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Enquiry and settlement of disputes – (1) The Registrar may, on his own motion or on an application made under sub-section (2) either by himself or by a person authorised by him, by order in writing, hold an enquiry into the constitution, working and financial conditions of a society. (2) An enquiry of the nature referred to in sub-section 91) shall be held on the application 1[together with an affidavit in support of its contents ]- (a) a majority of the members of the governing body of the society; or (b) not less than one-third of the total number of members f the society. (3) The registrar or the person authorised by him under sub- section (1) shall for the purpose of an enquiry under this section have the following powers, namely :- (a) he shall at all 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, or responsible for the custody of any such books, accounts, documents , securities, cash or other properties to produce the same, if they relate to the head office of the society at any place at the head-quarter thereof and if they relate to any branch of the society, at any place in the town wherein such branch thereof is located or in his own office; (b) he may summon any person whom he has reason to believe has knowledge of any of the affairs of the society to appear before him at any place at the head-guarters of the society or the society or any branch thereof or in his own office and may examine such person on oath; and (c) (i) he may notwithstanding any regulation or byelaw specifying the period of notice for a generally meeting of the society, require the officers of society to call a general meeting of the society at such time at the head office of the society or at any place at the head quarter of the society and do determine such matters as may be directed by him and where the officers of the society refuse or fail to call such a meeting, he shall have power to call it himself . (ii) any meeting called under sub-clause (1) shall have all the powers of a general meeting called under the regulations or byelaws of the society and its proceedings shall be regulated by such byelaws. 2[(4) When an enquiry is made under this section the Registrar shall communicate the result of the euquiry to the society and may issue appropriate directions to the society, which shall be binding on all parties concerned.]