The Societies Registration Act, 1860

The Societies Registration Act, 1860 is an act that provides for the registration of societies in India for charitable, educational, religious, literary, and scientific purposes. The act lays down the procedures for the registration of societies, their management, and dissolution. Societies registered under this act have a separate legal identity and can own property, enter into contracts, and sue and be sued in their own name. The act also provides for the inspection of registered societies and the cancellation of their registration in certain cases.