The Telangana Societies Registration Act, 2001
The Telangana Societies Registration Act, 2001
This Act governs the formation, registration, management, and dissolution of voluntary societies established for non-profit purposes such as art, charity, literature, science, sports, and social welfare across the State of Telangana. It applies to groups of seven or more individuals seeking to establish a recognized entity. By registering under this law, a society obtains legal corporate status, allowing it to hold property, execute contracts, and institute legal proceedings under its own name. The statute ensures administrative transparency and internal accountability by requiring clear bye-laws, proper maintenance of membership registers and financial accounts, regular meetings, and defined mechanisms for resolving internal disputes or winding up operations.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Societies which may be registered under this Act.
- 4. Memorandum of Association of society and Bye-laws to be filed with Registrar.
- 5. Contents of bye-laws of societies.
- 6. Societies not to be registered with undesirable names.
- 7. Section 7
- 8. Amendment of memorandum and Bye-laws
- 9. Filing of annual list
- 10. Registered Office of Society
- 11. Register of Members
- 12. Accounts and Records
- 13. Inspection of Register of Members of a Society
- 14. Committee of the Society
- 15. Disqualification of members of the Committee
- 16. Supply of copies of Bye-laws
- 17. Supply of copies of balance sheet etc.
- 18. Society to be a body corporate
- 19. Legal Proceedings
- 20. Meetings
- 21. Amalgamation and division of Societies
- 22. Register of mortgages and charges
- 23. Dispute regarding management.
- 24. Dissolution of Society and adjustment of its affairs.
- 25. Property of dissolved society.
- 26. Liquidators to make an account after winding up of a society.
- 27. Enforcement of orders.
- 28. Societies financed by the Government.
- 29. Fees to be fixed by the Government.
- 30. Superintendence and control over Registrars.
- 31. Power to remove difficulties.
- 32. Repeals and savings.
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