Societies Registration Act, 1860

Act No. 21 of 1860 Ministry of Corporate Affairs 20 sections

An Act for the Registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies

45 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Swacch Association, Nagpur v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  2025 INSC 11997 October 2025Dismissed

  Whether the Futala Tank classifies within the meaning and definition of r.2(1)(g) of the Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Rules, 2017; The kind and nature of the constructions in and around the Futala Tank.

• Operation Asha v. Shelly Batra & Ors.
  2025 INSC 9324 August 2025Dismissed

  Issue arose as to whether the appellant Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 can be said to have fulfilled all the requirements stipulated u/s.92 CPC for the purpose of instituting a suit under the said…

• Dileep Kumar Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.
  2025 INSC 74921 May 2025Dismissed

  Whether the Air Force School, Bamrauli, in District Allahabad, is a ‘state or authority’ within the meaning of Art.12 of the Constitution of India; whether it would be amenable to writ jurisdiction u/Art.226 of the Constitution…

• Pinki v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
  2025 INSC 48214 April 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court erred in passing various orders granting bail to accused persons in matters involving offences of serious nature of child trafficking.

• Indian Council of Social Science Research (Icssr) v. Neetu Gaur & Ors.
  2025 INSC 37420 March 2025

  In view of detection of anomalies in the functioning of the beneficiary research institution-Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), whether the appellant-Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)…

• Khalsa University and Another v. The State of Punjab and Another
  2024 INSC 7513 October 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  The High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellants inter-alia seeking a writ in the nature of certiorari praying for quashing “The Khalsa University (Repeal) Act, 2017” dated 17 th July 2017. The issues which…

• General and Anr. v. Rajinder Singh and Ors.
  2024 INSC 62222 August 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Employees working on the technical side in the Agricultural Research Service, if entitled to two advance increments given to the Scientists in Agricultural Research Service on acquiring Ph.D. degree in their service career.

• Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (Prasar) & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 5826 August 2024

  Matter pertains to the issue of Silicosis among workers in various industries across the country.

• Adv Babasaheb Wasade & Ors. v. Manohar Gangadhar
  2024 INSC 5223 January 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  i) Whether the Working President could have convened the election meeting for 08.09.2002 as according to the Objectors, it was only the Secretary or in the alternative the President who could have convened the meeting under the…

• Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs v. Shaikh Yusuf Bhai Chawla & Ors.
  2022 INSC 112720 October 2022Partly allowed
• P. Nazeer Etc. v. Salafi Trust & Anr. Etc.
  2022 INSC 36930 March 2022Dismissed
• Swati Ulhas Kerkar and Ors. v. Sanjay Walavalkar and Ors.
  2021 INSC 7410 February 2021Partly allowed
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India) Through Its Chairman v. State of Punjab & Ors.
  2019 INSC 89413 August 2019Rejected
• Maharashtra Chess Association v. Union of India & Ors.
  2019 INSC 82329 July 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Lok Prahari Through Its General Secretary v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2018 INSC 4557 May 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Chairman Cum Managing Director, Ennore Port Trust (Presently Known As Kamarajar Port Limited) v. V. Manoharan and Ors.
  2018 INSC 14915 February 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• Terapalli Dyvasahata Kumar v. S.M. Kantha Raju (Dead) Thr. Lrs. & Anr.
  2017 INSC 74816 August 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Vinodkumar M. Malavia Etc. v. Maganlal Mangaldas Gameti & Ors.
  2013 INSC 66230 September 2013Dismissed
• Bangalore City Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. State of Karnataka and Others
  2012 INSC 692 February 2012Dismissed
• Supreme Court Bar Association and Others v. B.D. Kaushik
  2011 INSC 71426 September 2011Disposed of
• Allahabad High School Society Allahabad & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors.
  2011 INSC 39212 May 2011Dismissed
• Tata Memorial Hospital Workers Union v. Tata Memorial Centre and Another
  2010 INSC 4879 August 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• Karnataka Power Transmission Corpn. & Anr. v. Ashok Iron Works Pvt. Ltd.
  2009 INSC 1319 February 2009Disposed of
• Mohammad Sadiq and Ors. v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
  2007 INSC 96221 September 2007Dismissed
• I. Nelson and Anr. v. Kallayam Pastorate and Ors.
  2006 INSC 61714 September 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Avas Vikas Sansthan and Anr. v. Avas Vikas Sansthan Engineers Assn. and Ors.
  2006 INSC 18528 March 2006Disposed of
• Vinod Kumar Mathurseva Malvia and Anr. v. Maganlal Mangaldas Gameti and Ors.
  2006 INSC 12424 February 2006Disposed of
• Church of North of India v. Lavajibhai Ratanjibhai and Ors.
  2005 INSC 2483 May 2005Dismissed
• Virendra Kumar Srivastava v. U.P. Rajya Karmachari Kalyan Nigam and Anr.
  2004 INSC 67123 November 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Dharam Dutt and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 66724 November 2003Dismissed
• Illachi Devi (D) by Lrs. and Ors. v. Jain Society, Protection of Orphans India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 52326 September 2003Partly allowed
• Rajesh D. Darbar and Ors. v. Narasingrao Krishnaji Kulkarni and Ors.
  2003 INSC 3726 August 2003Disposed of
• State Govt. Houseless Harijan Employees Association v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
  2000 INSC 58211 December 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Baba Charan Dass Udhasi v. Mahant Basant Das Babaji Chela Baba Laxmandas Udasi Sadhu
  2000 INSC 33614 July 2000Dismissed
• Veterinary Council of India v. Ndian Council of Agricultural Research
  2000 INSC 46 January 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Hindu Public and Anr. v. Rajdhani Puja Samithee and Ors.
  1999 INSC 6316 February 1999Partly allowed
• Rajendra and Others v. State of Ratasthan and Others
  1999 INSC 445 February 1999Dismissed
• K. Murugan Etc. Etc. v. Fencing Assn. of India, Jabalpur & Ors. Etc. Etc
  1991 INSC 6122 February 1991Disposed of
• Nagri Pracharini Sabha and Anr. v. Vth Addl. Distt. and Sessions Judge, Varanasi and Ors.
  1990 INSC 24822 August 1990Dismissed
• P.K.Ramachandra Iyer & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  1983 INSC 20416 December 1983Appeal(s) allowed