Notification of Inactive Societies under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Notification Number 3690/இ1/2015 in the Tamil Nadu Gazette, Part VI, Section 1 Supplement, under Department Heads' Notifications on November 18, 2015. It identifies listed Madurai area societies as inactive because they had not filed prescribed annual returns for more than three consecutive years, and gives them three months from Gazette publication to prove that they are functioning. A society that fails to do so may be removed from the register and declared dissolved.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Notification Number 3690/இ1/2015 in the Tamil Nadu Gazette, Part VI, Section 1 Supplement, under Department Heads' Notifications on November 18, 2015. The notification concerns societies treated as inactive under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
Office records showed that the listed societies had not filed the prescribed annual returns with the Registrar for more than three consecutive years. On that basis, the office concluded that they were not functioning.
Who is affected
Notification Number 3690/இ1/2015 lists societies by serial number, registration number and year, name, and address. The entries cover residents' welfare associations, professional and trade groups, agricultural and irrigation associations, women's groups, youth organisations, educational groups, charitable bodies and development societies in the Madurai area.
Property related organisations in the list include:
- Madurai Property Developers Association, Registration Number 67/1997, at Kamaraj Nagar II Street, Tallakulam, Madurai.
- Several residents' welfare associations in places including Raj Nagar, Anbu Nagar, Railar Nagar, Pazhanichamy Nagar, Tahsildar Nagar and Sadasiva Nagar.
- Granite Association of Madurai, Registration Number 44/1997.
The notification concerns the registration status of these societies. It does not set out any change to individual land records or property ownership.
Key provisions
Notification Number 3690/இ1/2015 states that:
- The prescribed annual returns had not been filed for more than three consecutive years.
- The listed societies were therefore considered inactive based on office records.
- Each listed society had three months from the date of Gazette publication to provide evidence that it was functioning.
- If satisfactory evidence was not provided within that period, the society's name could be removed from the register.
- The society could also be declared dissolved under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
Relevance to property matters
A buyer, owner or professional relying on a listed residents' association, developers' association or other society should note that the notification questioned that organisation's active status. The source does not state whether any listed society later submitted evidence, remained registered or was ultimately dissolved.
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Common questions
Does the notification cancel the registration of every listed society immediately?
No. It gives each listed society three months from Gazette publication to provide evidence that it is functioning. Removal from the register and dissolution may follow if the society fails to do so.
Why were the societies treated as inactive?
Office records showed that the prescribed annual returns had not been filed with the Registrar for more than three consecutive years.
Is the Madurai Property Developers Association included?
Yes. Madurai Property Developers Association is listed with Registration Number 67/1997 and an address at Kamaraj Nagar II Street, Tallakulam, Madurai.
Does the notification show whether a listed society was ultimately dissolved?
No. It records the proposed consequence if evidence of functioning was not provided within three months, but the source does not give the later outcome for any society.
