Notification of Defunct Societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975
The Tamil Nadu Government issued Notification ந.க. எண். 870/ஆ2/2021 in the Heads of Departments Notifications supplement to the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on April 6, 2022, removing 49 inactive societies from the societies register and treating them as dissolved from the publication date. The notification states that an appeal may be filed within one year of its publication under section 44(5) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
What the notification does
Notification ந.க. எண். 870/ஆ2/2021, issued by the Tamil Nadu Government in the Heads of Departments Notifications supplement on April 6, 2022, concerns societies found to be inactive under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It removes the names of 49 listed societies from the societies register under section 44(4).
The Tamil Nadu Government had previously published a notice about action against these societies in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 19, Part VI, Section 1 supplement, pages 1 to 4, on May 12, 2021. No objection to dissolution was received within three months, and no acceptable reasons or supporting evidence were provided.
Who is affected
Notification ந.க. எண். 870/ஆ2/2021 directly affects the 49 societies identified by registration number, year, name and address. They include residents' associations, traders' and workers' welfare associations, farmers' and irrigation associations, consumer bodies, vehicle operators' associations, voluntary organisations and educational or development societies, mainly at addresses in Erode district.
Property related bodies in the list include:
- கவிதா நகர் குடியிருப்போர் மற்றும் மனைப்பிரிவு பெற்றவர்கள் நலச்சங்கம், registration 7/2011.
- Several watershed associations registered in 2014.
- கீழ்பவானி கடை மதகு ஆயக்காட்டுதாரர்கள் சங்கம், registration 56/2014.
- கவிதா நகர் குடியிருப்போர் நலச்சங்கம், registration 61/2014.
- கடுக்காம்பாளையம் கசிவு கழிவு நீர் ஓடை பயனாளிகள் பாதுகாப்பு சங்கம், registration 58/2014.
The notification addresses the status of the listed societies. It does not state that any land title, ownership or property registration is cancelled or transferred.
Key provisions
Notification ந.க. எண். 870/ஆ2/2021 provides that:
- All 49 listed names are removed from the societies register.
- Each listed society is treated as dissolved from April 6, 2022, the publication date.
- The removal followed an earlier notice and a three month period in which no objection was received.
- An appeal may be made under section 44(5) within one year from publication.
- Readers should match both the society's registration number and its name and address when checking whether a particular organisation is included.
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Common questions
Does this notification cancel ownership of land held by a listed society?
The notification removes the listed societies from the societies register and treats them as dissolved. It does not state that land ownership or title is cancelled or transferred.
When were the listed societies treated as dissolved?
The 49 listed societies were treated as dissolved from April 6, 2022, the date the notification was published.
Why were the societies removed from the register?
An earlier notice concerning their inactivity was published on May 12, 2021. No objection to dissolution was received within three months, and no acceptable reasons or supporting evidence were provided.
Could a listed society appeal against its removal?
Yes. Notification ந.க. எண். 870/ஆ2/2021 states that an appeal could be filed under section 44(5) within one year from publication.
