The members alleged that there was no transparency or accountability in the management of the society. “Substandard material was used for construction of flats. The management initially hired a contractor, who was given the task of constructing 81 flats for around Rs 6.60 crore. The contractor completed 90 per cent of the work and was paid about Rs. 5.92 crore. The remaining work would have been completed in Rs 67 lakh had the management allowed the same contractor to stay. However, the management chose to hire another contractor, whom they claimed to have paid Rs 3.84 crore,” stated the complaint.

Secretary of the society’s management, D R Rana, said: “Members have sent representations to the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies. We have moved an appeal against the members’ move in the court of the Adviser to the UT Administrator.”