Notification of Non-functioning Societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975
The Kanchipuram District Registrar (Administration), in notification reference Na.Ka.No. 5628/E1/2012 dated 12 February 2013, published a list of 84 societies that had not submitted required filings despite repeated notices. Published in the Heads of Departments section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 13 March 2013, the notification concerns society registration compliance and does not announce any change to land ownership, classification or development rights.
What the notification does
The Kanchipuram District Registrar (Administration) issued notification reference Na.Ka.No. 5628/E1/2012 dated 12 February 2013. It was published in the Heads of Departments section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 13 March 2013.
The notification identifies 84 registered societies that had not made required filings with the District Registrar. It states that three notices had been sent to each society asking it to file, but no filing was made. A further notice was then issued under section 44(3)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, and more than three months passed without compliance.
Who is affected
The notification directly concerns the societies listed by registration number, name and address. The list includes welfare associations, women’s groups, village development societies, religious and educational organisations, residents’ associations, forest councils and other registered bodies in places including Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Tiruttani, Pallipet and surrounding taluks.
People connected with a listed society, including its office bearers, members or persons dealing with it, should check the society’s registration and filing position with the relevant registration authority.
Key points
- The list contains 84 societies.
- Each entry provides a society registration number and year, together with its name and address.
- The District Registrar records that three filing notices were sent without a response.
- A notice under section 44(3)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 was also sent.
- More than three months had elapsed after that notice, with no filing made.
- The notification publishes the societies as non-functioning societies requiring Gazette notice.
- The text does not state that any property owned or occupied by a listed society is transferred, reclassified or released.
- The text does not alter patta, title, planning permission, land use or building rights.
Relevance to property checks
A property buyer or professional may need to investigate further if a listed society appears as an owner, seller, lessor, occupier or contracting party in property records. The notification alone does not determine ownership of any land, but it may indicate a compliance issue affecting the society involved in a transaction.
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Common questions
Does this notification cancel the land title of a listed society?
No such cancellation is stated. The notification concerns societies that did not make required filings and does not announce any change to land title.
How many societies are listed?
The notification lists 84 societies by registration number, name and address.
Why were these societies included in the Gazette?
The District Registrar states that three filing notices were sent without compliance, followed by a notice under section 44(3)(b). More than three months then passed without the required filing.
Should I check this notification when buying property from a society?
Yes, if the society involved in the transaction appears in the list. The notification does not decide property ownership, but it records that the society had not complied with filing notices.
