The following website has the Ready Reckoner Rates for Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai City and Suburbs, and also the detailed valuation rules :
The system will be handled by a government enterprise. It will work with the department’s Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM) cell. Based on the location of the mobile tower, the monitoring team assigned for the zone will visit the site and test the electromagnetic frequency (EMF) radiation levels. Within ten days from the registration of the complaint, a report will be prepared. In case the report indicates that radiation levels are within the prescribed limit, the complainant will have to pay a processing fee of Rs 4,000. In case a violation is identified, the errant firm will be fined Rs. 5 lakh and the complainant’s fee.
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How to Complain
LOG ON to the Department of Telecommunication (DOT) website www.dot.gov.in Click on the link ‘Public Grievance- EMF Radiation’ to register your complaint about the suspected high radiation levels emitted by mobile towers in your neighbourhood. Once you get the complaint no., you will have to deposit a cheque or DD for Rs. 4,000 in favour of Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd. – Current Account No 000705005880 in their ICICI Bank Account. After having deposited the cheque, you need to call on the number given below and give them the details of the cheque no., Bank Name etc. on phone ( the payment update link on the website is not working as on 11/10/2012)
OR
CALL 99695 55000 between 10 am and 5 pm to register your complaints.
Ahmedabad, September 19, 2012
Consumer Education & Research Society (CERS), an Ahmedabad-based NGO working for consumers’ interest, has once again ensured that gullible consumers do not fall prey to unfair trade practices adopted by many of the goods manufacturers and service providers. This time the company in question is a multinational dealing in electronic goods, which was ignoring its obligation arisen out of the warranty given to the buyer of a high-end camera. CERS successfully represented the case in the consumer forum on behalf of Nirmal Ojha, a resident of Ahmedabad, and got him compensated for the defective product along with interest, and the mental agony he had faced and the litigation charges involved.
PepsiCo Ordered to pay Rs. 50,000 to Consumer Welfare Fund of India
Ahmedabad, September 14, 2012
Contrary to the commonly-held belief that well-known, leading brands live up to their name and refrain from duping consumers, Consumer Education & Research Society (CERS), Ahmedabad, has brought to light one case wherein the Indian subsidiary of the international food & beverages giant PepsiCo was found selling underweight packets of its popular potato chips brand “Lay’s”.
How does one become an Associate Member ?
What are the rights of an Associate Member ?
Is he the Co-Owner of the property ?
Can he vote / become a Managing committee member ?
Click Here for the full discussion in English
Click Here for an article written by Mr Nandakumar Rege who is the president of Thane Housing Federation, in Loksatta. It is in Marathi
The Registrar can impose on MC members for not supplying documents u/s 32
Here is the circular in English
Government Directions to Cooperative Housing Societies’ for making documents available to members (dated 10th March 1995). Please refer the last paragraph of the attached file. Click Here
Courtesy : Jeby (J B Patel)
For the original circular in Marathi, posted by Mr. Vinod Sampat earlier – Click Here
Attached are some important email ids as may be required by you.
J.B.Patel (Jeby)
Housing Society Activist!
Kindly refer the attached notice/directive/circular issued from the office of Commissioner & Registrar of Co-Op Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 30th December 2011, in said notice/directive/circular, it has been clearly mentioned that only Deputy Registrar of Concerned ward of Co-operative societies can be PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER under RTI Act, 2005, WHEREAS in various offices at Mumbai, the responsibility has been passed to lower staffs.
We have raised our objection before Divisional Joint Registrar of Co-Operative Department, Mumbai Region and have urged him to implement the same on priority basis.
Thanks & Regards
Dr. L.B. Tiwari
President & Head-Legal Cell
SAHAYAK–A Socio-Legal & Educational Forum
PRIVATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETIES are not covered under sec 2(a) of the RTI Act, 2005:
Sec 2(a) “appropriate Government” means in relation to a public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly:
(i) by the Central Government or the Union territory administration, the Central Government;
(ii) by the State Government, the State Government.
PRIVATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETIES ARE COVERED UNDER SECTION 2(f) OF THE RTI ACT 2005:
Under Sec. 2(f) “information” means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers,samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force;
• HOW SECTION 2 (F) APPLIES TO A PRIVATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY:
As per sec. 2(f) of the act an information which can be accessed by a Public Authority from a Private Body can be provided under the RTI Act. In the context of a Co-operative Housing Society Limited, Private Body is a Co-operative Housing Society and Public Authority is Registrar of Co-operative Societies.
• Public Information Officer & First Appellate Authority OF REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES:
1) Public Information Officer (Public Information Officer) – Deputy Registrar.
2) First Appellant Authority (First Appellate Authority) – District Deputy Registrar.
• FLOW OF A RTI APPLICATION FILED FOR SEEKING INFORMATION FROM A PRIVATE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED:
This is how it works if one would like to seek information from a Co-operative Housing Society Ltd:
1) One can file a RTI application with the Public Information Officer i.e. Deputy Registrar Co-operative Societies, where the particular Society has been registered.
2) Deputy Registrar will forward this application to the Chairman/Secretary of the Co-operative Society.
3) Chairman/Secretary of the Society will then provide the requested information to the Deputy Registrar.
4) Finally Deputy Registrar will provide the applicant with the requested information.
Please Note: At present some Deputy Registrars order/direct the Chairman/Secretary of the Society to provide the information directly to the applicant, thereby skipping the 2nd, 3rd and 4th step mentioned above, and so the Chairman/Secretary of the society will then directly provide you with the requested information under the directions/order of the Deputy Registrar.
J.B.Patel (Jeby)
Housing Society Activist!
Mobile:9820538570
Please refer attached eight files related to general election in a co-operative housing society:
4_-_ELECTION_-_MC_AND_STRENGTH
5_-_ELECTION_-_DEFAULTER_more_than_2_children
6_-_ELECTION_-_Less_than_2_years
7_-_ELECTION_-_RESERVATION_OF_SEAT_FOR_WOMEN
8_-_ELECTION_-_RETURNING_OFFICER_BY_DR_-_19.01.1999
Courtesy :
J.B.Patel (Jeby)
Housing Society Activist
Consumer Resources 