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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
लद्दाख, 03 अगस्त, 2026
LADAKH, MONDAY, AUGUST, 03, 2026
Part II - Section 3
के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
File No.:M/3258/2026-I&C SECTION
Industries & Commerce Department
Notification
Ladakh, the 03rd August, 2026
S.O. 239. In exercise of the powers conferred by the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), as adapted to the Union Territory of Ladakh vide the Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Second Order, 2020, issued under S.O. 3805(E), dated the 26th October, 2020, the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh hereby appoints the Deputy Commissioners of all districts of the Union Territory of Ladakh as the Registrars of Societies within their respective territorial jurisdictions for the purposes of the said Act. (1) The Registrars so appointed shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon them under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and shall follow the procedural checklist contained in Annexure–A to this notification.
(2) This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
By order of the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Sd/-
(Himanshu Gupta, IAS)
Administrative Secretary
Industries & Commerce
UT of Ladakh
Copy to the:
1. Secretary to Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, UT of Ladakh. 2. Secretary, Department of Law & Justice, UT of Ladakh. 3. Deputy Commissioner, All Districts. 4. OSD to Chief Secretary, UT of Ladakh for the information of the Chief Secretary. 5.
Imtisaal Rasool, JKAS
Under Secretary
Industries & Commerce
UT of Ladakh
Annexure "A"
Checklist for Societies Registration: 1. Any seven or more persons associated for any literary, scientific or charitable purpose, or for any such purpose as described under section 20 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 can form a society under the Societies Registration Act.
2. Application addressed to Registrar of Societies, Ladakh along with the following formalities is deposited in the office of Registrar of Societies, Ladakh requesting therein for registration of the proposed society.
3. Three (03) copies of the constitution/ bylaws duly signed by at least three members of managing/ Governing/ Executive Body on each page.
a) Format for preparation of constitution/byelaws is given hereunder;
i. Name of the Society: - ii. Registered Office Address: - iii. Email Address of the Society: - iv. Area of Operation: - v. Aims & Objectives as per section 20 of the Societies Registration
Act,1860: -
vi. Composition of the Managing/Executive/General Body: - vii. Functions of the Managing Body: - viii. Functions of Office Bearers viz President, Vice-president, Secretary,
Cashier, Treasurer etc as the case may be.
ix. Election Procedures for electing the Executive/Managing/General
Body: -
x. Methods of inclusion of new members in the society or exclusion
of any existing members from the society: -
xi. Amendment quorum: - xii. Source of Income of the Society: - xiii. Auditing Procedures: - xiv. Law suits/criminal proceedings method etc:- xv. Other laws/rules as the society may deem fit for the society:-
4. Three copies of resolution duly signed by the General Body of the proposed society which shall be recorded as "that the society shall approach Registrar of Societies, Ladakh for registration under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
5. List of the General Body as per format given hereunder;
| S.No | Name of the member with a d d r e s s , P h o n e No. & Email ID (if any} | Occupation | Status in the society | Signature |
| 1 | 3 | 5 |
6. List of the Managing Body as per format given hereunder;
| S.No | Name of the member with address, Phone No. & Email ID (if any) | Occupation | Status in the society | Signature |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
7. Registration fee of Rs.50/ - 8. Rent/Lease/Ownership Deed (duly registered before Sub-Registrar) of the place where the proposed office is to be established.
9. Public notice to be given in a prominent newspaper inviting objections if any, as per the format given hereunder
"We the following persons propose to register a non-profitable society under the name & style with the registrar of Societies, Ladakh under the Societies Registration Act, 1860;
| S.N Name of the member with address, Phone No. & Email ID (if any) | Occupation | Status in the society |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Any objection in this regard from any person/through authorized representative to the Registrar of Societies, Ladakh within a period of 21 days from the publication of this notice"
10. Non-political and character antecedent certificate in the name of the society members (collectively or individually) from the concerned District Magistrate.
11. Undertaking of the Head of the Society on an affidavit as per the format given hereunder; S/o
R/o do hereby I solemnly affirm and declare as under;
a) That I will furnish the source of funds, yearly expenditure on each activity and
audited balance sheet of the society to the Registrar of Societies, L a d a k h . In case of any default, it may be presumed that the society is not interested in carrying out on their legal obligations/activities as enshrined in the constitution/byelaws of the society and will be liable for cancellation of the registration.
b) That the office bearers/members of the society shall not indulge in any anti-social, unlawful during their tenure as member of the society.
c) That the society with the said name & Style has not been registered under societies registration act previously.