The Government of Karnataka on 09.03.2021 has published the Karnataka Societies Registration (Amendment) Act, 2021. The amendment seeks to empower the government to appoint an administrator for a society for a period, not exceeding six months, in given circumstances:
- Where any society belonging to minority or otherwise on account of pendency of the litigation or otherwise has not held or is unable to hold annual general meeting;
- Where the term of office of the members of the governing body of a society belonging to minority or otherwise has expired and a new governing body has not for any reason been constituted;
- Where on a report made by the Registrar or otherwise, on enquiry, the State Government considers it necessary in public interest so to do.
The amendment is introduced to avoid further litigations and safeguard the interest of the Government, members of the society and the general public and to remove discrimination between general societies and minority societies.
