**Executive Summary**
The Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on March 25, 2026, to amend the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Bill seeks to empower the Registrar to cancel the registration of societies under specific circumstances, a provision previously absent from the Act. The amendment will come into force upon its notification in the official gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Power to Cancel Registration (Section 12D)**
* The Registrar is granted the authority to cancel a society's registration through a written order.
* Cancellation can be triggered if the registration, name, or change of name violates the Act or any other prevailing law.
* Registrations may be revoked if the society’s activities are subversive to its stated objects or contrary to public policy.
* Cancellation is mandatory if it is discovered that the registration or renewal certificate was obtained via fraud or misrepresentation.
**Due Process and Safeguards**
* The Registrar is prohibited from passing a cancellation order without first providing the society a reasonable opportunity to show cause.
* Societies must be given a chance to rectify their name or objects before final action is taken.
**Appeals and Legal Finality**
* An aggrieved society may file an appeal against a cancellation order to the Commissioner of the Division.
* Appeals must be submitted within one month from the date the order is communicated.
* The Commissioner’s decision is final and is explicitly barred from being challenged in any court.
**Administrative and Financial Provisions**
* The Bill does not confer powers to make subordinate legislation.
* The implementation of these amendments does not involve any additional budgetary expenditure.
**Impact Analysis**
**Registrar**
**Impact**
Gains the statutory power to police and revoke the legal status of non-compliant societies.
**Action Required**
Must issue written orders for cancellations and strictly adhere to the requirement of providing societies with a "reasonable opportunity" to be heard or to correct discrepancies.
**Registered Societies**
**Impact**
Increased regulatory oversight and the risk of losing legal status for activities deemed contrary to public policy or obtained through fraud.
**Action Required**
Must ensure all registration details are accurate and activities remain aligned with their stated objects. In case of a cancellation notice, they must respond or file an appeal within the 30-day window.
**Commissioner of the Division**
**Impact**
Appointed as the final appellate authority for all disputes arising from registration cancellations.
**Action Required**
Must adjudicate appeals filed by societies and provide final rulings on the Registrar's orders.
**Government of NCT of Delhi (Revenue Department)**
**Impact**
Responsible for the formal commencement and oversight of the amended Act.
**Action Required**
Must notify the Bill in the official gazette to trigger its enforcement.
Key Entities Referenced
Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Bill, 2026: The primary legislative bill introduced to amend the existing law to allow for the cancellation of society registrations in Delhi.
Societies Registration Act, 1860: The principal act governing the registration of societies, which this bill seeks to amend in its application to the State of Delhi.
Registrar: The regulatory authority empowered by the proposed Section 12D to cancel a society's registration on grounds of fraud, illegality, or subversive activities.
Commissioner of the Division: The designated appellate authority responsible for hearing appeals against registration cancellation orders issued by the Registrar.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The specific jurisdiction where this amendment is applicable and where the legislative assembly enacted the bill.
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भाग IV
PART IV
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
दिल्ली जिधान सभा
अजधसचू ना
दिल्ली, 25 माच,च 2026
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रंिीत ससंह, सजचि
DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 25th March, 2026
F. No. 21/10/Soci. Regs. (D.A.)/2026/LAS-VIII/Legn./19149.—The following is published for general
information:—
BILL No. 05 OF 2026
THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION (DELHI AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026
(As introduced in the Legislative Assembly of the
National capital Territory of Delhi on 25th March, 2026)4 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
(AS APPLICABLE IN THE JURISDICTION OF GOVT. OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI)
A
BILL
A Bill to amend the Societies Registration Act, 1860, in its application to the State of Delhi.
Be it enacted by the Delhi Legislative Assembly in the Seventy Seventh year of Republic of India as follows:-
Short title and 1. This bill may be called Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Bill, 2026.
commencement
2. It shall come into force on the date on which it is notified in the official gazette by
the Government.
Insertion of 12D- After section 12C, insert the following section, namely:
Section 12D 12D Registrar's power to cancel registration in certain circumstances.-(1) Notwithstanding
after Section anything contained in this Act, the Registrar may, by order in writing, cancel the
12C in Act XXI registration of any society on any of the following grounds-
of 1860
(a) that the registration of the society or of its name or change of name is contrary to the
provisions of this Act or of any other law for the time being in force;
(b) that its activities or proposed activities have been or are or will be subversive of the
objects of the society or opposed to public policy;
(c) that the registration or the certificate of renewal has been obtained by misrepresentation
or fraud;
Provided that no order of cancellation of registration of any society shall be passed until
the society has been given a reasonable opportunity of altering its name or object or of
showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to it.
(2) An appeal against an order made under sub-section (1) may be preferred to the
Commissioner of the Division in whose jurisdiction the Headquarter of the society lies,
within one month from the date of communication of such order.
(3) The decision of the Commissioner under sub-section (2), shall be final and shall not be
called in question in any court.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Societies Registration Act, 1860 as applicable in Delhi does not have any provision to cancel the registration of
the society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Accordingly, it is proposed to insert section 12D in the Societies Registration Act, 1860 as applicable in Delhi for
giving power to Registrar to cancel the registration of the societies on the specified grounds.[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5
MEMORANDUM OF DELEGATED LEGISLATION
The Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Bill, 2026 is related to providing power to Registrar to cancel
registration of the societies registered under this act on the specified grounds. This Bill does not seek to confer power
on any functionary to make subordinate legislation.
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
This proposal does not involve any budgetary expenditure for the implementation of this amendment in Society
Registration Act, 1860, as applicable in Delhi.
REKHA GUPTA, Minister (Revenue Department)
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RANJEET SINGH, Secy.
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