Regulation

Regulation of the Society

The Regulations of the society shall bear the same meaning as in the West Bengal Societies Regulation Act, 1961 or any statutory modification thereof.

1. MEMBERSHIP:

(I) Admission: (a) The Signatories to the Memorandum of Association & the Office bearers of the Governing Body of the Society shall be first members of the Society.

(b) The Governing Body may admit to membership any person of any Caste, Creed or Sex who has attained the age of 18 years and agreed in writing to be bound by the Memorandum of Association and regulations of the Society and who in the opinion of the Governing Body will be interested in the advancement of the objects of the Society.

Be it noted here that the power to admit members is the sole and absolute power of the Governing Body and the Governing Body may refuse to admit any person as a member without assigning any reason thereof.

(c) Types of Members: any person, whose connection with the society is deemed to be useful, may with the consent of such person be elected as Honorary Member of the Society. Such members shall not, however, be eligible to be member of the Governing Body nor shall be entitled to vote at any meeting.

(d) Ordinary Members: Any person, qualified to be a member and paying prescribed ordinary membership fee may be admitted as ordinary member of the society.

(ii) Cessation of Membership: Any member shall cease to be a member:- (a) On the acceptance of his resignation from membership, (b) on his becoming insane or insolvent, (c) on his conviction of any offence in connection with the formation, promotion, management of conduct of affairs of Society or a body corporate or of any offence involving moral turpitude.

(iii) Register of Members:

The Society shall maintain a Register of members containing the names, address & their occupations, the date of admission and of cessation of membership. The Register will be kept open for inspection of the members of society or requisition. All entries required to be therein shall be entered within a period of 15 days.

(IV) Rights and Obligations of Members: Any ordinary member of the Society has the right –(a) to elect and to elected in any election of the Society, (b) to submit suggestion for discussion to the Governing Body and Sub-committee on any matter relating the Society, (c) to inspect the Accounts and the proceedings of the meetings of the Society on appointment with the Secretary, (d) to pay his/her subscription within the prescribed time. Defaulting members shall not be allowed to take part or vote in a meeting. Members shall have one vote each.(v) Expulsion & Removal: Frequent actions of any member, it found by the Governing Body is detrimental to the interest and is in violation of the rules and regulations of the Society he/she may be after due enquiry, ensured, suspended or expelled from the membership by the Governing Body. In that case the Governing Body shall first serve the member concerned with a show cause showing therein the charges framed and ask him to submit his statement of defence within a month. On receipt of the explanation the Governing Body shall have the power to take a suitable action against the delinquent member after allowing him to defend his case. If no reply to the show cause notice is received within a month, the Governing Body may take an ex-parte decision.