JUDGMENT

SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral):

1. The present petition assails order dated 1st November, 2018,1 passed by the Registrar of Societies2 relating to the amendments made to the Memorandum of Association3 of the Petitioner No. 2, Jawaharlal Nehru National Youth Centre,4 – a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. 5

2. A brief background leading to the filing of the present petition is as

1 “the impugned order”

2 “the Registrar”

3 “MoA”

4 “JNNYC”

5 “the Act”/ “the Societies Registration Act”

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 12450/2023 Page 1 of 10 follows:

2.1. JNNYC was registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 on 17th January, 1968. The Petitioner contends that in 2009, certain amendments were unlawfully made to the MoA of JNNYC by Ms. Indira Mayaram (now deceased), who held the position of General Secretary and Vice President of the society at the time. It is alleged that these amendments were implemented without adhering to the mandatory procedure prescribed under Section 12 of the Act, particularly the failure to seek prior approval from the Department of Land and Development, Ministry of Urban Affairs, which was a prerequisi