Co-operative housing society

[karim lakhani]

Hi,
Hello Everybody,
Whether RTI Act is applicable to co-operative housing society?
Which information I can ask ? From whom?
I am in Gujarat,How much fee I am required to pay?How?

Thanks,
Karim lakhani

[ganpat1956]

Coop. housing societies come under the ambit of RTI Act. Please refer to the discussions in the thread :
Co-operative Housing Societies

[karira]

karim,

1. Can you please read the threads with the tag "cooperative societies":

cooperative society Threads - Forum Tags by RTI India

2. You can file a RTI Application with the PIO in the office of the relevant Registrar of Cooperative Societies and he can get the information for you from the cooperative society.

3. Since you are going to file the RTI Application to a Public Authority in Gujarat, the RTI Rules for Gujarat will be applicable. Details of the Rules, Fees, etc..are available at:

CHRI: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

[abhijeet]

Co operative Societies of Delhi come under RTI Act,05. But it is not clear whether all Cooperative Societies of India come under RTI Act or not. It was mentioned in one earlier message that High Court had stayed the order of CIC in this regard; but latest position in this respect is not known to me. If any body can provide latest development and or HC's order wrt the point raised.

[priteshamita]

RTI Act is applicable to the Registrar of the co operative societies only;co operative banks also come under the name of co operative society.you would not get any information directly from any co operative society as there is a stay by the State High Court whether the co operative societies come under the head ' public authority'.I am also from Gujarat.