Notification on Dissolution of Societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act
The Tamil Nadu Government, in the Gazette section titled Notifications by Heads of Departments, published Letter Number 4092/E/2012 on October 10, 2012, concerning dissolution of societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It lists registered societies that had not filed annual returns for several years. The source does not state that it amends or supersedes another document.
What the notification covers
The Notification on Dissolution of Societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act was published by the Tamil Nadu Government under Notifications by Heads of Departments. The source does not identify a more specific department or officer.
Letter Number 4092/E/2012 concerns action under section 44(3)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. Its stated basis is that the listed societies had not filed annual returns for several years under section 16(3).
Who may be affected
The Notification on Dissolution of Societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act directly concerns the societies included in the published list. It may also matter to members, office bearers, creditors, buyers and professionals dealing with assets or transactions involving one of those societies.
For a property buyer, the document is relevant only where a listed society claims to own, sell, manage or otherwise deal with the property. The notification itself does not identify land, survey numbers, title deeds or property transfers.
Key provisions and information
The Gazette notification:
- identifies each society by a serial number;
- gives its registration number and registration year;
- provides the society's name and recorded address;
- states that the societies had failed to file annual returns for several years;
- places the list in the context of dissolution under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
The supplied extract includes societies registered in 1973, 1974, 1980 and 1981. Examples include Silver Star Recreation Club, Major Ports Sports Control Board, Tamil Nadu Adi Andhra Maha Sabha, M.R. Nagar Welfare Association, National Council of Women in India Tamil Nadu and Peoples Welfare Association. Addresses shown are mainly in Chennai and nearby areas such as Ponneri, Gummidipoondi, Ambattur, Manali and Tiruvottiyur.
Practical significance for property dealings
Letter Number 4092/E/2012 should be reviewed when a transaction involves a society appearing in the list. The supplied text does not confirm the ownership of any property, the authority of any person to sign for a society, or a separate effective date for dissolution. Those matters are not determined by the information reproduced in the source.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change ownership of any land?
No land, survey number, title deed or ownership transfer is identified in the supplied text. The notification concerns societies that had not filed annual returns for several years.
Does inclusion in the list mean that a society was already dissolved?
The source describes the publication as a notification concerning dissolution under section 44(3)(b). The supplied extract does not separately state the final procedural result or an effective dissolution date for each listed society.
What details are provided for each listed society?
The list provides a serial number, registration number and year, society name and recorded address.
Why could this matter when buying property from a society?
It may matter if the seller or property manager is one of the listed societies. The notification records prolonged failure to file annual returns, but it does not establish property title or signing authority.
