Supreme Court of India

Nagri Pracharini Sabha and Anr. v. Vth Addl. Distt. and Sessions Judge, Varanasi and Ors.

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Reported as [1990] 3 S.C.R. 971
Bench Ranganath Misra, M.M. Punchhi and K. Ramaswamy JJ.
Decided 22 August 1990

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the bar of Section 25 is not applicable to the facts of the case.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Societies Registration Act. 1860 (Act No. 2 I of 1860 as applicable ' 'y to rUttar Pradesh): Sections 23 and 25. Society-Members-Suit chal­ lenging office bearers' election and for rendition of accounts-Juris­ diction of Civil Court-Whether barred. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Section 9-Civi/ Court-Bar of jurisdiction. c The respondents instituted a civil suit challenging the election of the office bearers' of the appellant-Society and asked for rendition of accounts. The appellant-Society contested the suit on the ground that in view of Sections 23 and 25 of the Societies Registration Act,

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