Notification on Removal of Defunct Societies, N.K. No. 6897/A2/2010

What the notification does

The Tamil Nadu Government published the Heads of Departments notification, N.K. No. 6897/A2/2010, in the Tamil Nadu Gazette dated June 3, 2015. It records the removal of the listed societies from the register under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.

The notification states that these societies had not filed annual returns with the Periyakulam District Registrar's Office for more than three years. A notice seeking explanations was published in the Tamil Nadu Gazette dated March 18, 2015. More than two months passed without the office receiving an explanation or the outstanding annual returns, so the societies were treated as defunct and their names were struck from the register.

Who is affected

The notification directly affects every society identified by its registration number, name and address in the published list. It is also relevant to members, office bearers and anyone dealing with a listed society.

For a property buyer, owner or professional, the notification matters if a society in the list claims to own, sell, lease, manage or otherwise deal with property. The document itself only records removal from the societies register. It does not identify particular land parcels or decide ownership of any property.

Key provisions

• The stated reason for removal is failure to file annual returns for more than three years.
• The Periyakulam District Registrar's Office received neither explanations nor annual returns after the earlier Gazette notice.
• Each affected society is identified through a registration number and year, together with its name and address.
• The list includes welfare bodies, farmers' associations, workers' organisations, community associations, recreation clubs, professional groups and rural development organisations.
• Locations appearing in the list include Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam, Bodinayakkanur, Cumbum, Chinnamanur, Andipatti, Usilampatti and other places in the Madurai and Theni areas.
• Examples include The Rural People's Welfare Federation, Rural Rehabilitation Centre, Integrated Rural Development Society, Gudalur Farmers Welfare Association and Cardamom Planters, Actionness and Traders Association.

Practical relevance

Anyone relying on a listed society's registration should compare its exact name, registration number, year and address with the Gazette table. The notification does not provide information about later restoration, a change of status or the treatment of property held by a removed society.