The members of the society shall consist of all members who have signed the memorandum and such other persons who have been invited by the Governing Body irrespective of religion, race, community, caste, language or social status and who have attained the age of majority. The invited members shall have intimated their consent in writing to be members of the society and to act according to the memorandum of association of the society.
The numbers of members of the society shall not be less than seven (7)
Every member of the society shall be bound by the provisions of the Memorandum of Association of the society and all these rules and regulations from time to time.
The Governing Body may by resolution at any time without assigning any reason terminate the membership of any member of the society and such a member shall thereupon cease to be a member of the society and have no right or claim whatsoever to any right or privilege of membership, provided that such a resolution shall have been voted for by at least 75% of the members of the Governing Body. Wherever there is a number with a fraction, the number will be rounded off to the next higher number.
Membership of the society shall terminate on
- Death of a member
- A member tendering his resignation to the Governing Body and the same being accepted.
- Membership being terminated by the Governing Body as provided by these rules.
3. TYPES OF MEMBERS
- Founder Members,
- Life Members,
- Ordinary Members,
- Associate Members,
- Honorary Members.
- Founder Members shall consist of the persons who have subscribed and signed the Articles and Memorandum of Association and these Rules and Regulations and shall be Members for life.
- Life Members shall consist of the persons interested in the aims and objects of the Society, who have applied for and been admitted by the Governing Body as Life Members of the Society and shall be Members for life.
- Ordinary Members shall consist of persons interested in aims and objects of the Society, who have applied for and been admitted by the Governing Body as Ordinary Members of the Society.
- Associated Members shall consist of persons interested in the aims and objects of the Society, who have applied for and been admitted by the Governing Body as Associate Members of the Society.
- Honorary Members shall be those individuals who are distinguished in the field of law or are interested in the aims and objects of the Society and are co-opted as Honorary Members of the Society by the Governing Body.
- All categories of Members shall be required to pay an initial subscription / Registration fee together with an Annual fee (payable every year). The Founder Members shall pay an initial subscription of Rs. 5000/- each. The initial subscription / Registration fee and the Annual fee for the categories of life. Ordinary and Associate Members shall be fixed by the Governing Body, which shall also have the absolute power to revise the initial subscription / Registration fee and the Annual fee for any category of Members at its absolute discretion from time to time. However, the Honorary Members shall be exempt from payment of any subscription.
- A person shall be enrolled as a Life Member or an Ordinary Member of the Society by not less than two-third of the members of the Governing Body present at the meeting. A person can be enrolled in any other class of members by the Governing Body or any other person authorized by it in this regard.
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