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Inquiry by Director.—(1) The Director may, of his own motion or on the application of a society, by himself or by a person authorized by him by order in writing, hold an inquiry into the constitution, working and financial condition of a society. (2) An inquiry of the nature referred to in sub-section (1) shall be held on the application of— (a) a majority of the members of the committee; or (b) not less than one-third of the total number of members of the society or the number of members required for the quorum of the general body, whichever is less. (3) The Director or the person authorized by him under sub-section (1) shall, for the purpose of an inquiry under this section, have the following powers, namely:— (a) he shall, at all reasonable times, have free access to the books, accounts, documents, securities, cash and other properties belonging to, or in the custody of, the society and may summon any person in possession of, or responsible for the custody of, any such books, accounts, documents, securities, cash or other properties, to produce the same at any place at the headquarters of the society or any branch thereof; (b) he may summon any person who, he has reason to believe, has knowledge of any of the affairs to the society to appear before him at any place at the headquarters of the society or any branch thereof and may examine such person on oath; and (c) (i) he may, notwithstanding any rule or bye-law specifying the period of notice for a general body meeting of the society, himself call a general body meeting or require the President or Secretary to call a general body meeting at such time and place at the headquarters of the society or any branch thereof to determine such matters as may be 12 directed by him; (ii) any meeting called under sub-clause (i) shall have all the powers of a general body meeting called under the bye-laws of the society. (4) When an inquiry is made under this section, the Director may communicate the result of the inquiry to the Government with his recommendations. (5) When an inquiry made under this section reveals only minor defects which, in the opinion of the Director, can be remedied by the society, he may communicate the result of the inquiry to the society and may also direct the society or its officers to take such action within the time specified therein to remedy the defects disclosed in such inquiry.