Notification under Section 44(3)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (38 VI 1 T Sup v2)
The Tamil Nadu Government published Notification N.K. No. 4270/E2/2016 in the Heads of Departments Notifications supplement to the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 20 September 2017. It warns that the 57 listed societies will be removed from the societies register if they do not provide a satisfactory explanation within three months from the date of Gazette publication.
What the notification does
Notification N.K. No. 4270/E2/2016 was published by the Tamil Nadu Government in the Heads of Departments Notifications supplement to the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 20 September 2017. It was issued under Section 44(3)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1975.
The notification gives the listed societies an opportunity to explain why their names should not be removed from the societies register. Removal is conditional, not immediate.
Key provisions
- The notice identifies 57 societies by serial number, registration number, year, name and address.
- The listed registrations are from 1993.
- Each listed society has three months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette to provide a satisfactory explanation.
- If a satisfactory explanation is not received within that period, the society's name will be removed from the societies register.
- The notice concerns registration of societies. Its stated action is removal of society names from the register.
Who may be affected
Notification N.K. No. 4270/E2/2016 directly affects the societies named in its schedule and the people responsible for managing them. The list includes residents' welfare associations, apartment and flat owners' associations, social welfare bodies, women's groups, youth organisations, traders' groups and other associations in and around Chennai.
Property related bodies on the list include Silam Apartments Owners Association, Periyar Nagar Residents Welfare Association, New Colony West Velachery Residents Welfare Association, Adwave Towers Flat Owners Welfare Association, Residents Welfare Association Cool Avenues, Sowmiya Nagar Residents Welfare Association and Sri Ganesh Residents Association.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
A property owner or buyer may need to check the schedule if a building, layout or neighbourhood association connected with the property was registered under one of the listed names. The notification does not itself describe any transfer, cancellation or change of ownership of land or a flat. Its stated consequence is removal of the listed society's name from the societies register when no satisfactory explanation is received within the allowed period.
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Common questions
Were the listed societies removed immediately on 20 September 2017?
No. The notification says removal would occur only if a satisfactory explanation was not received within three months from Gazette publication.
How can I tell whether my residents' association is covered?
Compare its registered name, registration number and address with the schedule. The notification lists 57 societies and gives those identifying details.
Does the notification cancel ownership of a flat or land?
The notification does not state that any flat or land ownership is cancelled. Its stated action concerns removal of society names from the societies register.
What could a listed society do to avoid removal?
It could provide a satisfactory explanation within three months from the date the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
