1975ஆம் வருட தமிழ்நாடு சங்கங்கள் பதிவுச்சட்டம் பிரிவு 44(3)(b)-இன் கீழான அறிவிக்கை

What the notification does

The Tamil Nadu Government's Department Heads' Notifications published notification Na.Ka. No. 5365/A2/2021 on February 2, 2022, under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. It records that an office letter dated July 18, 2020, asked the listed societies whether they were functioning, but no reply was received.

The notification gives the societies a final opportunity to respond. If a satisfactory explanation is not received within three months from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, their names will be removed from the societies register.

Who is affected

Notification Na.Ka. No. 5365/A2/2021 lists 57 societies, mainly located in Villupuram and surrounding places. The affected organisations include:

• Workers', drivers', teachers', traders' and employee welfare associations.
• Women's development, tailoring and welfare groups.
• Health societies and patient welfare societies connected with government health centres.
• Agricultural, horticultural, groundwater recharge and watershed organisations.
• Educational, social service, cultural, religious and youth organisations.
• The V.G.P. Nagar (East) Residents Welfare Association.
• The Villupuram District Tamil Thai Nadu House, Plot and Land Agents Welfare Association.

Each entry provides the society's registration number and year, name, contact person where given, and address.

Key provisions

• The societies had not responded to the office letter asking whether they were functioning.
• The response period is three months from the date of Gazette publication.
• A society must provide a satisfactory explanation within that period to avoid removal.
• If no satisfactory explanation is received, the society's name will be removed from the societies register.
• The notification proposes removal. It does not state that the listed societies had already been removed when the notice was published.

Relevance to property matters

Notification Na.Ka. No. 5365/A2/2021 does not change land ownership, property title, land use or registration of property transactions. A property buyer, owner or professional may still need to note it if dealing with a listed residents' association, groundwater beneficiary association, agricultural organisation, or house, plot and land agents' welfare association, because that organisation's registration status may be affected.