Notification under section 44(3) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (20 VI 1 T Sup)
The Tamil Nadu Government published Notification Reference Number 518/E2/2011 in the Heads of Departments section of the Tamil Nadu Gazette on 1 June 2011. It proposes to dissolve 60 listed societies that had not filed required statements for more than three financial years, unless proper grounds about their functioning were provided within three months from publication.
What the notification does
Notification Reference Number 518/E2/2011, published by the Tamil Nadu Government in the Heads of Departments section of the Tamil Nadu Gazette on 1 June 2011, concerns societies registered in 1995. It gives notice that 60 listed societies are proposed for dissolution because they had not filed required statements with the Registrar for more than three financial years.
The notice was issued under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It is a proposed action rather than a statement that the societies had already been dissolved on the publication date.
Who is affected
Notification Reference Number 518/E2/2011 directly affects the societies identified by registration number, name and address in the published table. The entries include residents' welfare associations, traders' associations, women's groups, educational bodies, social welfare organisations, professional associations and other registered societies in Chennai.
Examples include:
- T.V.S. Avenue Public Welfare Association, registration number 37/1995.
- Stonedge Towers Owners Welfare Association, registration number 57/1995.
- The Madras City Roads and Taxpayers Association, registration number 43/1995.
- 100 Feet Road Traders Association, registration number 33/1995.
- Loyola Matriculation Higher Secondary School Association, registration number 9/1995.
Property buyers or owners may need to take note if a listed residents' or owners' welfare association is connected with their building or locality. The notification does not set land prices, alter land use or describe any change to individual property ownership.
Key provisions
Notification Reference Number 518/E2/2011 states that:
- The listed societies had failed to file the required statements with the Registrar for more than three financial years.
- The authorities proposed to dissolve those societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
- Proper grounds concerning a society's functioning had to be provided within three months from the date of publication.
- If proper grounds were not provided within that period, the society's name would be removed from the register of societies and the society would be dissolved.
- The table identifies each affected society by its serial number, registration number and year, name and address.
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Common questions
Were the listed societies dissolved immediately on 1 June 2011?
No. The notification announced a proposal to dissolve them. It allowed three months from publication for proper grounds concerning their functioning to be provided.
Why were these societies proposed for dissolution?
The notification says they had not filed the required statements with the Registrar for more than three financial years.
What would happen if a listed society did not respond within three months?
Its name would be removed from the register of societies and the society would be dissolved.
Does the notification change ownership or land use for properties connected with a listed association?
The notification addresses the registration and proposed dissolution of listed societies. It does not state that individual property ownership or land use is changed.
