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(1) A special general meeting may be called at any time ”L... by the Chairman or by a majority of the Directors and shall be called within one month--—- (i) on a, requisition in writing of one-fifth of the members of the society or of members the number of which is specified in the bye-laws for the purpose, whichever is lower, or (ii) at the instance of the Registrar ; or (iii) in the case of a society, which is a member of a federal society. at the instance of the Board or Committee of such Federal Society. (2) Where any officer or a member of the Board, Whose duty it was to call such a. meeting, the Registrar may by order declare such officer or members disqualified for being a member of the Board for such period not exceeding three years, as may specify in such order!; and if the officer is a. servant of the society he may impose on him a. penalty not exceeding one hundred rupees. Before making an order under this sub-section, the Registrar shall-give, or cause to be given a reasonable 'opportunity to the person concerned of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken in regard to him. (3) If a. special general meeting of a society is not called in accordance With the requisition referred to in sub-seetion (1) the Registrar or any persan authorised by him in this behalf, shall have power to call such meeting, and that meeing shall be deemed to be a meeting duly called by a. Board. (4) The Registrar shall have poWe: to order that the expenditure incurred in calling a. meeting under snb-section (3), shall be paid out of the funds of the society or by such persons who, in the opinion of the Registrar, were responsible for the refusal or failure to convene the meeting.‘ - '