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Murugesan v. the District Registrar (Societies)

Madras HC23 Jan 2026WP/181/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 1975 Section 9 Explanation undesirable name; registration of advocates association refused pending NOC; District Registrar (Societies) Coimbatore North; Coimbatore Document Registration Advocates Association; no objection from Coimbatore Advocates Association and Document Writers Association; Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus under Article 226; writ petition dismissed without costs.

What did the court decide?

Viewed in the context of Section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 (whose Explanation treats a name identical with or nearly resembling an existing society's name as undesirable), the impugned communication requiring no objection is in line with the statutory duties of the registrar, and there is no infirmity warranting interference. ¶26

Murugesan Vs the District Registrar (Societies) — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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WP No. 181 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 23-01-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY

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Murugesan S/o R. Maruthachalam, Residing at No 66, Sivavakkiyar Kudil, Maruthapuram, Coimbatore North taluk, Coimbatore District 641 046.

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..Petitioner

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The District Registrar (Societies), Coimbatore North, Railway Station Road, Coimbatore.

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..Respondent

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Prayer : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the impugned communication of the respondent in Na.Ka.no.5127/ A2 / 2025 dated 22.10.2025 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to process and register the association under the name of ‘nfhak;g[j;Jhh ; Mtzg;gjpT/ tHf;Fiu"h;fs ; r';fk;’ in English ‘Coimbatore Document Registration Advocates Association’ without insisting upon any NOC from any other Advocates’ Association or other association.

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For Petitioner: Mr. K.Vasanthanayagan For Respondent: Mrs.Akila Rajendran, Govt. Advocate

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ORDER

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The petitioner had applied for the registration of a society under the name ‘Coimbatore Document Registration Advocates Association’. In relation to the said request for registration, the respondent called upon the petitioner to obtain no objection from the Coimbatore Advocates Association and the Document Writers Association. The said communication is challenged in this writ petition.

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Ms.Akila Rajendran, learned Government Advocate, accepts notice for

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the sole respondent. On the basis of written instructions, she submits that the names of the 12 advocates could not be traced in the rolls of the Bar Council. In order to ascertain the genuineness, she submits that the impugned communication was issued. This contention is opposed by learned counsel for the petitioner on the ground that the reasons mentioned by learned Government Advocate on the basis of written instructions do not find place in the impugned communication. To that extent, he is correct.

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The Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975 provides that no

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society shall be registered by a name which, in the opinion of the registrar, is

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undesirable. The Explanation to the said Section 9 prescribes that a name which is identical with or nearly resembles the name of an existing society would be undesirable. The communication should be viewed in that context. If so viewed, it is in line with the statutory duties of the registrar. Therefore, I find no infirmity in the impugned order warranting interference. Consequently, the writ petition stands dismissed without any order as to costs.

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23-01-2026

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Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Neutral Citation : Yes/No kj

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The District Registrar (Societies), Coimbatore North, Railway Station Road, Coimbatore.

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