JUDGMENT :

I.P. MUKERJI, J.

1. There is a sizable Chinese community in Kolkata. Almost all its members are permanently settled here. Their ancestors migrated to this city a long time ago. There is a specific area in the city where there is concentration of this community. It is called China town. You will find Chinese culture, tradition, food, religion and way of life in every corner of it. It is no wonder that these Chinese people wanted to educate their children in the Chinese tradition. In 1929, they started their own school Pei May Chinese High School in a small hut.

2. We do not know when the association was born but the Chinese Tannery Owners’ Association was founded by these Chinese people. This association, on 18th January, 1946 purchased a parcel of land of more than 3 and 1/2 bighas in Tangra, in China Town. It is numbered as premises No. P1 & 2 Iswar Mandal Lane, Kolkata-46. In 1950, the school shifted to this plot of land. This association was registered much later on 18th May, 1967 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961. The registered address was 6 New Tangra Road, Kolkata – 700046. This association has a memorandum. It mentions this school as its sister