Notification under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (42 VI 1 T Sup)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Heads of Departments Notifications in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published Notification N.K. No. 4270/E2/2016 on October 26, 2016, proposing to remove the listed societies from the register under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. A listed society must provide a satisfactory explanation within three months from the Gazette publication date to avoid removal.
What the notification does
Notification N.K. No. 4270/E2/2016, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu in the Heads of Departments Notifications section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on October 26, 2016, gives notice that named societies may be removed from the register of societies. Removal is proposed if the societies do not provide a satisfactory explanation within three months from the date of Gazette publication.
The notification was issued under section 44(3)(b) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, identified in the document as Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1975.
Who is affected
The notification directly affects the societies identified by registration number, registration year, name and address. The supplied list contains entries numbered 1 to 71, mainly involving societies registered in 1980 and located in Chennai and surrounding areas.
The organisations include:
- Residents, civic welfare, hut dwellers and plot owners associations.
- Recreation, cultural, youth and fine arts organisations.
- Traders, workers, drivers and professional associations.
- Religious, educational and social service societies.
- Associations serving particular neighbourhoods, colonies and communities.
Examples relevant to property owners and residents include The Muniswarar Plot Owners Society, Lakeview Avenue Civic Welfare Association, Thirunagar Welfare Association, Nandeeswarar Temple House Residents Association and V.O.C. Nagar Residents Association.
Key provisions
- The proposal applies only to the societies specifically listed in the Gazette notification.
- Each entry provides a registration number and year, together with the society's recorded name and address.
- A listed society has three months from Gazette publication to provide a satisfactory explanation.
- If no satisfactory explanation is received within that period, the society's name will be removed from the register of societies.
- The notification describes a proposed removal process. It does not state that every listed society had already been removed when the notice was published.
Relevance to land and property
Notification N.K. No. 4270/E2/2016 does not state that land ownership, planning permission, land classification or an individual property title is changed. However, a buyer or owner dealing with a listed residents, plot owners or civic welfare association may need to consider whether that association remained registered after the notice process.
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Common questions
Was every society in the list removed immediately?
No. The notification says removal would follow if a satisfactory explanation was not received within three months from its publication in the Gazette.
How can I check whether my association is covered?
Compare its registration number, registration year, name and address with the entries in Notification N.K. No. 4270/E2/2016.
Does the notification cancel ownership of land held by a listed society?
The notification does not state that land ownership or property title is cancelled. It concerns possible removal of society names from the register of societies.
How much time did a listed society have to respond?
A listed society had three months from the date on which the notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
