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Bye Laws |
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Objects |
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To increase knowledge
of hip and knee joint in health and disease. |
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To promote highest level of professional
standard in patient care in disorders of hip and knee
joints. |
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To create optimum environment
to facilitate education research and treatment in the
surgery of Arthritic hip and knee joints. |
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To determine the optimal standard
for education of fellows in the surgery of Arthritic
hip and knee. |
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To promote members ethically. |
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To create a joint replacement
registry for the purpose of research. |
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| Section
A) |
Membership
There shall be five categories of membership of the
association: founder members, life members, members,
honorary members and corporate members. |
| Section B) |
Requirements
There will be basic requirement for all categories of
membership. |
| Section C) |
Contingency
Membership shall be contingent upon compliance with
the Bye Laws of Association. |
| Section D) |
Size
The size of the membership shall be unlimited, except
founder members. |
| Section E) |
Fees & Dues
Membership fee and dues will be determined by the executive
board from time to time. |
| Section F) |
Founder Members
Following are the founder members |
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| 01. |
Dr. J.A. Pachore
(Bombay) |
02. |
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
(Delhi) |
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Dr. Vikram Shah (Ahmedabad) |
04. |
Dr. Suryanarayan P. (Chennai) |
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Dr. Arun Mullaj (Bombay) |
06. |
Dr. S.K.S. Marya (Delhi) |
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Dr. Rajesh Maniar (Bombay) |
08. |
Dr. Sanjay Agarwala (Bombay) |
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Dr. S.V.Vaidya (Bombay) |
10. |
Dr. Surya Bhan (Delhi) |
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Dr. Harish Bhende (Bombay) |
12. |
Dr. A.V.Gurava Reddy (Hyderabad) |
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Dr. P. B. Bhosle (Bombay) |
14. |
Dr. H.P.C.Khincha (Bangalore) |
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Dr. P. K. Banerjee (Kolkatta) |
16. |
Dr. C.J.Thakkar (Bombay) |
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Dr. Parag Sancheti (Pune) |
18. |
Dr. Dimple R Parekh (Ahmedabad) |
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Dr. H.P.Balodia (Ahmedabad) |
20. |
Dr. Ajay Seth (Jabalpur) |
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Dr. Dilip Patel (Ahmedabad) |
22. |
Dr. Deepak Dave (Ahmedabad) |
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Dr. Chetan J.Unadkat (Bombay) |
24. |
Dr. Hemant Wakankar (Pune) |
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Dr. Rajasekearan (Coimbatore) |
26. |
Dr. Agrawal Shekhar (Delhi) |
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| Section G) |
Life Members |
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1.) Eligibility for life membership. |
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An orthopedic
surgeon living in India, who has interest and
knowledge of hip and knee joint in health and
/ or arthritic conditions, |
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He should have performed
at least 30 hip or knee replacements or osteotomies
around hip & knee in the past one year. |
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Potential member who
fulfils requirement and whose application has
been supported by two life members or one founder
members. |
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2.) Rights and duties of active
members. |
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| a) Can vote. |
| b) Can serve on committees. |
| c) Can hold official
post. |
| d) Must attend at
least every third meeting of association. |
| e) Must maintain good
professional and ethical standing in their community. |
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| Section H) |
Members |
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| a) Individuals who
are involved in and who have interest in the hip
& knee surgeries. |
| b) Members can be
promoted to Life member by executive board. (One
life member or one founder member signatures are
required). |
| c) Rights & Duties |
| i) Cannot
serve on executive board. |
| ii) Must
maintain good professional & ethical
standards in their community. |
| iii) Cannot
vote. |
| iv) Must
attend at least every third meeting of association. |
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| Section I) |
Honorary Members
Eligibility
Individual, whom association feels worthy of special
acknowledgement due to notable contribution in the field
of hip and knee disease. They may not attend scientific
meeting or pay dues or fees. They have no power to vote.
They cannot attend official business meeting. They need
not pay registration fees for scientific meeting. This
honorary membership is by invitation of executive board.
(Any member who is life member becomes Honorary at the
age of 65 yrs.) |
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| Section J) |
Corporate Members
Eligibility
Any corporate company who has active interest in maintaining
research activities in the field of hip & knee arthritis.
The drug related (pharma) and Biotechnology Company
can become member. The application will be screened
by research committee. The membership will be in the
form of diamond, gold and silver. Their contribution
of membership will be decided by executive board. At
present contribution will be diamond – 5lakhs,
Gold – 3lakhs and silver- one lakh. The priority
of research trial will be given to corporate members.
The membership is only for 3 years and it should be
renewed with repayment of membership fees. The amount
of membership fee will be decided from time to time
by research group. These members will have no right
to vote or hold any official post of this association.
Research committee will have right to review and renew
their membership fee in future. |
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| Section K) |
Selection of members
(for life members & members) |
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| a.) |
Potential
member who fulfils requirements and whose application
has been supported by two life members or one
founder member. |
| b.) |
Application will be
approved by executive board. |
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| Section L) |
Notification of Membership
All new members of all categories shall be notified
of their membership status by secretary of the association.
The copy of motto, byelaws, certificate & “MEMBERSHIP”
card will be issued by the secretary. |
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| Section M) |
Termination of Membership |
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| a) |
Member in good standing
may resign at any time and for any reason. |
| b) |
Members who have failed
to attend one of three consecutive annual scientific
meeting will automatically cease to be members. |
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Member whose conduct
has been objectionable enough to debar of membership
or registration to practice by State medical council
or Medial Council of India has been cancelled
will have their membership automatically terminated.
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Executive Board |
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Section A Composition
Total numbers shall not exceed 15. |
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| a.) |
Life member
of association who is member for more than 3 yrs
can apply for promotion to this category. |
| b.) |
Member’s name
should be nominated by nominating committee. |
| c.) |
Election will be held
by secret ballot in attendance or through web
site as will be decided by Executive board. |
| d.) |
The members at large
shall not be eligible for re-election to this
board. |
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Duties of Executive
Board |
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| 1.) |
Executive board shall
serve as the administrative authority of the association
and shall consider all its activities and determine
its policies. |
| 2.) |
Executive board shall
receive and consider the reports of committees
and review their activities and shall direct the
secretary. |
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| a.) |
Secretary
and Treasurer shall prepare an annual report
and review the work of
previous year. |
| b.) |
Executive board shall
meet at least once every year. |
| c.) |
Executive board will
decide all fees, annual dues of scientific
meeting. |
| d.) |
Executive board shall
review proposed scientific program of annual
meeting and may approve or disapprove of
such program. |
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Executive Board will
decide about the venue of the scientific
meeting –over the next 7 years meeting
should be in the following cities –Mumbai,
Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad
and Ahmedabad . After 7 years it will be
decided by the executive board as per requirement
of association. |
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Executive board will
deal with corporate ethically –To
coordinate with corporate bodies regarding
inventories which need to be maintained
at or supplied to even the smallest
set up. |
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Duties of the Office Bearers |
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The office bearers are- President,
1st vice president, 2nd vice president, 3rd vice president,
secretary and treasurer.
1) President |
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Will preside over
all the scientific meetings, functions and meetings
of executive Board. |
| b) |
He shall serve as
executive member. |
| c) |
He will be member
of all committees. |
| d) |
He shall fill up the
vacancies, subject to approval of executive board. |
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He shall be empowered
to act for the association in the event of any
contingency not covered by the Bye Laws. |
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Tenure 1 year. |
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Will alone address
the media on behalf of the association. |
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2) Ist Vice President. |
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Shall preside at meeting
of association or executive board meeting in absence
of president. |
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Shall assume duties
of president in the event of death, resignation
or incapacity of president. |
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Shall succeed as president
at the close of annual meeting of association. |
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Tenure 1year. |
| e) |
He shall serve as
executive member. |
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2nd Vice President |
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Succeeds 1st Vice
President in the event of death, resignation or
incapacity. |
| b) |
He will succeed to
office as 1st Vice President at closure of annual
meeting of association. |
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Tenure 1 year. |
| d) |
He shall serve as
executive member. |
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3rd Vice President |
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| a) |
Succeeds the 2nd Vice-
President in the event of death, resignation or
incapacity. |
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He shall succeed to
the office of 2nd Vice-President at the close
of the annual meeting. (Election is for 3rd Vice
President and candidate eligibility- He should
have served for at least three yrs in executive
board.) |
| c) |
He shall be elected
by members through ballot or website. |
| d) |
Tenure 1year. |
| e) |
He shall serve as
executive member. |
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3) Secretary |
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Shall carry all official
correspondence of association. |
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Keep all the records
of membership, association meetings, committee
meetings and executive board meetings. |
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Keep the roster of
members of attendance of all meetings. |
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Shall send out notices
of meetings to all the members of association
and shall conduct such other correspondence as
may be requested by president or by Executive
Board. |
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He shall be ex-officio
member of all committees |
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Shall present report
of activities of the association to the Executive
Board. |
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Shall notify all committee
members about their appointments. |
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Shall notify candidates
of their election to membership and will distribute
certificate of membership and copy of Bye Laws. |
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He will be supported
financially by association for secretarial help,
stationary, postage and other miscellaneous expenditure. |
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Tenure 3 years. |
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He shall serve as
executive member. |
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4) The Treasurer |
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Shall see that all
the funds, which are received, are deposited in
such a bank, which is approved by the executive
board. |
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Shall pay all bills
of association and keep the account of receipts
and expenditures. |
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Shall present financial
report at each annual executive board meeting. |
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Shall be custodian
of all saleable property of the association. |
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Shall prepare annual
budget of association. |
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Tenure 3 years. |
| g. |
He shall serve as
executive member. |
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COMMITTEES |
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A) Membership Committee. |
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Prepare application
form for membership and distribution. |
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Consider corporate
application for membership. |
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Investigate all credentials
and qualifications of applicants |
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Shall recommend candidates
for active membership to Executive board. |
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Applications, which
are rejected by the membership committee, are
subject to be reviewed by the executive Board. |
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Committee will consist
of one head of committee and two other members. |
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Tenure 2 years. |
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Head of the committee
is nominated by President and three vice Presidents. |
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B) Educational Committee
The committee shall consist of three active members
with one of them as head of the committee and their
term will be for two years. The head of the committee
is appointed by research committee. The other two members
will be elected.
Duties |
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Theme the program
for annual meeting and final approval by Executive
board. |
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Arrange and conduct
all aspects of annual meeting of association. |
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Plan and coordinate
the educational activities of association. |
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Shall lay down guidelines
for the format and content of the publication
of papers presented at scientific meeting. |
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Head of the committee
is nominated by President and three vice Presidents. |
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C) Nominating Committee |
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Nominating committee will prepare
Status of Candidates for election for the next annual
meeting. |
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Election will be
for 3rd Vice President & Committee members
(not Heads) |
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Composition consists
of three members with one as head of the committee. |
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Head of the committee
is nominated by President and three vice Presidents. |
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The committee tenure
will be for 2 years. |
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Duties |
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The nominating committee
will prepare a status of candidate for election
for next annual meeting. |
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Election will be
for |
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| 1. Third Vice-President |
| 2. Membership committee
member |
| 3. Educational committee
member |
| 4. Nominating committee
member |
| 5. Fellowship committee
member |
| 6. Legal Committee
member |
| 7. Secretary |
| 8. Treasurer |
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D) Members at large- |
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Members at large will make the
quorum complete. They have all right to vote in executive
board. They can only apply for any position in executive
board after three years. |
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E) Ad Hoc Committee |
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Ad. Hoc committee (i.e. Bye
law committee) may be appointed at the discretion of
the president or by the Executive board . |
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F) RESEARCH COMMITTEE |
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| 1. Dr.Surya Bhan-
Delhi |
| 2. Dr. J. A. Pachore
- Mumbai. |
| 3. Dr.Rajgopal- Delhi |
| 4. Dr.Vikram Shah
–Ahmedabad |
| 5. Dr.Surya Narayan
– Chennai. |
| 6. Dr.Banerjee –
Kolkata. |
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First five years the research
committee will function with above six members without
any change. |
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Members: The total number
of members should not exceed more than seven.Ex-officio
(after the term) the President automatically becomes
the member of the research committee. |
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Tenure: The tenure for
each member will be three years. Any member who
turns 65 will retire , even if he has not completed
his three years of tenure. |
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Appointment: After three
years a senior member who retires and his post
will be filled by mutual discussion between President
and three Vice Presidents. There will be no elections
for research committee posts. |
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Duties: |
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| a) Conduct/
audit trials prospective studies |
| b) Funding allocation |
| c) Corporate
funding and donation |
| d) Endorse all
monitory transactions as suggested by executive
board |
| e) Must meet
twice a year at least four members should
be present to complete the quorum |
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G) Fellowship Committee |
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There will be two types of fellowship
one will be a six weeks and second is three months.
The criteria for selection guidelines-Three years after
post graduation(M.S./D.N.B.), two life members references,
consideration will be given to those who have assisted
or seen or done joint replacement surgery. The candidates
who have facilities to perform or set up joint replacement
centers can be given priorities. The candidates will
be given 10,000/- per month as a stipend or as appropriate
at that time. It will be mandatory for a candidate to
submit a research paper to the committee chair and may
be presented at the research committee meeting or the
annual meeting. |
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H) Legal Committee: |
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This will look after the requirement
of the members regarding litigation pertaining to hip
and knee replacement surgery. It will also suggest possible
ways of protecting the members against litigation. This
will be done by formation of permanent legal cell in
future. |
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Finance |
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A) Accounts- |
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Financial year of
Indian Society of hip and knee surgeons shall
end on thirty first March every year. |
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The account duly audited
shall be presented to the executive board subsequently.
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Should not this be
possible for whatsoever reason the executive board
can on the request of the President defer consideration
of the accounts to the next executive board meeting. |
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B) Subscription- |
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Subscription in all forms viz.
membership fees, annual subscription to journal etc
shall be decided by the executive board. |
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C) Operating accounts- |
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The operating bank
should be nationalized bank |
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) All the accounts
should be operated by secretary, treasurer and
president. Any one person of the aforementioned
three can sign cheques up to the sum of Rs.Ten
thousand. Cheques from Rs Ten thousand to Twenty
thousand will require signature of two persons
of the aforementioned three. Cheques above Rs.
Twenty thousand will require signature of all
three aforementioned persons |
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Scientific Annual Meeting |
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| 1. |
Meeting should be
for about one and half day – and once a
year. |
| 2. |
Meeting should be
held by association only. The local chapter may
help the meeting but meeting will not be under
any local chapter. |
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No separate organization
to conduct scientific meeting. |
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Event manager should
be kept to reduce the burden of the organization.
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All the money should
go to organization. |
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The meeting will be
conducted by education committee. |
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There will not be
any presentation of mementoes during the meeting. |
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Attendance certificate
will be issued at end of the meeting. |
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There will not be
formal inauguration of the meeting. |
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Meeting will be opened
by president – president address –
5 min |
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To assist meeting
local organizer will be decided by the president
and three vice presidents. |
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No valedictory function |
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Venue, faculty, programme
will be decided by President , Three Vice Presidents
and Education committee |
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Business Meeting (executive
board and research committee) |
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This will be held
at least once a year. |
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The meeting will
be held at time of annual meeting. |
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The internal data,
research data, new policy will be discussed. |
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This meeting will
be attended only by executive members & research
committee. |
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Any Executive member,
Research committee member who fails to attend
three consecutive meetings will cease to be a
member of executive committee. |
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Amalgamation/dissolution: |
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Amalgamation or dissolution
of the trust will be done, only by sanction of a general
body meeting with at least 2/5th quorum. If no quorum
within fifteen minutes the meeting will be adjourned. |
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RULES AND REGULATIONS |
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It shall be lawful for the trustees
time to time to frame such rules and regulations for
the management and administration of the trust, its
institutions, and funds and its properties as they shall
think fit and alter or vary the same from time to time
and to make new rules and regulations provided the such
rules and regulations shall not be inconsistent with
the terms and intents of these presents. The trust hereby
declared and created shall be and shall remain irrevocable
from all times and the Settlor doth hereby release relinquish,
surrender and determine his rights or power if any which
may be regarded on having been reserved to her either
by these presents or otherwise howsoever to restore
to himself or to reclaim any interest in the trust and
the investments for the time being representing the
same or the income thereof TO THE INTENT that the trust
fund may be held by the trustees upon the trusts and
with the subject to the power ,provisions ,agreements
and declaration contained in these presents to the entire
exclusion of the Settlor and /or any benefit to the
Settlor by contract or otherwise. |
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