ETERNAL SOCIAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION is an incorporated Section 8 Not-for-Profit Company registered under the Companies Act, 2013, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
Corporate Identification Number (CIN): U86900GJ2026NPL177294
Statutory Charter: Articles of Association, POSH Act 2013, POCSO Act 2012 & Companies Act 2013.
Registered Office: 333, 3rd Floor, Rajhans Ornate, Parle Point, Surat, Gujarat, India – 395007
In accordance with the Memorandum & Articles of Association adopted under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Eternal Social Restoration Foundation recognizes four distinct, non-transferable categories of institutional association:
1. General Volunteer Member (Community Volunteer): Dedicated individuals contributing their personal time, professional skills, or community presence toward humanitarian outreach, social awareness campaigns, and field relief.
2. Panel Advocate & Legal Counsel (Advocate Counsel): Licensed legal practitioners enrolled with the State Bar Council rendering voluntary pro bono legal guidance, administrative drafting assistance, and pre-litigation dispute mediation.
3. Area Associate & Field Partner (District Partner): Regional coordinators responsible for community grievance intake, verifying local dispute facts, and liaising between rural/taluka citizens and the Foundation Secretariat.
4. Youth & Student Member (Student Fellow): College and university students actively organizing legal awareness camps, digital literacy drives, and child welfare initiatives.
Every member, regardless of tier or seniority, is bound by the Foundation’s core tripartite motto: JUSTICE • EQUALITY • DIGNITY.
Members shall treat every citizen, applicant, colleague, and community member with uncompromised courtesy and respect. The Foundation strictly prohibits discrimination, bias, or preferential treatment based on religion, caste, sub-caste, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, language, age, disability, geographic origin, or socio-economic standing.
All legal literacy, grievance intake, rights counseling, administrative mediation, and procedural guidance rendered by or through the Eternal Social Restoration Foundation are 100% free of charge to the public.
Members and empanelled professionals are strictly barred from: (a) Demanding, soliciting, or receiving any professional fee, consultation fee, filing expense, tip, commission, gift, or commercial reward from any applicant or beneficiary, and (b) Conditioning guidance upon commercial favors or personal reciprocity. Any violation of this rule will result in immediate expulsion and potential reporting to statutory bodies.
Advocates empanelled on the ESRF Legal Aid Panel remain bound by the Advocates Act, 1961, Bar Council of India Rules, and the statutory charter of the Foundation:
• Pro Bono Commitment: Empanelled advocates serve purely in an advisory, pro bono capacity to evaluate legal merits and guide vulnerable citizens.
• Ban on Commercial Conversion: Advocates are strictly prohibited from utilizing the Foundation’s platform, intake desks, or applicant contacts to solicit private clients or convert pro bono applicants into paid private clients.
• No Unilateral Representation: Panel advocates shall not file Vakalatnamas claiming institutional sponsorship or financial underwriting by ESRF without prior written approval from the Governing Body.
In strict adherence to Part K of the Foundation Constitution and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
• The Foundation maintains a strictly enforced Zero-Tolerance Policy towards any form of sexual misconduct, unwelcome physical contact, suggestive remarks, gender-based disparagement, or coercive conduct across all offices, field camps, counseling desks, and digital channels.
• An active Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) investigates all harassment allegations within strict 90-day statutory timeframes.
• Any member or volunteer found guilty of harassment or retaliatory behavior will face immediate termination of membership, permanent debarment, and mandatory reporting to State Police authorities for criminal prosecution.
In accordance with Part L of the Foundation Constitution, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007:
• Members and volunteers must exercise the highest duty of care when interacting with children and vulnerable seniors during community outreach or counseling.
• Strict Prohibition of Unmonitored 1-on-1 Contact: No member shall engage in unmonitored one-on-one meetings with minors behind closed doors.
• No Unauthorized Photography: Photographing or recording children or victims without verified written parental or guardian consent is strictly forbidden.
• Any volunteer observing potential child abuse or elder neglect is legally mandated to report the matter immediately to the Foundation’s Child Safeguarding Officer.
Under Part M of the Foundation Constitution, the Foundation enforces an absolute statutory bar on private financial dealings:
1. Strict Prohibition of Unauthorized Monetary Transactions: The Foundation does not authorize, encourage, or recognize any personal financial transaction, loan, borrowing, lending, private investment, monetary guarantee, or cash collection between its members, volunteers, office bearers, or beneficiaries. Any monetary transaction entered into by a member shall be deemed strictly a private personal matter undertaken entirely at their personal risk.
2. Absolute Institutional Non-Liability: The Foundation, its Directors, Governing Body, and executive officers bear zero liability for any financial default, recovery dispute, fraud, civil litigation, or criminal consequences arising from private member dealings.
3. Strict Trademark & Reputation Protection: No member is permitted to use the Foundation’s corporate name, CIN, logo, seal, digital ID, letterhead, or goodwill to solicit loans, collect private donations, or execute financial agreements without express written authorization signed by the Board of Directors. Misuse of the Foundation’s name for financial gain will attract immediate summary expulsion and criminal prosecution under Sections 447 and 448 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Members must strictly recognize and enforce the Foundation’s institutional boundary: ESRF does NOT intervene, mediate, or provide parallel assistance in active court cases.
No member is authorized to advise applicants to bypass judicial orders, interfere in ongoing court hearings, or represent the Foundation in sub-judice disputes before any judicial tribunal. Members must advise citizens with active court cases to seek relief exclusively through their retained private counsel or official District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA).
In strict compliance with Part J(2) and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023:
• Members must maintain strict confidentiality regarding all applicant records, identity proofs (Aadhaar, Voter ID), sensitive grievance details, and evidence files.
• Members are strictly prohibited from copying, retaining, photographing, forwarding, or sharing case files, evidence screenshots, or beneficiary personal information to third parties, private cloud storage, or social media networks.
• Breaches of applicant privacy will result in immediate debarment and statutory reporting to data protection authorities.
The Eternal Social Restoration Foundation is an independent, secular, and non-partisan social enterprise:
• Members must not use Foundation badges, digital credentials, letterheads, or events to promote political parties, electoral candidates, or sectarian agendas.
• No volunteer or member is authorized to issue press releases, speak to news media, or bind the Foundation in legal, contractual, or financial obligations without express written authorization signed by the Board of Directors.
The Foundation’s Governing Body enforces strict disciplinary mechanisms to protect institutional integrity:
• Inquiry Procedure: Any substantiated complaint regarding moral turpitude, financial solicitation, POSH/POCSO breach, or political misuse will result in immediate interim suspension of membership credentials.
• Right to Heard: The member will be served a formal Show-Cause Notice via registered email and given seven (7) business days to submit a written explanation.
• Summary Expulsion: If the explanation is rejected by the Disciplinary Committee, membership will be terminated permanently. The individual must immediately surrender all physical ID cards, official badges, and pending intake documentation to the Secretariat.
Submission of a membership application dossier or participation in volunteer drives does not confer any automatic, vested, or legal right to admission or renewal. The Governing Body reserves the sole and final authority to accept, reject, assign chapters, or discontinue any membership without being obligated to assign detailed reasons.
All membership terms, declarations, and internal disputes shall be governed strictly by the laws of India and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts in Surat, Gujarat, India.
Secretariat Address for Disciplinary & Membership Notices:
Eternal Social Restoration Foundation
333, 3rd Floor, Rajhans Ornate, Parle Point, Surat, Gujarat, India – 395007
Official Email: contact@esrfhelp.org | Helpline: +91 91061 03153
