To,

 

 

The Registrar of Societies,

C.P.O. Building, Kashmiri Gate

Delhi – 110006.

 

 

Sub :- Regarding Registration Of The Society Named ‘CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION’.

 

 

Sir,

 

            I am submitting herewith the necessary documents in respect of the registration of the above named society.

 

            You are therefore requested to register the above named society under Societies registration Act 1860, as applicable to the N.C.T. of Delhi.

 

                                                            Thanking you,

                                                                                                            Yours faithfully,

 

DELHI.

 

                                                                                                               PRESIDENT

 

Memorandum of Association of :- CONTRACT BRIDGE Association

 

 

1.	Name of the Society	:	The Names of the society shall be CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION  hereinafter referred to as the CBA.
2.	Registered Office	:	The Registered Office of the Society shall remain in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, at present it is at : 61, Friends Colony (East) New Delhi - 110065
3.	Jurisdiction	:	The jurisdiction of the Society shall extend to all states of India and include union territories constituting the Union of India.
4.	Official Language	:	The Official Language of the CBA shall be English or such other language as may be formally adopted by the Executive Committee hereinafter.
5.	Aims and Objectives	:	The Aims and Objectives for which the society is established shall be as under :

 

a)            To promote and develop the game of bridge in Delhi and all States of India including Union territories constituted by the Union of India

 

b)            To affiliate and continue to remain affiliated to the World Bridge Federation and also to the zonal body constituted under the World Bridge Federation Regulation.

 

c)             To nominate or appoint representatives on the World Bridge Federation and international, zonal or statutory body under it.

 

d)            To organize and control the game of bridge in India particularly with reference to the rules and regulations for the conduct of the game.

 

e)            To promote the formation of new State, Union territory, and District level organizations in unaffiliated States, and to affiliate them as well as organizations having an all –India character to the CBA in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the CBA.

 

f)              To co-ordinate Inter-State activities in respect of the game of bridge including holding of inter-state and zonal tournaments and arranging Inter- Organizational and National Champion-ships.

 

g)            To arrange, conduct and manage International Bridge Championships, matches, and tournaments in any part of India and to assist and to collaborate in the conduct and management of International and Zonal Championships, matches, and tournaments in any part of the World.

 

h)            To select teams and players to represent India and to promote, control and finance visits abroad by such teams and players.

 

i)              To promote, control and if necessary to finance    the visits to India of foreign teams and players.

 

j)              To adopt, publish and maintain laws relating to the game as adopted or sanctioned by the World Bridge Federation and make additions or alterations thereto if and when necessary, and to make Rules and Regulations for the purpose of the CBA.

 

k)            To maintain or cause to maintain a Register of players and prescribe conditions and fees for registration of such players.

 

l)              To make rules and by-laws for the appointment of tournament Directors and to draw up a panel of these Directors under various classifications and categories.

 

m)          To collect funds for the purpose of the CBA and to use such funds in such manner as may be considered desirable for the promotion of the objects of the  CBA.

n)            To sell, mortgage, exchange, dispose of or otherwise deal with any part of the property of the CBA for the benefit of the CBA.

 

o)            To borrow monies and raise funds or secure the payment of monies in such manner and on such terms as may be deemed expedient, and to purchase, redeem, settle and pay off any debts duly incurred.

 

p)            To undertake and to execute any trust, the undertaking and execution whereof may seem desirable.

 

q)            To obtain and accept donations and grants from Governments and Statutory Bodies: bequests, gifts and trusts from any person or body corporate or otherwise and to give prizes, donations, bequests and monetary assistance in furtherance of maintenance of any of the objects of the CBA.

 

r)             To acquire by all lawful means movable and immovable property and to apply both the capital and the income there-from and the proceeds of the sale or mortgage thereof for and of the objects of the CBA.

 

s)             To start or to sanction and/or subscribe to funds or to stage a match or tournament, for the benefit of players or persons who may have rendered service to the game of bridge, or for their families, or to donate to a national sporting cause or Institution.

 

t)              To establish practice & procedures for mandatory preparatory camps for Indian teams prior to International

 

u)            To publish a periodical for circulation to and to the benefit of the bridge players in India, in order to have communication to & feedback from the member associations & bridge players.

 

The object of CBA shall be towards the promotion of the object clause as stated above and specifically to aid and assist financially or otherwise any bridge project, to promote, advance and develop the game of bridge and generally to do all such acts and things to promote the cause of the game of bridge, and no portion of the income, funds and property of the CBA shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly to any person by way of dividend, bonus, or otherwise. However, provided nothing herein shall restrict the powers of the CBA under its object clause to pay in good faith any allowance, compensation, remuneration or any other sum to any office-bearer, member, Director, Associate-director, Assistant Director, Agent or Representative or any other person or persons in consideration for any services rendered or to be rendered to the CBA

 

v)         To establish a website pertaining to the CBA and the game

 

 

6.         Registration                    

 

The Society shall be registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 or any statutory law in force for the time being.

 

7.         Winding Up

 

The Society, that is, CBA shall not be dissolved except at a General Meeting, specially convened for the purpose, and by a resolution carried by a majority of two third of the votes cast in accordance with Section 13 and 14 of the Societies registration Act 1860. In the event of such dissolution of the Society that is, CBA, any assets that shall remain in hand after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, shall be handed over to a Body or Bodies having similar objects. Anything that cannot be devoted for similar objects shall stand transferred to the Government.

 

All the incomes earnings, movable and/or immovable properties of the CBA shall be solely utilized and applied towards the promotions of its aims and objects only as set-forth in the Memorandum of Association and no profit thereof shall be paid or transferred directly by way of dividends bonus, profit or any manner whatsoever to the present or past members or to any person claiming through any one or more of the present or past members. No member of the CBA shall have any personal claim on any moveable and immovable property or make any profit whatsoever by virtue of his membership.

 

8.         Executive Committee

 

The Names, Addresses, occupations and designations of the present members of the General Body to whom the management of the society is entrusted as required under section 2 of the Societies Registration Act 1860, as applicable to the National Capital territory of Delhi.

 

S.NO	NAMES & ADDRESSES	OCCUPATION	DESIGNATION
1.	Ashok Kumar Goel 61, Friends Colony (East) New Delhi – 110 065		President
2.	Arvind Vaidya Manisha / 30 / A, Sion (East), Mumbai		General Secretary
3.	Ashok M. Bhawnani Park View, Little Gibbs Road Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006		Treasurer
4.	Doshi Pankaj Bhupatrai 60, Vithalnagar Society, N.S.Road No. 12, JVPD Mumbai – 400 019		Member
5.	Keshav Sakharam Samant 302, Ramakrishna Housing Society Patharili Road, Dombivili (East) Mumbai – 421 201		Member
6.	Arun Madhav Bapat 1 Ideal Aptmts., Akal Soc. Compound J.B.Nagar, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400 059		Member

 

 

7.	R. Krishnan 13/2, Vidyaram Street, T. Nagar Chennai – 600 017		Member
8.	C. R. Badrinath New No. 25 (Old No.10), College Road, Chennai – 600 006		Member
9.	S.K.Ivengar 2/2 Edward Road Bangalore – 560052		Member
10.	Sunit S. Choksi 62, Sona Rupa, C.G. Road, Opp. Lal Bunglow, Ahmedabad -380 006		Member
11.	Subhash Gupta S – 11, Greater Kailash II New Delhi – 110 048		Member
12.	Pritish Kushari 71, M.M.Ghosh Road, Dum Dum Kolkata – 700 074 (W.B.)		Member
13.	J.S.Kaul 5, China Bazar Road Lucknow – 226 001		Member
14.	B. Roy 1, Sewak ashram Road Dehradun – 248 001 (Uttaranchal)		Member
15.	Pankaj Mehta Bunglow No. 2, Kanta Road Moradabad – 244 001		Member

 

9.         DESIROUS PERSONS

 

We, the undersigned are desirous of forming a society named “CONTRACT BRIDGE ASSOCIATION ”  under the Societies Registration Act 1860, as applicable to the National capital territory of Delhi, in Pursuance of this Memorandum of Association.

 

S.NO.	NAMES & ADDRESSES	OCCUPATION	signature
1.	Ashok Kumar Goel 61, Friends Colony (East) New Delhi – 110 065
2.	Arvind Vaidya Manisha / 30 / A, Sion (East), Mumbai
3.	Ashok M. Bhawnani Park View, Little Gibbs Road Malabar Hill, Mumbai – 400 006