Notification under Section 44(3) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (No. 608/E2/2011)
The Tamil Nadu Government, through the Heads of Departments Notifications section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published Notification Number 608/E2/2011 on 28 September 2011, proposing to dissolve listed societies registered in the Central Chennai registration district. The societies had not filed required reports for more than three financial years and were given three months from publication to provide proper grounds about their functioning, failing which their names would be removed from the register and they would be dissolved.
What the notification does
Notification Number 608/E2/2011, published by the Tamil Nadu Government through the Heads of Departments Notifications section on 28 September 2011, concerns societies registered in the Central Chennai registration district. It was issued under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
The notification records that the listed societies had failed to file reports required under the Act for more than three financial years. It therefore announces a proposal to remove their names from the societies register and dissolve them.
Opportunity given to the societies
Notification Number 608/E2/2011 gives each listed society an opportunity to provide proper grounds concerning its functioning.
Key provisions are:
- The response must be made within three months from the date the notification was published.
- The response must provide proper grounds about the society's functioning.
- If no proper grounds are provided within that period, the society's name will be removed from the societies register.
- Removal from the register will be followed by dissolution of the society.
The publication is a proposed dissolution notice and final warning. It does not state that every listed society had already been dissolved on 28 September 2011.
Societies and property owners affected
Notification Number 608/E2/2011 applies only to the societies identified by registration number, name and address in the attached list. The list includes welfare societies, trade and employee associations, educational bodies, religious groups, owners' associations and occupants' associations.
Property-related bodies named in the list include:
- Spring Field Court Association, Anna Nagar.
- Estorodo Owners and Occupants Association, Nungambakkam High Road.
- Athreyapuram Subiksha Plot Owners Association, Choolaimedu.
- Gokul Towers Plot Owners Association, C. P. Ramasamy Road.
- G. G. Complex Occupants Welfare Association, Anna Salai.
- Padavattamman Industrial Estate Owners Association, Padi.
A buyer, owner or occupier dealing with a named association should note that the notification concerns the association's continued registration. The notification does not state that land ownership, flat ownership or an individual member's property title is transferred or cancelled.
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Common questions
Were the listed societies dissolved immediately on 28 September 2011?
No. The notification proposed dissolution and gave the listed societies three months from publication to provide proper grounds about their functioning.
Why were the societies proposed for dissolution?
They had not filed the reports required under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, for more than three financial years.
What happens if a listed society does not respond in time?
Its name will be removed from the societies register and the society will be dissolved if proper grounds are not provided within three months from publication.
Does the notification cancel ownership of a flat or plot?
The notification addresses the registration and possible dissolution of listed societies. It does not state that any flat, plot or land ownership is cancelled or transferred.
