(1) If it appears to the Registrar that any society registered or deemed to be registered under this Act, is carrying on any unlawful activity or allows unlawful activity to be carried on within any premises under the control of the society, 1[the Registrar may hold an enquiry or authorise any officer to hold an enquiry into the activities of such society and in respect of every such enquiry, the Registrar or the authorised officer]1 shall have the same powers as are specified in sub-section (2) of section 25. 2[The authorised officer shall, on completion of the enquiry, submit a report to the Registrar.]2
1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1965 w.e.f. 2.12.1965.
2. Inserted by Act 26 of 1965 w.e.f. 2.12.1965.
(2) If on an enquiry under sub-section (1), the Registrar is satisfied that any such society has been carrying on any unlawful activity or has allowed any unlawful activity to be carried on within any premises under the control of the society, he shall, after giving reasonable notice to the society to show cause why the registration of the society should not be cancelled and the society dissolved, and after considering the representations, if any, made on behalf of the society, by order cancel the registration of the society and direct dissolution of the society; and thereupon the assets of the society shall be distributed, and the liabilities discharged, in the same manner as if the society had been dissolved under section 22.
(3) An appeal shall lie to the 1[Karnataka Appellate Tribunal]1 against any order passed by the Registrar under sub-section (2), within sixty days from the date of communication of the order, and the decision on such appeal shall be final.
1. Substituted by Act 7 of 1978 w.e.f. 29.9.1977.
Explanation.—For purposes of this section, an activity shall be deemed to be unlawful if such activity is an offence punishable under any provision of law for the time being in force.