MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION 

CENTRE FOR PROMOTION  OF LEGAL EDUCATION

(CPLE)

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Section A: RULES 

1 – GENERAL

1.1 The name of the Centre shall be “CENTRE FOR PROMOTION  OF LEGAL EDUCATION(CPLE)”

1.2. The Registered Office of the Centre shall be situated at 49-53-20/23, DIVYASAKTI APARTMENTS, BALAYYA SASTRY LAY OUT. VISAKHAPATNAM,. 530013.

1.3 The Jurisdiction of the Centre shall be confined to all over India.

1.4 The functional year of the Centre shall begin on 1st January.

1.5 The Centre shall be a non-profit organization solely devoted to academic, research, training and developmental pursuits in Legal education, especially in allied fields to aware  the protection and misusing  of public properties including government lands, earth, environment and societal development.

2 – AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE CENTRE

2.1 The Centre shall be a non-profit organization solely devoted to academic, research, training and developmental pursuits in Legal education, especially in allied fields to aware  the protection and misusing  of public properties including government lands, earth, environment and societal utility and development.

2.2 The objectives of the Centre shall be advancement and dissemination of knowledge in Legal education, especially in allied fields to aware  the protection and misusing  of public properties including government lands, especially in allied fields related to earth, environment and societal development. To achieve these objectives the Centre shall strive –

2.2.1 to carry out research on subjects related to Law, with latest technology and to develop appropriate technologies and to provide latest national and international legal knowledge for the upliftment of legal fraternity ,general public at large. and other interested agencies.

2.2.2 to provide a forum for sharing the knowledge and experience of individuals, like legal luminaries, higher judiciary, academic and corporate legal experts, for promoting legal knowledge for societal development.

2.2.3 to act as a link among academic and R&D institutions, national legal policy making bodies, operational organizations, resource persons  by organizing programs such as seminars, short-term courses, lectures, symposia, workshops, conferences and topical reviews.

2.2.4 to act as an exchange bureau for dissemination of Legal education, by way of teaching and training workshops, conferences and also by periodic and special publications.

2.2.5 to impart education and train individuals and interested organizations in relevant areas and to organize outreach programs.

2.2.6 to provide consultancy services to public and private companies, government and multi-national agencies in all allied fields related to legal education,  and societal development.

2.2.7 to carryout policy studies in sectors relevant to earth, environment and societal

Development and to conduct sports and cultural events between the  legal fraternity in various levels.

2.2.8 to provide latest national and international legal knowledge among the members and public at large .

2.2.9 to interact/collaborate with academic organizations, Universities, R&D institutions, Governmental Bodies and Developmental Agencies in India and abroad for research on legal education development and transfer of legal knowledge from each other, nationally and internationally..

2.2.10 to serve as a centre of excellence, for research, development and training.

2.2.11 in order to meet the aims and objects articulated above under articles 2.1 and 2.2, the centre shall be guided by a general body of members and a governing council.

 3 – MEMBERSHIP

3.1 Members of the Centre shall be of following types:

(a) Member

(b) Life Member

(c) Associate Member

(e) Institutional Member

(f) Corporate Member

3.1.1 Member: A person either Indian Resident or Non Indian Resident , who is associated with teaching, software, Medical, Pharmacy,  research and development or any other activity that promotes the knowledge of legal education  is eligible to apply for membership after paying the required fee. A member should have a minimum qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the fields of arts/humanities/science/technology/engineering/law/management; and, at least 3 years of professional experience in any related field. A member is entitled to the following rights and privileges of the Centre.

(a) to participate and vote in the General Body meeting.

(b) to participate in all meetings and other activities of the Centre.

(c) to nominate other members and to contest election for the Governing Council of the Centre.

3.1.2 Life Member: Any person who is eligible to become Member may choose to apply for Life Membership after remitting the required fee. A Life Member shall be entitled to the same rights and privileges as a Member. In addition a certificate will be given as “Life Member” of the Centre.

3.1.3 Associate Member: A person who has interest in promoting the objectives of the Centre, but otherwise not eligible for membership as described under articles 3.1.1 to 3.1.2 may be admitted as an Associate Member on payment of the requisite fee. Associate Member will not have the right to vote and also will not have the right to hold any elective office.

3.1.4 Institutional Member: A registered /recognized institution which is interested in promoting the objectives of the Centre shall be eligible to apply to become an Institutional Member on payment of the required fee. An Institutional Member can nominate one representative who shall have the right to vote but shall not be eligible for holding an elective office of the Society.

3.1.5 Corporate Member: An organization engaged in promoting research/manufacture/maintenance/trade/business related to advancement and development of any of the sciences, engineering, and technologies shall be eligible to apply to become a corporate member after paying the required fee. A Corporate Member can nominate two representatives who shall have the right to vote but shall not be eligible for holding elective office of the Centre.

3.2 Membership Fee: The Governing Council will propose the entrance fee and annual subscription for Members, Associate Members, Institutional Members and Corporate Members and the lump sum payment for Life Members from time to time for approval of the General Body.

 4 – GENERAL BODY

4.1 The General Body will be the supreme authority of the Centre and shall meet at least once every year.

4.2 All members who have voting rights shall constitute the General Body.

4.3 General Body shall lay down the principles of the working of the Centre from time to time by enacting necessary Statutes and Regulations.

4.4 On recommendation of the Governing Council, the General Body shall:

(a) admit new members.

(b) terminate membership whenever deemed necessary.

(c) create new District wise governing bodies, and to Appoint Honorary posts when the situation demands. In this process the President of Bar association Visakhapatnam shall be Honorary president of the Viskhapatnam City  Council.

4.5 In all matters except amendments to Statutes, the decisions of the General Body will be by a simple majority of votes.

4.6 The General Body can amend any Statute provided more than 60% of the total votes polled favor it and also provided that a minimum of 30% of the total members of the Centre having voting rights should have voted. All members with voting rights shall be given the opportunity to vote including postal ballots if necessary.

4.7 The General Body shall have the powers to make Regulations.

4.8 The General Body shall appoint a qualified auditor to audit the accounts of the Centre for a period of three years.

5 – GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE CENTRE

5.1 The Centre shall have a Governing Council (hereinafter called the Council). The Council shall function and arrange for the conduct of the business of the Centre observing the Statutes and Regulations.

5.2 The Council shall comprise of the following elected members who shall be Members or Life Members of the Centre:

Chairman                                         1

Directors                                          4

Secretary                                          1

5.3 The First Council of the Centre, however, shall be nominated by the founding persons of the Centre.

5.4 The Council members shall hold office for six years and it shall be the duty of the Council to complete the election process well before the expiry of its term.

5.5 The first Chairman, however, shall hold office for two consecutive terms in order to ensure the Centre’s development and continuity of administrative policies ratified by the Governing Council.

5.6 The Council shall transact business by conducting periodic meetings at least once in six months.

5.7 The decisions of the Council shall be by a majority vote, with the Chairman having a casting vote.

5.6 The Council shall fill vacancies by co-opting suitable members or Life members of the Centre and they will hold office until the following annual General Body meeting.

5.7 The Council shall keep proper and detailed accounts of the assets, receipts and expenditure of the Centre.

5.8 The annual accounts of the Centre shall be audited by a qualified auditor appointed by the Governing Council.

5.9 The Council shall arrange for the Annual General Body Meeting and arrange to place in the meeting the annual report and the audited accounts of the Centre.

5.10 The absence of any member for three consecutive Council meetings without valid reason will cause cessation of the elective position.

5.11 The Governing Council shall nominate Honorary President and he shall not cast his vote in meetings. The Honorary President shall advise which will be use full for the council administration. The Honorary President may be changed at any time when the Governing Council think so .

5.12 The Council shall make recommendations to the General Body for:

(a) admission of new members.

(b) cessation of membership whenever deemed necessary.

5.12 Pending approval of the cessation of memberships by the General Body, the Council shall have the power to suspend any member for a period not exceeding one year.

5.13 The Chairman shall hold all the financial and administrative powers of the Centre to work towards the fulfillment of the aims and objectives of the Centre, and would be solely responsible for smooth coordination and conduct of all the activities of the Centre.

6 – FELLOWS AND AWARDS

6.1 Distinguished Fellows: An individual who has made outstanding contributions in any field of law, and  in allied fields related to Earth, Environment and Sustainable Development can be considered for being honored as a Distinguished Fellow of the Centre. This honor will be conferred on such distinguished personalities on recommendation by the Governing Council and approval of the General Body.

The Governing Council shall recommend the procedure for selection of Distinguished Fellows and it should seek the approval of the General Body before its implementation.

6.2 Awards: The Centre shall honor eminent individuals and other professionals who have contributed to the growth of any field related to law and Societal Development.

 7 – JOURNAL(S) 

7.1 The Centre will strive to bring out Journal(s) with quality research articles pertaining to the various fields of law, Sciences, Engineering and Technology. The Editorial Board for the Journal(s) will be decided by the Governing Council.

8 – SYMPOSIA / CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS

8.1 The Centre will strive to organize regular symposia / conferences/workshops related to law and allied fields ,which shall be useful for the society.

9 – REGULATIONS

9.1 Provision for the conduct of the affairs of the Centre shall be made, as necessary, by means of regulations attached to the Rules of the Centre. The Regulations are made by majority vote in the General Body.

10 – DISSOLUTION

10.1 In the unlikely event of dissolution of the Centre all assets of the Centre shall be donated to some non-profit organizations with similar objectives and character and in no event shall such assets be distributed to members of the Centre. 

Section B – REGULATIONS

1 – CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

1.1 Membership shall cease:

(a) on resignation from the Centre.

(b) automatically, on default of payment of the prescribed subscription. Council may relax the provision of this rule in special circumstances.

(c) by a special resolution of the General Body for any conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Centre.

1.2 A person whose membership has lapsed under (a) or (b) of 1.1 above may be readmitted as a new member at the discretion of the General Body on recommendation by the Council.

2 – GOVERNING COUNCIL

2.1 Election of Council Members shall be conducted by the General Body.

2.2 Approval of the elected members of the Council for the ensuing term by General

Body. 

3 – GENERAL BODY MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY

3.1 General Body meetings of the Society shall be of three kinds (a) Ordinary (b) Extraordinary and (c) Annual.

3.2 Ordinary and Extra Ordinary General Body Meetings:

3.2.1 30% of total members of the Centre shall constitute a quorum.

3.2.2 The Chairman of the Centre will chair the meeting. The Chairman shall have the power, when he considers that the meeting has been unduly prolonged, to carryover the unfinished business to the next meeting.

3.2.3 Ordinary General Body meetings may be held as often as the Council may consider it necessary,  upon the direction of the Chairman the Secretary shall convene such ordinary general body meeting .

3.2.4 If more than 30% of the members of the Centre sign a requisition that an

extraordinary meeting of the General Body be held, then the Chairman shall direct secretary  convene such meeting within 30 days of the request. If the  secretary fails to convene such a meeting, those who have signed the request will be entitled to convene such a meeting giving 30 days clear notice to all members of the Centre.

3.3 Annual General Body Meeting:

3.3.1 Annual General Body meeting shall ordinarily be held in December (but not later than the following 31st January) for which 30 days notice shall be given along with the agenda of the meeting.

3.3.2 The quorum for the Annual General Body meeting shall be 30% of the total members of the Centre, who are entitled to vote at meetings of the General Body except for meetings adjourned for want of quorum, for which no quorum is necessary.

3.3.3 The date and time of the adjourned meeting shall be decided by the Chairman.

3.3.4 The business transacted at the Annual General Body meeting shall be:

(a) Presentation and approval of the annual report and audited accounts presented by the

Secretary.

(b) Transaction of any other business for which notice has been given or as may be permitted by the Chairperson of the meeting.

3.3.5 The Annual General Body meeting can be held at any place as per the decision of the Council.

4 – MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL

4.1 The Council will meet at least once in 3 months, or more frequently if requisitioned by more than half of the members of the Council.

4.2 At least seven days notice shall be given for ordinary meetings of the Council except in the case of requisitioned meetings in which case the period of notice may be reduced at the discretion of the Chairman .

4.3 A meeting of the Council adjourned because of non-completion of agenda will be

held on such day as majority of the members present on that day decide.

4.4 At meetings of the Council, 3 members will form a quorum.

4.5 The minutes of the meetings of the Council shall be circulated to all the members of the Council.

 5 –CHAIRMAN

5.1 The duties and powers of the Chairman shall be as follows:

(a) To preside at all meetings of the Centre and of the Council and to regulate the proceedings at such meetings.

(b) In the absence of Chairman the Honorary President shall preside over the council meetings.

(c) To decide on the interpretation of any Rule, in case of doubt in consultation with Chairman . Chairperson’s interpretation shall hold until the next meeting of the Council. The matter could be referred to the General Body if the Council so feels.

5.2 In matters calling for urgent action, the Chairman may adopt such measures at their discretion and report action taken subsequently to the council.

5.3 In cases of absence of the Chairman Executive Director, the Governing Council may designate any other Director to perform the functions of the Chairman .

5.4 The Chairman shall be responsible for handling the funds of the Centre and also the assets of the Centre.

5.5 The Secretary shall be responsible for the maintenance of accounts of the Centre.

5.6 The Secretary upon the direction of the Chairman will also furnish the information regarding the financial position of the Centre when called upon to do so by the Council.

5.7 The Chairman Executive Director shall hold all the financial and administrative powers of the Centre to work towards the fulfillment of the aims and objectives of the Centre, and would be solely responsible for smooth coordination and conduct of all the activities of the Centre.

5.8 To employ appropriate employees including secretary and exercise general supervision over the employees and affairs of the Centre, and fix their salaries in consultation with other directors, and to assist in carrying out the Regulations and Orders made by the Council.

5.9 The Chairman shall be entitled to acquire, hold and dispose of property, to enter into contracts,

5.9 The duties and powers of the Secretary shall be as follows:

(a) To conduct the correspondence of the Centre and of the council, and to sign letters and papers emanating from the Centre upon the direction of the Chairman.

(b) To attend the meetings of the Centre and of the council and to record all the minutes of the meetings.

(c) To enter or cause to be entered, in the Minute books, all the proceedings of the Centre and of the Council before the following meetings, and to see that all letters and papers and documents of every kind connected with the business of the Centre are properly filed and preserved.

(d) To incur contingent expenditure as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Centre as suggested by Council from time to time.

(f) To institute and defend suits and other legal proceedings and to do all other things necessary for the furtherance of the aim for which it was constituted

(f) To present the audited statement of accounts in the annual General Body meeting.

5.9 In the absence of the Chairman, one of the Directors,  will perform the duties of Chairman with prior authorization from the Chairman.

7 – FUNDS

7.1 The funds of the Centre shall consist of:

(a) Subscriptions

(b) Donations

(c) Grants from Government or other interested organizations.

(d) Sale of Journal and other literature published by the Centre

(e) Advertisements in the Publications of the Centre

(f) Any other money received

7.2 Such funds of the Centre as are not invested in any manner in accordance with the decisions of the Council shall be deposited in a bank approved by the Council provided that the council may authorize the Chairman or any other director of the Council to keep in hand such amount in cash, not exceeding Rs.50,000/- at a time, as may be considered necessary for day-to-day expenses.

7.3 The bank accounts shall be operable by Chairman.

8 – AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS

8.1 The accounts of the Centre shall be audited at the end of each functional year by auditor or auditors appointed at the previous annual General Body meeting or by the Governing Council.

 

Certified to be the true copy of the Rules and Regulations of CENTRE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES (CASET).