Section 40

a member or subscriber or person claiming through a member or a subscriber or under the rules of a registered society and the society or an office-bearer of the society;

and

any person aggrieved who has ceased to be a member of a registered society or any person claiming through such person aggrieved, and the society or an office-bearer of the society, shall be decided in the manner directed by the rules of the registered society; and the decision so given shall be binding and conclusive on all parties without appeal, and shall not be removable to any court or restrainable by injunction; and application for the enforcement of the decision may be made to a Sessions Court.

The parties to a dispute involving a registered society may by consent refer the dispute to the Registrar.

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The Registrar to whom a dispute is referred shall either by himself or by any Assistant Registrar, hear and determine the dispute and shall have power to order the expenses of determining the dispute to be paid either out of the funds of the society or by such parties to the dispute as he may think fit; and his determination or order shall have the same effect and be enforceable in the same manner as a decision made in the manner directed by the rules of the society.

The Registrar or Assistant Registrar to whom a dispute is referred may administer oaths and may require the attendance of all parties concerned and witnesses, and the production of all books and documents relating to the matter in question.