Notification on Removal of Inactive Societies from the Societies Register
The Tamil Nadu Government, through its Heads of Departments notifications, published notification file number N.Ka. No. 4121/A2/2018 on 12 June 2019, proposing to remove 58 named societies from the societies register because they had not filed any reports for the previous three years. Each listed society had three months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette to provide an adequate explanation, failing which its name would be removed.
What the notification does
Notification file number N.Ka. No. 4121/A2/2018, published by the Tamil Nadu Government under the Heads of Departments notifications on 12 June 2019, concerns societies treated as inactive under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It gives the listed societies an opportunity to explain their failure to file reports before their names are removed from the societies register.
The notification was issued under section 44(3)(b) of the Act. It states that the societies had not filed any report during the previous three years as required under section 16(3)(b).
Who is affected
The proposal directly affects the 58 societies identified by registration number, year, name and address. The registrations shown range from 7/1956 to registrations made in 2012.
The list includes:
- Panchayat and village level federations.
- Federations of women's self help groups.
- Residents, community welfare and social service organisations.
- Farmers, transport owners, drivers and workers' associations.
- Sathyamangalam Real Estate Mediators Welfare Association, registration number 18/2012.
- Sathyamangalam Document Writers Welfare Association, registration number 35/2012.
Members, office bearers or persons dealing with any named society should verify whether the society submitted an explanation within the permitted period.
Key provisions
- Each named society had failed to file reports for the previous three years.
- The three month response period began when the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- A listed society could provide an appropriate explanation within that period.
- If no adequate explanation was received, the society's name would be removed from the societies register.
- The notification records a proposed removal process. It does not state that removal had already occurred on the publication date.
Relevance to property matters
Notification file number N.Ka. No. 4121/A2/2018 does not state that any land title, ownership, registration, planning status or land use classification is changed. Its relevance to a property buyer or professional is limited to dealings involving a listed society, including the named real estate mediators and document writers welfare associations.
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Common questions
Were the listed societies removed immediately on 12 June 2019?
No. The notification proposed removal if a society did not provide an adequate explanation within three months from Gazette publication.
Why were these societies proposed for removal?
The notification states that they had not filed any reports during the previous three years as required under section 16(3)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
Does the notification change ownership or classification of any land?
The notification does not state any change to land ownership, title, registration, planning status or land use classification. It concerns removal of named societies from the societies register.
Does the list include any property related associations?
Yes. It includes Sathyamangalam Real Estate Mediators Welfare Association, registration number 18/2012, and Sathyamangalam Document Writers Welfare Association, registration number 35/2012.
