Model Bye–Laws of Cooperative Housing Society
XV. TO WRITE OFF OF IRRECOVERABLE DUES: (Bye Law No 149 and 150)
Bye Law No 149. Amounts which could be written off:
Subject to the bye-law no. 150, the Society may write off Society's charges due from the Members, the expenses incurred on recovery thereof and the accumulated losses, which are certified as irrecoverable by the Statutory Auditor, appointed under section 81 of the Act.
Bye Law No 150. Procedure to be followed before writing off any Account
The amounts mentioned in the bye-law no. 149 shall not be written off unless:
Bye Law No 150(a)
the meeting of the General Body of the Society has given due sanction for writing off the amounts.
Bye Law No 150(b)
the approval of the financing agency to the writing off of the amounts, if the Society is indebted to it.
Bye Law No 150(c)
the approval of the Registering Authority is obtained.
Provided that, if the Society is affiliated to the District Central Cooperative
Bank or any other financing agency but is not indebted to it the
permission of the Bank or the financing agency is not necessary,
Provided further that, if the Society is classified as A or B at the last
Audit, no such permission of the Bank or the financing agency or the
Registering Authority is necessary, if there is sufficient balance in the Bad
Debt Fund, specially created for the purpose to cover the amount
proposed to be written off.
