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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(cooperative housing rti, registrar of societies rti, society audit rti, builder maintenance rti, society election rti)
+metatag-description=(Co-operative housing society audit / election / maintenance disputes. RTI to Registrar of Cooperatives + Thalappalam test. Template + case law (2026).)
+metatag-title=(Co-operative Housing Society RTI — Registrar of Cooperatives (2026))}}
+====== Co-operative Housing Society RTI — Registrar of Cooperatives (2026) ======
+{{ :social:auto:coop-housing-society-rti.png?direct&1200 |Co-operative Housing Society RTI — Registrar of Cooperatives (2026)}}
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+<WRAP info>
+Co-operative housing society is mishandling audit, elections, maintenance dues, or builder handover.
+</WRAP>
+===== Why this RTI works =====
+Co-operative housing society is mishandling audit, elections, maintenance dues, or builder handover.
+===== Legal framework =====
+  * **RTI Act, 2005** §6, §7(1), §2(h) (Thalappalam functional test).
+  * **State Cooperative Societies Act**.
+  * **Thalappalam Service Coop Bank v. State of Kerala (SC, 2013)** — coop is public authority only if substantially Government-financed.
+  * **Bombay HC Cooperative Bank Fraud (2022)** — Registrar records disclosable.
+===== RTI template — copy & file =====
+<code>
+To:
+The Public Information Officer (PIO),
+[Office name + address].
+Subject: RTI under §6 — Co-operative Housing Society query
+Sir/Madam,
+Under the RTI Act, 2005, kindly provide:
+. Status of audit of [SOCIETY NAME] for FY [YEAR].
+. Action on complaint No. [NUMBER] dated [DATE] re [MAINTENANCE / ELECTION / etc.].
+. Approved list of office-bearers + election record.
+. Society bye-laws as registered.
+. Action against managing committee (if any) under §[STATE ACT SECTION].
+Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.
+Yours faithfully,
+[Name]
+[Address + phone + email]
+[Date]
+</code>
+===== Escalation timeline =====
+  * **Day 31** First Appeal.
+  * **Day 76** Second Appeal to SIC.
+  * **Parallel** Cooperative Court; Consumer Forum for builder-society dispute.
+===== Case law anchors =====
+  * **Thalappalam Service Coop v. State of Kerala (SC, 2013)** — Coop = public authority only if substantially financed.
+  * **Bombay HC Cooperative Bank Fraud (2022)** — Registrar records disclosable.
+===== Common mistakes =====
+  * Filing RTI directly to society — only Registrar covered.
+  * Forgetting society registration number.
+===== Frequently asked questions =====
+==== Is my housing society a public authority? ====
+Usually no. The Registrar of Cooperatives is. File to Registrar for society records.
+===== Related reading =====
+  * [[:encroachment-complaint-rti|Encroachment RTI]]
+  * [[:file-rti-online-india|File RTI online — 12 steps]]
+  * [[:faq|RTI — 25 questions answered]]
+===== Sources =====
+  * RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
+  * Citation chain in body.
+  * Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
+  * Case-law database at [[:cases:search|/cases/search]].
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti cooperative housing-society registrar tier-3 2026}}

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