Gujarat Co-operative Societies Act, 1961
(1) On the elections of a new committee and its Chairman, the retiring Chairman in whose place the new Chairman is elected shall hand over charge of the office of the committees and all papers and property, if any, of the society in possession of the committee or any officer thereof, to the new Chairman of the Committee. (2) If the retiring Chairman fails or refuses to hand over charge or to hand over the papers and property of the society as aforesaid, the Registrar, or any person empowered by him in this behalf, may by order in writing direct him to forthwith hand over such charges and property and the Registrar may, on the retiring Chairman's failure to comply with such direction, make order for seizing the records and property and handing them over to the new Chairman in the manner provided in section 83.