Complete co-op poll within 2 months: T HC

Hyderabad: Justice MS Ramachandra of the high court on Tuesday directed cooperative department officials to conduct elections for Jubilee Hills Cooperative House Building Society only after preparing afresh a list of eligible voters, strictly in accordance with the provisions of Telangana Cooperative Societies Act.

Expressing dissatisfaction over affairs of the society, Justice MS Ramachandra Rao directed coop registrar to do necessary exercise of membership verification after clearing all objections and certify the eligible voter’s list. It also directed all the process should be completed within two months.

Justice Rao was dealing with two petitions filed by several members of society expressing apprehensions over membership malpractices by society management. Of nearly 5,000 members, only 256 declared eligible for voting. TNN