15. Member defined.—For the purposes of this Act a member of a society shall be a person who, having been admitted therein according to the rules and regulations thereof, shall have paid a subscription, or shall have signed the roll or list of members thereof, and shall not have resigned in accordance with such rules and regulations; Disqualified members.—But in all proceedings under this Act no person shall be entitled to vote or be counted as a member whose subscription at the time shall have been in arrears for a period exceeding three months. State Amendments Uttar Pradesh.—Existing section 15 of the principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section
(1) thereof and after sub-section (1) so renumbered, the following sub-section (2) shall be inserted:— “(2) Every society shall maintain a register of members giving such particulars as may be prescribed.” [Vide U.P. Act 11 of 1984, sec. 6 (w.e.f. 30-4-1984).] Comments The Act does not contemplate expulsion of any member from the society. The only provision is that a member may resign from the membership of the society. Before any such member is expelled from the society he must be served with a notice in case he has failed to pay the subscription. Even if the subscription is not paid for a period exceeding 3 months he still remains a member but without right to vote. A suit be such a member against society is maintainable; Sarabjit Singh v. All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, AIR 1990 NOC 26 (Del). tc “The Act does not contemplate expulsion of any member from the society. The only provision is that a member may resign from the membership of the society. Before any such member is expelled from the society he must be served with a notice in case he has failed to pay the subscription. Even if the subscription is not paid for a period exceeding 3 months he still remains a member but without right to vote. A suit be such a member against society is maintainable; Sarabjit Singh v. All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, AIR 1990 NOC 26 (Del).” Due to the fight between two rival groups, for appointment of managing committee, the High Court appointed a commissioner to hold valid annual general meeting for the very purpose; Geong Apang v. Sanjoy Tassar, AIR 2001 Gau 1.