13. Bright Future Welfare Association, an unincorporated association of individuals, entered into a statutory arrangement. A member contended that…

CA Intermediate · Corporate and Other Laws · MTP · September 2026
13. Bright Future Welfare Association, an unincorporated association of individuals, entered into a statutory arrangement. A member contended that it is not a "person" under the General Clauses Act, 1897 because it is not incorporated. Which of the following is correct?
(A) (a) The member is correct because only incorporated bodies are persons.
(B) (b) The association is a person only if it is registered under the Companies Act.
(C) (c) The association is a person since the term "person" under the General Clauses Act, 1897, includes any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not.
(D) (d) Only natural persons are covered under the term "person".

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Correct Answer: Option (C)

(c) The association is a person since the term "person" under the General Clauses Act, 1897, includes any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not.

Topics: The General Clauses Act, 1897

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