Notification under Section 44(4) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (30 VI 1 T Sup)
The Registrar of Societies and District Registrar (Administration), Virudhunagar, issued notification reference number ந.க. எண். 3500/இ1/2019, signed on 16 March 2020 and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 22 July 2020. It declares 77 listed societies in the Virudhunagar registration district defunct and removes their names from the register because they did not file annual reports after an earlier notice and the stated three month period.
What the notification does
Notification reference number ந.க. எண். 3500/இ1/2019 was issued under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It applies to 77 societies registered in the Virudhunagar registration district.
The Registrar of Societies and District Registrar (Administration), Virudhunagar, states that:
- An earlier notice was published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 47 on 20 November 2019.
- Notices sent to the societies allowed a period of three months.
- The listed societies did not file their annual reports after that period expired.
- From 22 July 2020, the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, each listed society is treated as defunct.
- Each society's name is removed from the register of societies.
Societies covered
The list contains registration numbers, names and addresses for 77 organisations. Most listed registrations are from 2003, while the list also includes registration number 22/1977 and registration number 146/2000.
The affected organisations include:
- Women's self help groups and worker groups.
- Irrigation, watershed and village development associations.
- Traders', drivers', workers' and community associations.
- Educational, welfare, youth and public service organisations.
- Resident welfare, religious, cultural and recreational bodies.
Examples include the Virudhunagar Furniture Traders Association, Sivakasi Urban Women Development Society, The District Water Shed Development Agency, Virudhunagar, and several watershed associations in villages within the district.
Who should check the list
Members, office bearers and anyone dealing with a listed organisation should check its registration number and address against the Gazette list. The consequence stated in the notification is that the organisation is treated as defunct and its name is removed from the societies register.
Relevance to property matters
The notification concerns the registration status of societies. It does not record a transfer of land, change a property boundary or alter land classification. A property buyer or owner may still need to note it where a listed society claims to own, manage or deal with property, because the notification changes that society's status in the register.
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Common questions
When were the listed societies treated as defunct?
They were treated as defunct from 22 July 2020, when the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Why were the societies removed from the register?
The notification says they did not file annual reports even after an earlier Gazette notice and the expiry of the three month period stated in notices sent to them.
How many societies are covered?
The notification lists 77 societies registered in the Virudhunagar registration district.
Does the notification cancel or transfer any land title?
The notification deals with the registration status of societies. It does not state that any land title is cancelled or transferred.
