Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Society Registration: Change in Committee Member: Citizen Portal User Manual
The Society Registration: Change in Committee Member: Citizen Portal User Manual is official guidance issued by the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, dated 2019. It explains how a citizen can use the online portal to report a change in a society's committee membership, generate Form VII, pay the applicable amount and check the request status.
What the manual covers
The Society Registration: Change in Committee Member: Citizen Portal User Manual was issued by the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, 100, Santhome High Road, Chennai, and is dated 2019. It provides step by step portal instructions for citizens applying to record a change in the committee members or members of a society. It is user guidance and does not set out land ownership rules, fee amounts or legal requirements beyond the information requested by the portal.
Who may need it
The citizen portal procedure is relevant to a person responsible for submitting a society's committee membership change. A property buyer or owner would use it only if involved in managing a society and required to report such a change through the registration portal.
Application process
The Inspector General of Registration and Stamps portal procedure requires the applicant to:
- Log in using a username and password.
- Select Registration, then Society Registration, followed by Change in Committee Member or Member.
- Review the automatically populated registration number, society name, registration date and formation date.
- Select the dates of the general body meeting, notice and change.
- Select who presents the application and the meeting type.
- Enter the number of members who signed the minutes of meeting and provide details of the change.
- Add the new committee member and select the nature of change, member type and member name.
- Review the basic fee details and save the file details.
Submission, Form VII and payment
The citizen portal displays an acknowledgement after successful submission. The applicant should retain the application name, application date and application number for future reference.
The portal then allows the applicant to:
- Generate and download Form VII as a PDF.
- Select the applicant type, applicant name and office name.
- Review automatically populated address and applicant details.
- Review the service description and submit the application.
- Choose online or offline payment at the payment gateway.
- Accept the terms and conditions before making an online payment.
Tracking the request
The citizen portal allows the applicant to view the request status under Status. The manual does not provide a processing period or describe the authority's decision process.
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Common questions
What information is filled automatically when I start the application?
The portal automatically populates the registration number, society name, date of registration and date of formation. It also populates address and applicant details after the relevant applicant selections are made.
Do I need to provide details of the society meeting?
Yes. The portal asks for the general body meeting date, notice date, change date, meeting type, number of members who signed the minutes and details of the change.
Can I download Form VII through the portal?
Yes. After successful submission, the portal provides an option to generate Form VII and download the PDF.
Can I check the status of my committee member change request?
Yes. The citizen can view the request status under the Status section of the portal.
