West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, a society that had established Cluny Women’s College as a secular institution, later applied to the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) for a minority status certificate, which was granted in 2007. The society and the college’s governing body subsequentl…

The dispute concerned the registration of Pei May Chinese High School as a separate society under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961. The Registrar granted registration in 2010, but the Chinese Tannery Owners’ Association alleged forged signatures and suppression of material facts and sought cancellation,…

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the Auroville (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1980, which authorised the Government of India to take over the management of the Auroville township for a limited period due to alleged mismanagement and fund diversion by the Sri Aurobindo Society. The petitioners chal…

The petitioner, appointed as a temporary Staff Officer‑cum‑Instructor in the West Bengal Directorate of Civil Defence in 1965, claimed to be a member of the Civil Defence Corps and sought uniform service conditions under the Central Civil Defence Act, 1968. He argued that the Central Government, which can frame regulat…