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Election and tenure of committees:- (1) The members of the committee of a co- operative society shall be elected in the manner prescribed and no person shall be so elected unless he is a member of the society : *** Provided that at least one member belonging to the Scheduled Caste and *[two woman members] shall also be represented through election in every committee of a co-operative society in the manner prescribed : *** Provided further that at least one member belonging to Backward Class shall also be represented through election in the committee, if their number is ten percentum or more of the total membership of the society, in the manner prescribed. *(1A) The State Government may, by notification, constitute an election authority for the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of all elections of a prescribed co-operative society : Provided that till the time such authority is constituted, the election of such society shall be got conducted by the Registrar or the existing committee of such society, as the case may be.‖; (2) The election process once started shall not be postponed and disputes, if any, pertaining to the election, shall be entertained after the completion of the election process, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Explanation:- The election process shall be deemed to have started from the date of the order of the *[election authority] fixing the date of election. *** (3) The committee of each society shall, before the expiry of the term of its committee arrange for the election of a committee in accordance with its bye-laws failing which the Registrar shall arrange to hold such elections within a period of ninety days after the expiry of the term of the committee at the cost of the society and the elected members of the outgoing committee shall be debarred from contesting the elections of the committee of any co-operative society for a period of five years from the date of the expiry of the term of the outgoing committee: Provided that no such order shall be passed by the Registrar unless an opportunity of being heard has been given. * (4) The committee shall, unless superseded earlier by the Registrar, hold office for a period of five years from the date of election and the term of office bearers shall be coterminous with the term of the committee: Provided that irrespective of anything contained in the bye-laws, the committee may fill a casual vacancy in the committee by election, if the term of office of the committee is more than half of its original term, or by co-option, if the term of office of the committee is less than half of its original term, as the case may be, out of the same class of members in respect of which the casual vacancy has arisen .‖. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in the bye-laws of a co-operative sugar mills, the members who are employees in the mills, shall constitute one separate zone for the purpose of election to the members of the committee thereof. In case no such member has been elected, the members of the committee shall co-opt one such member. If no such member is elected or co-opted as a member of the committee, the Registrar may nominate one such member as a member of the committee. * * Section 27- Further proviso to sub section (2) added by Act No. 19 of 2006. *** Section 28 – Provisos added to sub section (1) and sub section (3) substituted by Act No. 19 of 2006. * Section 28 – In sub section (1), substituting words ―one woman member‖, with words ―two women members‖ by Act No. 10 of 2013. * Section 28 – After sub section (1), (1a), inserted by Act No. 10 of 2013. * Section 28 – In Sub section (2), substituting words ―Registrar‖, with words ―election authority‖ by Act No. 10 of 2013. * Section 28 – Sub section (4), substituted by Act No. 10 of 2013. 17 (6) No individual shall, at any time, be a member of a committee of more than two primary societies, one central society and one apex society : Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to a member nominated under sub-section (1) of section 29 or to a member of the committee of an apex or central society nominated to serve on the committee of another apex or central society, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of their bye-laws.