the resignation shall be communicated by the Secretary of the Society to the Member concerned and his sub-lettee the licensee, the caretaker, or as the case may be, the possessor of the flat or part thereof, within 15 days of the decision by the Committee. If the resignation is rejected, the Committee shall record reasons there for in the minutes of its meeting and the secretary of the Society shall communicate the same to the Member concerned and his sub-lettee, licensee or caretaker etc. within the time specified above.

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On acceptance of the resignation of the Member, under bye-law No. 27, the Society shall acquire the shares and interest of the Member in the capital/ property of the Society and pay him the value thereof as provided under the bye-law No. 66.