REGISTRATION OF SOCIETY

Dispute Cases

As per Section 20 of Registration of Society Act, 1860, the following societies may be registered under this Act:- 1.Charitable societies, Clubs etc
2.The military orphan funds or societies established at the several presidencies of India,
3.Societies established for the promotion of science, literature, or
the fine arts, for instruction, the diffusion of useful knowledge.
4.The foundation or maintenance of libraries or reading-rooms for general use among the members or open to the publiic, or public museum and galleries of paintings and other works of arts, collection etc.

CONSTITUTION OF SOCIETY

The constitution of any society, mandal, religious sangh or welfare association, Club etc, should be divided into two parts.

ASSOCIATION

It includes the various Clauses as follows:
(i) Name Clause
(ii) Registered Office Clause
(iii) Object Clause
(iv) General Body Member Clause

RULES & REGULATION

It normally includes the following Clauses:
(i) Membership Clause
(ii) Subscription Clause
(iii) Meeting Clause
(iv) Committee/ Governing Body Clause
(v) Auditor
(vi) Legal Procedure
(vii) Dissolution
The above Rules & Regulations ( Bye-Laws) are to be certified by three office bearers at the end of each page. Three Officials may be the Chairman, President and Vice President. It is also experienced that the object clause should be properly & clearly worded so as to cover to help needy and deserving people for education, medical, relief to be given etc. And there are always chances that the registrar of societies will add some words or delete some words from the various object clauses. It is also observed that the Registrar of Societies require the quorum of 3/5 of members for meting of members for meeting of managing committees, general Body Meeting, and extra ordinary general body meeting and the quorum for Requisition meeting minimum 1/5 members must be present. Similarly in the clause of dissolution of the society, the majority of 3/5 of the members present can take the decision of dissolution.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR REGISTERING A SOCIETY

ARRANGEMENT OF PAPERS

1) Covering Letter
2) Memorandum Of Association And Rules & Regulations
3) Table containing minimum 7 members including their Names, Address and Occupation of all the Members along with their signatures.
4) Certified Copy of Duly Passed Resolution for Registration of Society
5) Minutes of the Meeting
6) Declaration by the President/ Chairman of the Society
7) Address Proof

COVERING LETTER

The Registrar of Societies requires the Covering Letter for registering the Society

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION AND RULES & REGULATIONS

As per Discussed above.

INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE MEMBERS

General Information about all the members should be given in a proper Table containing the Columns like Name, Address, Occupation ad Signatures of the Member

RESOLUTION

A Resolution is to be given stating that the Mandal, Club or Sangh as the case may be is established and formed w.e.f............ having registered office at............

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

Minutes of the Meeting in which above resolution for Registering of Society has been passed is also required to be presented along with other documents

DECLARATION BY THE PRESIDENT/ CHAIRMAN

Declaration has to be given by the President/ Chairman of the Society.

CONCLUSION

So, from the above it is clear that that any Sanstha/ Sangh/ Mandal/ Club can be registered under Society Registration Act, 1860 provided the Society is for Charitable Purpose and the proper documents have been, as discussed above, submitted with the Department. Generally the time taken to register the Society is One Month.