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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 13

Provision for Dissolution of Societies and Adjustment of their Affairs

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Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 13 is part of Societies Registration Act, 1860 - Provision for Dissolution of Societies and Adjustment of their Affairs. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Any number not less than three-fifths of the members of any society may determine that it shall be dissolved, and thereupon it shall be dissolved forthwith, or at the time then agreed upon, and all necessary steps shall be taken for the disposal and settlement of the property of the society, its claims and liabilities, according to the rules of the said society applicable thereto, if any, and if not, then as the governing body shall find expedient, provided that, in the event of any dispute arising among the said governing body or the members of the society, the adjustment of its affairs shall be referred to the principal is situate; and the Court shall make such order in the matter as it shall deem requisite.

Assent required.

Provided that no society shall be dissolved unless three-fifths of the members shall have expressed a wish for dissolution by their voles delivered in person, or by proxy, at a general meeting convened for the purpose:

Government consent.

Provided that1[whenever any Government] is a member of, or a contributor to, or otherwise interested in any society registered under this Act, such society shall not be dissolved 2[without the consent of the Government of the3[State] of registration].

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1. Substituted by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order, 1937, for "whenever the Government".

2. Substituted by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order, 1937, for "without the consent of the Government of state of Registration".

3. Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950, for "Province".

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What does Societies Registration Act, 1860 Section 13 provide?

Section Section 13 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Provision for Dissolution of Societies and Adjustment of their Affairs) is reproduced on this page as part of the Societies Registration Act, 1860. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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