Societies Registration Act, 1860 · Preamble
Section 6: Suits by and against societies
Every society registered under this Act may sue or be sued in the name of the president, chairman, or principal secretary, or trustees, as shall be determined by the rules and regulations of the society, and, in default of such determination, in the name of such person as shall be appointed by the governing body for the occasion:
Provided that it shall be competent for any person having a claim or demand against the society, to sue the president or chairman, or principal secretary or the trustees thereof, if on application to the governing body some other officer or person be not nominated to be the defendant.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 6
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Operation Asha v. Shelly Batra & Ors.
Issue arose as to whether the appellant Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 can be said to have fulfilled all the requirements stipulated u/s.92 CPC for the purpose of instituting a suit under…
- P. Nazeer Etc. v. Salafi Trust & Anr. Etc.
- New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) v. Army Welfare Housing Organization & Ors.
- The Board of Trustees, Ayurvedic and Unani Tibia College, Delhi v. The State of Delhi and Another