Title : Upon Dissolution, No Member to Receive Profit
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
(1) If upon the dissolution of any society registered under this Act, there shall remain, after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the said society or any of them, but shall be given to some other society, to be determined by the votes of not less than three--fifths of the members present personally or where proxies are allowed, by proxy at the time of the dissolution, or in default thereof, by the principal civil court of original jurisdiction of the district. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub--section (1), it shall be lawful for the members of any society dissolved, to determine by a majority of the votes of the members present personally or where proxies are..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definitions
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Section 2 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "governing body" means the governors, council, directors, committee, trustees or other body to whom by the rules and regulations of the society, the management of its affairs is entrusted; (b) "member" means a person who, having been admitted to membership of a society in accordance with the rules and regulations thereof, shall have paid his subscription and shall have signed the roll or list of members thereof, and shall not have resigned in accordance with such rules and regulations; but in all proceedings under this Act, no person shall be entitled to vote or to be counted as a member whose subscription at the time shall have been in arrear for a period exceeding three months;..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Mode of Forming Societies
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Any seven or more persons, above the age of eighteen years associated for any purpose specified in section 3 may, by subscribing their names to a memorandum of association and otherwise complying with the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder, in respect of registration, form themselves into a society under this Act. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Repeal and Savings
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Section 31 - Repeal and savings The Mysore Societies Registration Act, 1904 (Mysore Act No. III of 1904), as in force in the Mysore Area, the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act No. XXI of 1860), as in force in the1[Belgaum Area], the1[Mangalore and Kollegal Area] and the Coorg District and the Public Societies Registration Act, 1350 Fasli (Hyderabad Act I of 1350 Fasli), as in force in the1[Gulbarga Area] are hereby repealed: Provided that every society registered under any of the repealed enactments shall be deemed to be registered under this Act: Provided further that subject to the preceding proviso the provisions of section 6 of the1[Karnataka] General Clauses Act, 1899, shall be applicable in respect of the repeal of the said enactments and sections 8..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Surcharge
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Section 26 - Surcharge (1) Where, in the course of an enquiry under section 25, it appeals that any person who had taken part in the establishment or management of the society or any past or present president, secretary, member of the governing body or officer or any member of the staff of the society has misapplied or retained or become liable or accountable for any money or property of the society, or has been guilty of misfeasance or breach of trust in relation to the society, the Registrar may, on a report received from the officer or on an application received from the governing body of the society or of his own motion, examine into the conduct of such person and after giving reasonable opportunity to the person concerned to submit his explanation, make an order..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Cognizance of Offences
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try an offence under this Act. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Societies to Which the Act Applies
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Section 3 - Societies to which the Act applies The following societies may be registered under this Act,-- Societies established for,-- (a) the promotion of charity; (b) the promotion of education, science, literature, or the fine arts; (c) the promotion of sports1[x x x]; (d) the instruction and the diffusion of knowledge relating to commerce or industry or of any other useful knowledge; (e) the diffusion of political education; (f) the foundation or maintenance of libraries or reading rooms for general use among the members or open to the public, or of public museums and galleries of painting and other works of art; 2[(ff) the promotion of conservation and proper use of natural resources and scarce Infrastructural facilities like land, power,..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Change of Name, Rules and Regulations
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Section 10 - Change of name, rules and regulations (1) The name and the rules and regulations of a society may be amended by a resolution passed at a special general meeting convened for the purpose of which written or printed notice shall have been delivered or sent by post to every member of the society twenty--one days previous to the date of the special general meeting and the resolution proposing the amendment is passed by the votes cast in favour of the resolution by members who being entitled so to do, vote in person or where proxies are allowed, by proxy, and such votes are not less than three times the number of the votes, if any, cast against the resolution by members so entitled and voting. (2) Every amendment made under sub--section (1) shall, within..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Alteration of Memorandum of Association
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Section 9 - Alteration of memorandum of association (1) Whenever it shall appear to the governing body of any society registered under this Act which has been established for any particular purpose or purposes that it is advisable to alter, extend or abridge such purpose or for other purposes specified in section 3, the governing body may submit the proposition to the members of the society in a written or printed report, and may convene a special general meeting for the consideration thereof according to the rules and regulations of the society. But no such proposition shall be deemed to have been approved unless such report has been delivered or sent by post to every member of the society twenty--one days previous to the date of the special general meeting convened..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Inspection of Documents
State : Karnataka
Year : 1960
Section 24 - Inspection of documents Any person may inspect all documents filed with the Registrar under this Act1[on payment of such fee as may be prescribed] and any person may require a copy or extract of any document or any part of any document to be certified by the Registrar, on payment of1[such fee as may be prescribed] for every hundred words of such copy or extract; and such certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein contained in all legal proceedings whatever. ______________________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 7 of 2000 w.e.f. 1.4.2000. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section