Notification regarding cancellation of registration of defunct societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975
The Registration Department's District Registrar and Registrar of Societies, Kanchipuram, issued Notification N.Ka.No. 5620/E1/2013 dated 6 June 2014, cancelling the registration of 52 societies that had not filed required reports for more than three years. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 2 July 2014, the notification allows a listed society to appeal to the head of the Registration Department within one year from publication.
What the notification does
Notification N.Ka.No. 5620/E1/2013, issued by the Registration Department's District Registrar and Registrar of Societies, Kanchipuram, removes 52 societies from the register under section 44(4) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. The cancellations were published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 2 July 2014.
The notification concerns societies located mainly in Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur areas. The list gives each society's serial number, registration number and year, name and address. Registrations in the list range from 1968 to 2008.
Why the registrations were cancelled
The District Registrar and Registrar of Societies records the following process:
- The listed societies had not filed the reports required under section 16(3)(b) for more than three years.
- They were treated as defunct societies under section 44(3).
- Two notices were sent to them.
- A third notice was sent under reference N.Ka.No. 2229/E1/2013 dated 22 April 2013.
- No filing was made for more than three months after the third notice.
- Their registrations were therefore cancelled under section 44(4).
The list includes welfare associations, women's development societies, village forest councils, residents' associations, religious organisations, rural development societies, health organisations and other registered bodies.
Who may be affected
Notification N.Ka.No. 5620/E1/2013 directly affects the 52 societies named in its schedule and people acting through those societies. Anyone dealing with a listed society should be aware that the notification records its registration as cancelled.
The notification does not change land use, land classification, ownership records or property registration requirements. Its relevance to a property transaction is limited to situations where a listed society claims to own, sell, manage or otherwise act in relation to property.
Appeal provision
A society included in the cancellation list may appeal under section 44(5) to the head of the Registration Department. The appeal must be made within one year from publication of the notification.
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Common questions
Does this notification cancel any land patta or property registration?
No. The notification cancels the registration of 52 societies. It does not state that any patta, land title or property registration is cancelled.
Why were the societies removed from the register?
The listed societies had not filed required reports for more than three years and made no filing for more than three months after a third notice.
Can a society named in the list challenge the cancellation?
Yes. A listed society may appeal under section 44(5) to the head of the Registration Department within one year from publication of the notification.
How many societies are covered by the notification?
The schedule identifies 52 societies by registration number and year, name and address.
