Proposed amendment to the Constitution Of MOS 2021

MAHARASHTRA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

ARTICLE – I

NAME

The Society shall be called “MAHARASHTRA OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY”. The term “Society” hereafter used in the constitution shall imply “Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society”.

ARTICLE – II

The records of the Society are currently located at HV Desai Eye Hospital at Pune. The mailing address will be at a place or address of the Honorary Secretary. The registered office shall be located at Sangli.

ARTICLE – III

GOVERNANCE

The society shall be governed by this constitution and its bye- laws.

ARTICLE – IV

OBJECTS

The objects of the society shall be the cultivation and promotion of the study of ophthalmic sciences, research and manpower development with a view to render service to the community and practice of the science of Ophthalmology and to promote social contact and mutual regard and respect among Ophthalmologists.

1. Promoting clinical, experimental, community and operational research in Ophthalmology.

2. Promoting, teaching, training and continuing education in ophthalmology. Establishing and maintaining reference libraries and furnishing them with books, reviews, magazines. Publication of journal (in print or electronic form), audio and video tapes, CDs’ etc. relating to Ophthalmology and allied subjects.

3. Raising finances through subscriptions, contributions, donations from members and non-members and creating special funds to run the activities of the Society.

4. Co-operation and co-ordination with other medical and scientific societies and associations.

5. Ensuring ethical practice and professional conduct by its members as laid down by the Society from time to time.

6. Making bye-laws, rules and regulations and to delete, add, amend or alter the same as and when necessary

7. Instituting awards, orations, prizes, fellowships, studentships and research grants.

8. Affiliation of the Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society to All India Ophthalmological Society and other National Ophthalmic Societies. To encourage formation and affiliation of district and regional Ophthalmological societies.

9. Undertake health education to prevent visual impairment and control blindness.

10. Promoting all such activities and doing all such other things as may be incidental to or conductive to the attainment of the aims and objectives of the Society and to make the Society strong and to control and protect its members on ethical grounds.

11. To organize conferences, symposia, seminars, webinars, workshops, refresher courses, etc. for promotion and mutual exchange of knowledge.

12. Organizing exhibitions of machinery, equipment and instruments, tools, appliances etc. pertaining to ophthalmology with a view to encourage, and improve manufacturing and to promote and advise quality control of manufacturing the instruments and equipment and to make knowledge available to ophthalmologists of the same.

13. Advising on legislation affecting ophthalmic practice and science of ophthalmology.

14. Maintaining liaison with the State Government and various appropriate bodies regarding matters concerning teaching and practice of Ophthalmology.

15. Acquiring and disposing movable and immovable property and assets by purchasing, constructing, altering, maintaining, renting, selling or mortgaging properties that may be necessary for the aforesaid objectives.

ARTICLE – V

MEMBERSHIP

1. LIFE MEMBER

a) Medical person holding Allopathic ophthalmic qualification after basic MBBS degree and working, practicing or living in Maharashtra at the time of application, interested in the science and art of ophthalmology shall be eligible for membership.

b) On payment of life membership fees prevalent at that time, he can become life member of the Society after ratification of membership by the general body. The general body has every
right to refuse membership for reasonable cause, which will be communicated, to the person.

c) After ratification, life members get the right to vote, contest for office bearer’s post and can be appointed on any committee provided they fulfil the eligibility criteria for that post or committee.

d) A life member who shifts from Maharashtra and ceases to be a voter of Maharashtra assembly has no right to vote, contest or to remain as office bearer.

2. ASSOCIATE MEMBER:

a) Allopathic postgraduate students of Ophthalmology can become associate members of MOS. They are entitled to privileges of life membership except voting rights and will not be eligible for holding post of office bearer. They shall have to pay membership charges equivalent to life membership charges. They can become life members once they acquire postgraduate Allopathic ophthalmic qualification and provide necessary documents and application without any extra fees.

b) Ophthalmologist having basic Allopathy degree and who is practicing, working, living outside Maharashtra State can apply for Associate membership of MOS. They too, will not be eligible for any office of the Society and will not have voting rights.

ARTICLE – VI

PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP

1. All life members of the Society shall be entitled as a right to participate in all the activities of the society, including the right to vote and to hold the post of office bearer.

2. New Members: The application for membership duly proposed and seconded by life members of the society will be duly
scrutinized, recommended by the Managing Committee and ratified by the general body for admission to the Society.

3. Any new member whose application is under consideration is entitled to attend and take part in the deliberations of the conference of the Society, if it is held prior to his membership being ratified by the General Body, but will not have the right to vote, contest or hold any post as office bearer till his membership is duly ratified by the society.

4. All Associate members shall be entitled to participate in the scientific and social activities of the Society. They shall not be entitled to attend or vote at the General Body meeting or hold any office or be a member of any committee.

ARTICLE – VII

CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the society will cease:

1. By voluntary resignation or upon death of a member

2. If the Managing Committee decides by 2/3rd majority to delete the name of the member from the membership of MOS for any unprofessional behavior or conduct of the said member subject to approval by the general body at its next meeting by 2/3rd majority of the members present.

3. Readmission to the membership of MOS can be considered after thorough scrutiny and recommended by Managing Committee and approved by General Body, both by a 2/3rd majority. The readmitted member will be treated as a new admission after payment of life membership fees prevalent at that time and after ratification by the General Body.

4. Membership shall cease if any member’s registration is canceled by the Medical Council of India or its equivalent or Maharashtra Medical Council.

ARTICLE – VIII

MANAGING COMMITTEE

The affairs of the Society shall be managed by the Managing Committee elected by the General Body.

1. Composition: It shall consist of:

a. President
b. 1st Vice – President
c. 2nd Vice – President

d. Hon. Secretary

e. Hon. Joint Secretary

f. Hon. Treasurer

g. Hon. Joint Treasurer

h. Chairman Scientific committee.

i. Chief Editor of Journal (JCOR).

j. Ten zonal members (two from each zone).

k. Two members representing the MOS in AIOS as managing committee members of AIOS whose tenure will be for 3 years.

There shall be 5 zones

I) Central Zone: With Revenue Districts of Mumbai and Thane.

ii) Western Zone: With Revenue Districts of Satara, Pune, Solapur, Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.

iii) Marathwada Zone: With revenue districts of Aurangabad, Beed, Osmanabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Latur, Nanded and Hingoli.

iv) Vidarbha Zone: With revenue districts of Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal, Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli.

v) North Zone: With revenue districts of Nashik, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar.

* If new districts are formed, they will go under respective zones.

l) Ex-Officio – Immediate Past President and Secretary.

m) Advisory Board: Not more than 3 past presidents can be nominated by the president on the advisory board. This is exclusive power of the president only. The tenure is one year.

n) There will be a member from Sangli where there is Registered office of the Society. He will be nominated by President for one year.

o) Organizing Secretary of the last and next conference will be co- opted members of the managing committee.

p) President has a power to co-opt up to two more members in the managing committee as co-opted members. The tenure is one year.

q) President has power to invite necessary persons as invitees for a particular managing committee and they will be invitees only for that particular meeting only.

i) The member in clause No o, p, q will not have voting rights in the managing committee nor they will get eligibility as having experience of managing committee member for contesting criteria of eligibility as office bearer.

ii) Members in clause No. o & p will be counted for quorum.

iii) If a vacancy occurs in the managing committee, then the vacancy will be filled by the managing committee by a majority. If the vacancy becomes of President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer then the immediate below post will be given additional charge of the vacant post and he/she will continue next year the tenure period of his post.

2. TERMS

All the managing committee posts and office bearer posts will be for one year, except Chairman Scientific Committee and Chief Editor JCOR which will be for 2 years and AIOS representatives will remain for 3 years

On completion of tenure:

I) First Vice-President automatically will become President

II) Second Vice-President automatically will become 1st Vice President.

III) Hon. Joint Secretary automatically will become Secretary.

IV) Hon. Joint Treasurer automatically will become Treasurer.

3. FUNCTIONS

• a) Managing Committee shall act on behalf of the General body for running the affairs of the Society under its constitution and Bye-Laws

• b) It shall review the recommendations of the Scientific Committee. Ethics Committee (if any). Editor Journal Committee and other sub committees established from time to time under managing committee. It will review reports of first and second Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer and other committee heads.

• c) It shall carry out the policies and mandate of the society and shall be responsible to it.

• d) It shall have power to invest and deal with the money of the Society with prior approval of the General Body.

• e) Such money and properties of the Society as are not utilized for the object of the Society may be invested in such a manner in such way as the Managing Committee may at their discretion, think proper and the Managing Committee may change the investments in order to better fulfill the objects of the Society.

• f) The Managing Committee shall have power to purchase, construct, acquire on lease, rent or in exchange or on hire, by gift or otherwise, any real property and any rights or privilege necessary or convenient for the purpose of the society and to improve, develop, manage, sell, mortgage, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property of the Society, not vested in the trust, with sanction of the general body with 2/3rd majority of members present.

• g) The Managing committee may constitute as many sub committees as it deems fit for furtherance of the objects of the Society. These committees may lay down their own procedures of working.

• h) Decisions, resolutions and recommendations of the Managing Committee shall be subject to approval of the General Body

• i) To pass the necessary expenditure to meet the day-to-day requirement of the Society.

• j) To take decisions on applications for new members.

k) To enter into any agreement for and on behalf of Society and to take all such other legal steps which may appear beneficial for the smooth and better management of the Society.

ARTICLE –IX

MEETINGS

• a) The Members of the Managing Committee shall meet as often as required with a minimum of 3 meetings, physical or virtual, in a year. Ten members or 1/4th of the total number of members whichever is less shall form a Quorum. If there is no quorum, the meeting shall adjourn for at least 15 minutes and shall meet on

• the same day at the same venue. The adjourned meeting will not require any quorum and agenda will be the same.

• b) The Hon. Secretary shall circulate the agenda for the meeting at least one month before the date of the meeting, mentioning the date, time and venue of the meeting. ” In case a virtual meeting is planned, the agenda, date, time and platform of the virtual meeting should be circulated at least 1 week before the meeting”.

• c) The President shall preside at the meeting of the Managing Committee. In his absence, the 1st Vice President shall officiate for him and in the absence of both, IInd Vice President. If all three are absent the meeting may elect its own Chairman and for the purpose of the meeting, he shall exercise all the powers of the President

• d) The President or Chairman, in the event of a tie will have a casting vote.

• e) The voting may be by show of hands or by Ballot whichever is considered desirable by the President.

f) All the resolutions passed by the managing committee will be maintained in a separate register meeting wise and those resolutions which are recommended by managing committee to be placed before general body will be marked accordingly and placed before general body.

ARTICLE – X

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

1) COMPOSITION

a) The Scientific Committee will consist of

• • i) Chairman – who will be elected every 2 years along with other posts of MOS in MOS election; his tenure will be for 2 years Eligibility criteria will be as below in point 2.

• • ii) 5 Members: one from each zone (elected)

• • iii) Ex-Officio members

• • iv) The President, the 1st Vice-President, the 2nd Vice President and Hon. Secretary.

• • v) One representative of Local Organizing Committee which is conducting the annual conference for that year.

• • vi) Chief Editor JCOR

• vii) Chairman Scientific committee can appoint two more members in consultation with managing committee

2) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAIRMAN, SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• • i) Should have been a member of the Scientific Committee for at least one term.

• • ii) Should have attended at least 5 MOS conferences and have had presentations in at least 3 Annual conferences.

• • iii) Should have been a member of good standing of the Society for at least 7 years.

• • 2) (A) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERS, SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• • i) They should have attended at least 3 Annual conferences of MOS and must have had presentations in at least 1 Annual conference.

• • Ii) Must have been a member of good standing of the Society for

• at least 3 years

• (B) Functions of members.
  • i) To assist chairman scientific committee in all scientific programs in annual conference and CME.

• • ii) To manage the conference halls during scientific programs in

• • Annual conference.

• • iii) To suggest and help chairman scientific committee to

• • arrange CME in their area.

• iv) They will not be members of Managing committee of MOS.

3) FUNCTIONS of SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• • a) It shall assist the Society in formulating the scientific programme for the whole year and the Annual conference.

• • b) It shall recommend to the Managing Committee the names for the award of various medals, prizes, orations and guest speakers.

• • c) It will recommend the subject and name of the convener for the annual symposium

• • d) It will undertake all tasks related to scientific programmes and all other similar tasks assigned to them by the Society from time to time including recommendations, criteria and feasibility of the new awards. These recommendations will be placed in managing committee for discussion and approval.

• • e) The chairman of the scientific committee will also act as its convener.

• f) The deliberations of Scientific Committee will be forwarded to Managing Committee for its approval.

B) JCOR EDITORIAL BOARD

1. COMPOSITION

• • • a) Chief Editor of the Journal. who will be elected every 2 years along with other posts of MOS in MOS Election. His/her tenure will be for two years. Eligibility criteria will be as below in point 2. Past Presidents may apply for the post.

• • • b) President, Secretary and Treasurer.

• • • c) Ex-Officio Member – Chairman Scientific Committee.

• • • d) Editorial Board members not exceeding 5 in number. Their tenure will be for two years

2. The eligibility criteria for the Chief Editor of JCOR

• • • a) The person should have published at least 5 articles in Peer

• • • reviewed journals

• • • b) Should have served as reviewer in a peer reviewed journal and

• • • at least reviewed 5 articles.

• • • c) Should have attended at least one research methodology

• • • workshop

3. FUNCTIONS

• • • I) Chief Editor of Journal of MOS will be a member of Scientific Committee.

• • • II) He will appoint editorial board members in consultation with the Scientific Committee and will recommend it to Managing Committee for sanction. Scientific Committee Chairman will be Ex-Officio for editorial board.

• • • III) The JCOR will have a separate account in the name of JCOR at a nationalized bank and will be operated by the joint signature of the Chief Editor and 1st Vice President or any member of the editorial board as recommended by the Managing Committee. Separate account will be maintained by the Chief Editor who will submit it to Managing Committee to get audited by the treasurer.

ARTICLE – XI

ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS

• • • A) The Society shall elect the following office bearers.

• • • 1. The 2nd Vice President shall be elected by the General Body at each conference. He will hold office up to the next conference and then will become the 1st Vice President for the following year.

• • • 2. The 1st Vice President shall automatically become the President for the following year.

• • • 3. If a vacancy occurs for the post of President, Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer then the immediate below post will be given additional charge of the vacant post and will have all the powers of that post and he will continue next year in the same post as he would have done if no vacancy had occurred. For example, if a vacancy occurs for secretary the Joint Secretary is given additional charge of Secretary and will hold the charge of both posts till completion of the said year and then he will continue as secretary as per the original tenure of one year.

• • • 4. The Joint Secretary and Joint Treasurer will be elected at the meeting of the General body for a period of one year at the next annual conference. The Joint Secretary and Joint Treasurer will become Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer respectively after completing their tenure of one year.

• • • 5. Zonal members for the managing committee will be elected from the respective zones every year.

• • • 6. Two members representing the MOS in AIOS as Managing Committee Members of AIOS will be elected every three years along with the elections of MOS. They will be elected 2 years preceding the general elections of AIOS every 3 years.

• • • a) Tenure will be same as the tenure of AIOS Managing Committee of which they are the members.

• • • b) Eligibility criteria of AIOS representatives

• • • Only current MOS president, 1st vice president, 2nd vice president, chairman scientific committee, Chief Editor of the Journal, or past presidents of MOS will be eligible.

• • • c) Functions of AIOS representatives

• • • i) They will be representing MOS in AIOS

• • • ii) They will be a bridge between MOS and AIOS

• • • iii) They will bring to MOS scientific activities of AIOS such as CME and such activities which will be beneficial for MOS members.

• • • v) They will actively participate in managing committee of AIOS.

B) Office bearers will cease to hold office:

• • • a) When the period of their term is over.

• • • b) By a resolution of the General Body decided by 2/3rd majority of the members present that such office bearer or bearers be removed from office, for good and sufficient reason.

• • • 7. The Elections will be online and there will be no voting at the venue of the conference. The online voting will be finished at least one week before the conference but not exceeding three weeks prior to the conference. The Voting period will be for 2 weeks. The results will be declared by chief election officer at the inauguration function of MOS conference. Procedure and awarding a contract for online election to an external agency will be decided by managing committee.

• • • 8. If there is no application for one or more posts, it can be invited from members present at annual general body meeting and otherwise fulfilling eligibility criteria for the particular post.

• • • 9. a) The Managing committee will appoint an election commission of three past presidents of the society and their written acceptance will be taken by the Managing Committee. Out of them one will be the Chief Election officer and Returning Officer.

• • • b) They will conduct the elections and will give their results to managing committee in a sealed packet.

• • • c) Their decision will be final and is obligatory to managing committee, the general body and society and is irrevocable.

• • • d) The election commission will be for said particular election only.

• • • e) The election commission may take persons for their help in carrying out the function of election procedure but they will not be the members of the election body.

• • • 10) Only ratified life members of the society are eligible to vote.

• • • 11) Past presidents will not contest for any post except Representative to AIOS as member managing committee AIOS and editor JCOR, but can be nominated on any board or committee of MOS

Article –XII

FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT, 1stVICE–PRESIDENT and 2ndVICE– PRESIDENT

The President is head of the Society and will act on behalf of the society and will represent the society during his/her tenure. The President shall regulate the proceedings of the society and the Managing Committee. The President shall uphold the constitution and enforce the rules and regulation framed there under. He shall preside over all the functions of the society and meetings of the General Body and the managing committee. In the Absence of the President, the 1st Vice-President and in the absence of the 1st Vice-President, the 2nd Vice-President shall respectively officiate for him.

Article XIII

A) FUNCTIONS OF THE HONORARY SECRETARY AND HONORARY JOINT SECRETARY:

• • • 1) The Honorary Secretary shall manage all correspondence

• • • and shall keep the minutes of the society and committee meetings which will be read and confirmed at the following meetings respectively. He shall have charge of the office and keep a register of all papers communicated to him. He shall be responsible to the society for carrying out the

• • • resolutions of the society. All records shall be open to

• • • inspection by any member of the society.

• • • 2) Alldocuments,conventions,contractsshallbemadejointly

• • • by the Honorary Secretary, the President and the Honorary

• • • Treasurer.

• • • 3) All properties and documents of the society shall be under

• • • custody of the Honorary Secretary.

• • • 4) The Honorary Secretary may incur an expenditure in

• • • unforeseen circumstances which is not provided in the budget with permission of the President and Treasurer which will be confirmed in the next Managing Committee.

• • • 5) TheHonorarySecretarywillgivethenewmemberwelcome letter, certificate of membership of MOS, copy of constitution and identity card.

• • • 6) In the absence of Honorary Secretary, Honorary Joint Secretary will officiate for him.

• • • 7) He shall maintain a list of the members of the society and their addresses.

• • • 8) He will carry out all correspondence for MOS and will keep the record of the same.

B] FUNCTIONS OF THE ZONAL MEMBERS:

1) They should increase membership in their zone.

2) TheyshouldactaslinkbetweentheManagingCommitteeand the members in the respective zone. They can help the Secretary/Treasurer or Scientific Committee Chairman in

following ways.

a) A copy of application for workshop to be conducted under
the aegis of MOS, in their zone, should be sent to them.

b) They should recommend to the Managing Committee if the chosen hospital or venue is suitable for and fulfills the minimum requirement for conducting that specific workshop, if necessary, either of them should visit the
place.

c) Should help the local committee to get the speakers.

d) Atleastoneofthetwozonalmembersshouldbepresentat the workshop and be given chair as the representative of MOS

e) The Zonal Members should send a report of any scientific program that is held under the aegis of MOS to the President, Secretary and the Chairman Scientific Committee.

f) Zonal Members shall collect fees from their district body for annual affiliation to MOS and will give to Treasurer.

Article –XIV

FUNCTIONS OF THE HONORARY TREASURER AND JOINT TREASURER.

• • 1) TheHonoraryTreasurershallreceivemoneyduetotheSociety and shall make all payments in accordance with the rules formed by the Managing committee. He shall maintain an accurate account of all such transactions and every receipt given shall be signed by him. He will prepare a statement regarding the financial position of the Society jointly with Honorary Secretary which will be audited by the certified auditors and presented the same at the annual meeting of the General Body for adoption.

• • 2) The Honorary Treasurer shall prepare an annual budget of the Society in consultation with office bearers and place it before the Managing Committee for approval. This budget as approved by the Managing Committee shall be placed before the General Body for final sanction.

• • 3) The accounts shall be opened in a nationalized bank in the name of Society and will be operated by Honorary Treasurer with the joint signature of Honorary Secretary. In special circumstances the Managing Committee may empower the Joint Treasurer to operate the accounts with joint Signature of Honorary Secretary or joint Secretary.

• • 4) Shall maintain a list of members of the Society and their addresses. He will have the list of all movable and immovable property of the Society and financial documents.

Article –XV

FINANCES

• • • 1) The Financial year of the society will begin from 1st of April every year.

• • • 2) General Account:This account will include establishment account, subscription account, awards accounts, Scientific

• • • Committee account and editor Journal account. All these accounts shall be maintained by the Honorary Treasurer

• • • under separate heads.

• • • The General account will include all receipts and

• • • expenditure by way of:

• • • a) Subscription.

• • • b) Instruction course fee.

• • • c) Advertisement charges.

• • • d) The account may also include any surplus or deficit generated

• • • from meetings, conferences, symposiums etc. hosted by the

• • • Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society.

• • • e) Sale of any property belonging to the Society.

• • • f) Payments made towards holding of conferences, Workshops,

• • • instruction course, printing, stationery and postage etc. for

• • • efficient work of the society and office.

• • • g) Anyotherincomeoradditionaldonationsmaybeaddedtothis

• • • fund at the discretion of the Managing Committee with the approval of the General body.

3) RESERVE FUND:

a) All life membership subscription will go to the reserve fund. Only the interest from this will be transferred to the general fund.

b) Anyotherincomeoradditionaldonationsmaybeaddedtothis fund at the discretion of the managing committee with the approval of the general body.

Article –XVI

ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

1) A) The Honorary Secretary will arrange to hold annual conference in October or November every year. The venue of the conference shall be recommended by the Managing committee and approved by General Body. In unforeseen situation, the President will take a decision in consultation with managing committee of MOS for change of venue.

B) I) In circumstances whenever it is not possible to hold physical Annual Conference, General Body Meeting, Managing Committee meeting, or any meeting of any committee or CME then it can be held virtually or hybrid.

II) In such circumstances the Managing Committee will take the decision and it will be communicated to all members.

III) The decisions taken in such meetings will have the same weightage as those taken in physical meetings
IV) Recording of such meeting is mandatory.
V) All rules and regulations applicable for physical meetings will
be applicable to such virtual or hybrid meetings. However, when virtual meeting other than General Body is planned then the agenda, date, time and platform of meeting shall be circulated at least 1 week before the meeting.

2) Six months before the date of the conference a preliminary notice will be sent to every member by the Honorary Secretary MOS

3) The conference shall be organized on behalf of Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society by a committee jointly constituted by office bearers and 3 members from local organizing committee and shall abide by its constitution and bye-laws.

4) Preliminary notice will be sent to every member by the local organizing secretary not later than 3 months before the date of conference.

5) The conference will comprise of:

a) Symposiums on subjects will be decided by the scientific Committee. Orations and awards will be recommended by the scientific committee and approved by the Managing Committee

c) Scientific papers, demonstrations, films, exhibitions, instruction
courses, scientific posters, wet labs, workshops, Quiz or any other such activities as may be decided by scientific committee.

6) Fund collections for MOS conference will be joint responsibility of local body and MOS.

7) 10 % of registration charges and 20 % of trade, stall and sponsorship charges received by local organizing body will be given to MOS.
The percentage of subscription can be changed by Managing Committee and will be kept for approval of General body of MOS time to time if required.

Article: XVII

A) GENERAL BODY:

1) Life Members of MOS will constitute the General Body of the Society.

2) It shall govern the affairs of the Society through its elected office-bearers and committee.

3) It shall hold a General Body meeting during the conference, ordinarily to be held once a year.

4) Minimum of 15% of total members shall from the quorum.

5) Adjournedmeeting:Incasethequorumisnotpresentatthe start of the meeting, the meeting shall be adjourned for 15 minutes and shall be held on the same day at the same
venue with same agenda.

6) The adjourned meeting will not require any quorum.

7) Minimum of one month notice should be given to the members of the GENERAL BODY along with the agenda mentioning date, time and venue of the meeting.

B) SPECIAL GENERAL BODY MEETING:

1) A special general body meeting can be called by giving a notice of at least 15 days by any of the following for a specific purpose.

• • • I) The President

• • • Ii) On requisition signed by at least 2/3rd members of

• • • the Managing Committee.

• • • iii) On request signed by at least 75% members of the society.

2) Quorum will be as in case of General Body as defined in Article XVII A) 4), 5) and 6).

3) No other matters will be discussed in the meeting except the ‘‘specific purpose ‘’ for which the meeting is called.

Article XVIII

BYE – LAWS:

The Society under its constitution shall frame bye-laws for smooth functioning of the affairs of the society.

ARTICLE – XIX

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

1) The Managing Committee may recommend any amendment,
addition, alteration, deletion to the constitution provided that at least 30 days clear notice with the details of proposed amendment are given to the members of the society before the General Body meeting with Explanatory note for each amendment.

2) Anymembermayproposeanamendment,addition,alteration or deletion to the constitution giving a minimum of 60 days clear notice before the General Body meeting. The Proposed
amendment shall be submitted in writing and shall be duly seconded and signed by twenty other members of the society with explanatory note.

3)Quorum for amendment of constitution shall be the same as that for General Body Meeting. If approved by 2/3 majority of the members present at the General Body meeting then the amendment is deemed passed and will come to the effect from the date it is sanctioned by the charity commissioner at Sangli where the Society is registered.

Article – XX

AMENDMENTS TO THE BYE-LAWS

1) The Managing Committee may recommend any amendment, addition, alteration, deletion to the Bye -Laws with explanatory note. Provided that at least 30 days clear notice is given with the details of the proposed amendment, to the members of the Society, before the General Body meeting with explanatory note for each amendment.

2) Anymembermayproposeanamendment,addition,alteration or deletion to the Bye-laws giving a minimum of 60 days clear notice before the General Body meeting. The Proposed amendment shall be submitted in writing and shall be duly seconded and signed by twenty other members of the society with explanatory note.

3) Quorum for amendment of bye-laws shall be the same as that for General Body meeting.

4) Any amendment, addition, alteration or deletion in the bye- laws shall be made if approved by simple majority of the members present at the General Body Meeting. The minutes of this General Body Meeting shall be confirmed in the next GENERAL BODY. The bye-laws will come to effect from the date of confirmation of the minutes in the second GENERAL BODY.

Article XXI

DISSOLUTION OF THE SOCIETY:

If upon dissolution of the Society, there shall remain after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities ,any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among members of the Society or any of them, but shall be given or transferred to association or associations, institution or institutions having objects similar to any of the objects of the Society to be determined by the votes of not less than 3/5th of the member present personally or by proxy in a meeting at or before the time of the dissolution or in default thereof by any High court of judicature in its ordinary original jurisdiction of the state of Maharashtra.