INDIAN FEDERATION Of AHIMSA ORGANISATIONS

  Memorandum of Association and Regulation
   
  12. Special Powers of the Governing Body.

12.1 The Regional Executive Committee shall have powers to take  decisions  and 
        frame Rules and Regulations as it considers  necessary  from  time to  time  in
        respect of matters not provided herein. 
12.2 If  any  difficulty  arises  in  giving  effect  to the  provisions of these Rules, the
        Governing   Body  may  take  such  decisions  as  it  considers  necessary  or
        expedient for the purpose of removing such difficulty. 

13. Formation of Committees and Sub-committees :
      The Governing Body may appoint committees or sub-committees for such term
      and  purpose  as     it    considers  fit   and   assign  such  powers,   duties   and 
      responsibilities to such Committee and sub-committees.

14. Appointment of Advisors / Consultants :
      The Governing Body may appoint any person / persons as advisors / consultants
      as it considers proper for such specific purpose as decided from time to time.

15. Terms of Office :

15.1 Period : All  the  office  Bearers  and  other  members of Governing Body shall 
        hold their office until retirement but the tenure of the body will be one year.
15.2 Vacancy : In case of a vacancy arising in the Governing Body, the vacancy will
         be filled up from among the other members and all  the  above  vacancies, such
         filled, shall be for the residual period of the members consumed. 
15.3 Retirements : Members of the Governing Body, who are once appointed may
        retire  at  any  time  at  his / her  will. New  members  and  office  bearers of the
        Governing Body will be selected by the Governing Body in their next meeting.

16. Meetings :

16.1 Meeting - Place :
        All  meetings of  the General  Body  shall be  held  in  Kolkata. Meetings  of  the
        Governing Body may  be  held in  Kolkata /  New Delhi  or  any  other town  or
        location in India.
16.2 Meetings - How Often :
        (i)  The General  Body shall meet  al least once a year known as Annual General  
             Body Meeting and it shall normally be held within six (6) months from the end
             of the accounting year.
        (ii) The Governing Body shall normally meet at least once six months, or as often
              as may be necessary.
        (iii) The Regional Executive Committee shall  normally meet every  quarter, as far
              as possible.
16.3 Meeting - Notice for :
       (i)  There shall be 15 days clear notice for meetings of the General Body.
       (ii) There shall be seven days clear notice for the meetings of the Governing Body
            / Executive Committee.
       For special meetings, the period of notice may  be  reduced  as  follows  with  the
       permission of the President. 
      (i)  Seven days clear notice for meetings of the General  Body.
      (ii) Four days  clear  notice  for the  meetings  of  the  Governing Body / Executive
          Committee.
      Notice for meetings can be sent by fax or e-mail also and they shall be valid.     
 16.4 Meeting - Nature of Business :    
        (i)  General Body - The Annual General Body Meeting shall consider  the Annual
              audited Accounts and Audit report and the yearly budget; and to recommend
              policy and programs to the Governing Body.
        (ii) Governing Body : The  Governing  Body  shall  meet  to  review  and  plan the
             the activities of the Federation to examine the periodical accounts; to  prepare
             the annual budget.
16.5 Meeting - Quorum for :
        (i)  For the  annual meetings of the General Body the quorum shall be one tenth of 
             the number of eligible members on the rolls for the time being and if the quorum
             is not present at the appointed time, then the meeting shall stand  adjourned  for
             half an hour and resumed thereafter with the  members  present  to  conduct the
             business listed on the Agenda only. 
        (ii) For special meetings of the General Body, the quorum shall be on  tenth  of  the
             number  of eligible   members in rolls for  the time being and if the quorum is not
             present at the appointed  time then the meeting shall stand  adjourned for half an 
             hour and resumed thereafter with  the  members present to conduct the business
             listed on the Agenda only.
       (iii) For a meetings of the Governing  Body the quorum shall be one-fifth  and  if  the
             quorum  is  not  present  at  the  appointed  time,  then  the  meeting  shall  stand  
             adjourned for fifteen minutes and resumed  thereafter  with the members present 
             to conduct the  business listed on the Agenda only.

17. Fund of the Federation 

17.1 The  Federation  shall  have  it's  own  Fund  and  all   the receipts of the Federation 
        through  grants,  donations,  subscriptions   and   fees,   as   well   as   income  from 
        investments,  publications  and  other  sources  shall  be  carried  to the Fund and all
        payments by the Federation shall be made there from.
17.2 The Federation  will have Banking  account  in Kolkata  and other such places in the 
        name of  the  federation. The account in Kolkata shall be operated by any two of the 
       office  Bearers  or  any  one Office  Bearer  as   may  be  decided  by  the  Executive 
       Committee.  Similarly  the  bank  account  at  other  places  will  be  operated in such 
       manner as the Governing  Body may decide. 

18. Budget : 

18.1 The treasurer shall prepare the Annual Budget and get it duly approved in the meeting. 
18.2 The treasurer may submit supplementary budget, if required at any time but  not more
         than four times in a year. 
18.3 The approved budget, shall be operated upon by  the Secretary General. 

19. Accounts and Audit :

19.1 The Federation shall cause to be maintained such books of accounts and other books
        in  relation  to it's  accounts  in  such  forms and in such manner as may be decided, in 
        consultation with the Auditors of the Federation. 
19.2 The financial year of the Federation shall be from the 1st of April of each year  to  the
        31st March of the following year.
19.3 The  accounts  of  the  Federation  shall be audited by such auditors as the Governing  
        Body may appoint.                        

20. Amendments in Memorandum and Rules & Regulations :

     Amendments to these Regulations of the  Federation may be made by  a three-fourth
     majority of the present members and voting at the meeting convened for  the purpose.

21. Removal from Membership and Suspension of Facilities :

      Any member who has committed a breach of any of the Rules of the Federation who
      has refused or neglected to abide by any of such  Rules or has to  clear  dues  of  the
      Federation other  than membership fee within stipulated time or is a habitual defaulter
      in the clearance of  the  dues of  the Federation or who has committed any act which, 
      in the opinion of the Governing Body is calculated or likely to  bring  discredit  to  the
      Federation may be removed from the membership of the Federation  by a  resolution 
      of two-third of the members. 
     Provided  that  no  such  resolution  shall  be  passed unless the member concerned is 
     informed by a registered letter (acknowledgements due) at  least  fifteen  days  before
     such meeting, of the date, time and place of the meeting and of the grounds  on which
     it is proposed to  remove  him  from  membership  of  the  Federation  and is given an 
     opportunity to explain his conduct to the Executive Committee in writing or in  person
     at such meting. 

22. Dissolution :
      The Federation can be dissolved in accordance with the  provision  of  the  Societies
      Registration  Act,  and  upon  the  dissolution  of  the Federation, if there shall remain 
      after the  satisfaction  of  it's debts  and  liabilities any property whatsoever, the same 
      shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Federation but  shall be
      given  over  to  organizations  with  similar  objects  in  part or in full according to the 
     decision of the Governing Body, or, in default thereof, that of a competent Court.

23. Jurisdiction :
      The Jurisdiction of the Society is Kolkata and it shall sue or be sued in  the  name of
      the Secretary General of the Federation.

24. Founding Members :
      The  undersigned  members  of  Executive Committee  of  the  federation do hereby 
      certify that the above is a true copy of the regulations of the Federation :

      Signatures of three members of the Executive Committee :
      1. Dr. Chiranjee Lal Bagra
      2. Mahabir Prasad Gangwal
      3. Mahabir Prasad Jain

      Dated.. 6th..day of.February.2002.