Representative capacity allows societies to sue or be sued in officers' names, subject to internal nomination and appointment. A registered society may sue or be sued in the name of its president, chairman, principal secretary, or trustees as determined by its rules, or, if unspecified, in the name of persons appointed by the governing body; additionally, a claimant may sue those specified officers directly if the governing body fails to nominate another officer or person to be the defendant.
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Representative capacity allows societies to sue or be sued in officers' names, subject to internal nomination and appointment.
A registered society may sue or be sued in the name of its president, chairman, principal secretary, or trustees as determined by its rules, or, if unspecified, in the name of persons appointed by the governing body; additionally, a claimant may sue those specified officers directly if the governing body fails to nominate another officer or person to be the defendant.
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