Notification under Section 44(4) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (9 VI 1 T Sup v3)

What the notification does

The Notification under Section 44(4) of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 records action against a list of registered societies. It states that an earlier notice was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on September 12, 2012, and that no reason opposing the proposed action was received within three months.

As a result, the names of the listed societies were removed from the register. Upon publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, each listed society is treated as dissolved.

Who is affected

The Notification under Section 44(4) directly affects:

• Every society identified in the schedule by registration number, year, name and address.
• Members of any listed society.
• Creditors who have lent money to any listed society.
• Anyone checking whether one of the listed organisations continues to have registered society status.

The schedule includes societies registered in 2004 and 2005, with addresses mainly in Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram districts. It covers welfare associations, development organisations, residents' groups, trade and worker associations, educational societies, youth groups and other organisations.

Key provisions

Proceedings Number 2124/A2/2012 provides that:

• The listed societies were removed from the register because no opposing reason was received within three months from publication of the earlier notice.
• Each listed society is treated as dissolved when the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
• A listed society, any member, or any creditor who considers themselves affected may appeal to the Inspector General of Registration, Chennai.
• The appeal must be made within one year from the date of publication of the notification.
• If a society is not restored to the register within that period, if no appeal is filed, or if an appeal is rejected, the society must not function.
• In those circumstances, the society's registration is treated as cancelled and the provisions of Section 39 apply.

Relevance to property matters

The Notification under Section 44(4) concerns the registration and dissolution status of societies. It does not set out a land classification, ownership change or land use change. Its practical relevance arises when a property transaction or document involves a listed society, because the notification states that the society is dissolved and, unless restored through the stated process, must not function.