The registration of a society shall render it a body corporate by the name under which it is registered, with perpetual succession and a common seal and with power to hold property, to enter into contracts, to institute and defend suits and other legal proceedings and to do all things necessary for the purposes for which it was constituted.
Section 38: Societies to be bodies corporate
The Puducherry Co-Operative Societies Act, 1972Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 7 of 1973
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Puducherry Co-Operative Societies Act, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Section | 38 |
| Marginal note | Societies to be bodies corporate |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Puducherry |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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