( 1 ) FOR a case to be covered under section 54 of the Act, three conditions precedent must be fulfilled before any of the parties could invoke the jurisdiction of the Registrar and call upon him to entertain a complaint. The first condition is that there must be a dispute. Secondly, the dispute must be touching the constitution or business of a society. The term is wide enough and would include the dispute affecting the business of the society or relating to the business of the society. The third condition is that it must arise between members or past members of the society or persons claiming through a member or past member or between members or past members or persons so claiming and any officer, agent or servant of the society past or present or between the society or its committee, and any officer, agent, member or servant of the society past or present. The language of the section indicates that the complaint has to be made by one of the parties to the dispute to the Registrar and has to be referred to the Registrar. Once the complaint is admitted by the Registrar, the dispute can be settled by any of the four forums contemplated by Section 54. The Registrar may keep the matt

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