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The Chhaittsgarh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973

The Chhaittsgarh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973

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This legislation provides a legal framework for registering, governing, and dissolving non-profit organizations, voluntary associations, and societies operating in Madhya Pradesh. It applies to groups of seven or more individuals established for charitable, educational, scientific, literary, religious, artistic, or social welfare purposes. By establishing formal procedures for society registration, property transactions, financial accounting, and annual return filings, the law ensures administrative transparency and institutional accountability. It empowers regulatory authorities to inspect records, investigate disputes, and dissolve non-compliant or defunct entities. Ultimately, this law safeguards public funds, protects member interests, and promotes organized, legally compliant social and community development initiatives.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extend and commencement :- (1) This Act may be
  3. 2. Societies to which Act applies :- This Act applies to
  4. 3. Definitions :- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires,-
  5. 4. CHAPTER –II Registrar of Societies and other Officers.
  6. 5. Societies formed by memorandum of Association and
  7. 6. Requirements with respect to memorandum of association
  8. 7. Registration
  9. 8. Evidence of registration
  10. 9. Regulation of society - The regulation of a society may
  11. 10. Amendment of Memorandum or regulation or byelaws of registered society
  12. 11. Section 29 a copy of the amendment certified by him which shall be conclusive evidence that the same is duly registered.
  13. 12. Change of name of society
  14. 13. Notice of change of name
  15. 14. Effect of change of name
  16. 15. Societies enable to alter, extend or abridge their purposes
  17. 16. Register of Members
  18. 17. Members liable to be sued as strangers
  19. 18. Members guilty of offences punishable as strangers
  20. 19. Recovery or penalty accruing under byelaw -
  21. 20. Property of society how vested
  22. 21. (1) Society not to acquire or sell of transfer immovable
  23. 22. Suit by and against societies
  24. 23. Suit not to abate - No suit or proceeding in any Civil
  25. 24. Enforcement of judgment against society
  26. 25. Books of accounts to be kept by the society - (1)
  27. 26. Registrar's power to seize record etc
  28. 27. Annual list of governing body to be filed
  29. 28. Audit and Inspection - (1) Every Society shall send to the
  30. 29. Inspection of documents
  31. 30. Power to enforce attendance etc
  32. 31. Power of Registrar to call for information
  33. 32. Enquiry and settlement of disputes
  34. 33. Supersession of governing body - If, in the opinion of the
  35. 34. Provision for dissolution of societies and adjustment of their affairs
  36. 35. Upon dissolution no member to receive profit
  37. 36. (1) Determination after dissolution that property be
  38. 37. Cognizance of offence – (1) No Court infeior to that of a
  39. 38. Penalty for non compliance of Section 30 or making false entry
  40. 39. Penalty for contravention of Section 28 and 31
  41. 40. Appeal – (1)
  42. 42. Indemnity for acts done in good faith
  43. 43. Power to make rules
  44. 44. Repeal - As from the commencement of this Act, the
  45. Schedule. Schedule

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