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Reference of a Dispute to the Registrar

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Punjab and Chandigarh: No stamp duty: this notice/application/request is not an instrument within section 2(14) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.
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Punjab and Chandigarh: Not registrable: section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not reach this notice/application/request.
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Punjab and Chandigarh: Witnesses are not required; the sender or authorised society signatory signs.

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Once a dispute on the society's constitution, management or business must go to the Registrar, not a civil suit. S.55, Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 requires it; s.82 bars civil/revenue-court jurisdiction. State the parties, dispute type, facts, prior decision, documents and relief — keep a title controversy separate.

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Chandigarh: same Act, 1963 Rules. Filing fee/limitation for a s.55 reference weren't confirmed.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

Punjab and Chandigarh: No stamp duty: this notice/application/request is not an instrument within section 2(14) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

Registration

Punjab and Chandigarh: Not registrable: section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not reach this notice/application/request.

Notarisation

Punjab and Chandigarh: Notarisation is not required for this society notice/application/request.

Witnesses

Punjab and Chandigarh: Witnesses are not required; the sender or authorised society signatory signs.

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REFERENCE OF A DISPUTE TO THE REGISTRAR

Reference date: 2 April 2026

Applicant record: ABC Cooperative House Building Society Ltd, registration CHD/COOP/118; member Aarav Sharma, member no. M-118, unit Flat 804. Jurisdiction: Punjab.

Respondent: X, X. Dispute: Maintenance or special-levy liability. Facts: X. Prior decision: X, dated 1 April 2026. Prior attempt: Written demand and response exchanged. Details: X. Documents: X. Relief: X.

RECORD PARTICULARS

What is the society registered office address? Sector 48, Chandigarh

What is the member correspondence address? Flat 804, Sector 48, Chandigarh

What society/property record identifies the unit? Share Certificate SC-118

What committee/general-body resolution supports the action? Resolution 14 dated 01 September 2026

JURISDICTIONAL FIT

The reference should explain why the controversy touches the constitution, management or business of the cooperative society. A separate dispute over external property title should not be pulled into section 55 merely because one litigant happens to be a member.

RELIEF PRECISION

The relief should be something the Registrar or authorised adjudicatory process can grant under the Act. A focused prayer for account correction, dues determination, membership action or society decision is stronger than a broad request for every civil remedy.

LEGAL BASIS

Punjab: The Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 governs this reference of a dispute to the Registrar. Section 55 provides the Registrar reference route for qualifying disputes touching the constitution, management or business of the society. The first society action is taken by the managing committee or general body under the registered bye-laws; the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Punjab receives a statutory reference when section 55 applies. The appeal route from the resulting decision was not confirmed from the sources used for this document.

Chandigarh: The Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 and Punjab Co-operative Societies Rules, 1963 apply to cooperative societies in UT Chandigarh. Section 55 provides the equivalent Registrar dispute route, administered locally by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, UT Chandigarh. The current filing fee and period for the precise section 55 filing in this document were not confirmed from the sources used. The appeal route from the resulting decision was not confirmed from the sources used for this document.

PERSONAL DATA NOTICE

This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

The purpose of collecting personal data in this reference of a dispute to the registrar is to identify the member, unit and society record needed to administer the stated maintenance, default, recovery or dispute action.

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Does the Reference of a Dispute to the Registrar need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab and Chandigarh: No stamp duty: this notice/application/request is not an instrument within section 2(14) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

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Does the Reference of a Dispute to the Registrar need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

Punjab and Chandigarh: Not registrable: section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 does not reach this notice/application/request.

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What does the Reference of a Dispute to the Registrar cost on Kagaznama?

Free.

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Does the Reference of a Dispute to the Registrar need witnesses?

Punjab and Chandigarh: Witnesses are not required; the sender or authorised society signatory signs.

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