The registration of a society shall render it a body corporate by the name under which it is registered, with perpetual succession and a common seal, and with power to hold property, to enter into contracts, to institute and defend suits and other legal proceedings and to do all things necessary for the purposes of its constitution.
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · The Registrar.Section 4 · Societies which may be registered.Section 5 · Restrictions on interest of member of society with limited liability and a share capital.Section 6 · Conditions of registration.Section 7 · Power of Registrar to decide certain questions.Section 8 · Application for registration.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.