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W.P.Nos.47022 of 2025 and 1694 of 2026

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated :28.01.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA

W.P.Nos.47022 of 2025 and 1694 of 2026

Tamil Nadu Soft Tennis Association,

Represented by its Secretary,

D.Mouneshwari,

No.34, Vaikundapuram,

Nungambakkam,

Chennai-600 034. … Petitioner in both petitions

Vs

The District Registrar,

Registrar of Societies Central,

Chennai-600 014 ...Respondent-1 in both petitions

The District Registrar,

Registrar of Societies Central Chennai,

Chennai 600 014. ...Respondent-2 in both petitions

(R2 impleaded as per order

dated 28.01.2026 in W.M.P.Nos.2039

and 3145 of 2026)

Prayer in W.P.No.47022 of 2025 : Writ Petition filed under Article 226

of the Constitution of India seeking Writ of Mandamus, directing the

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respondent to register the executive committee of the Tamil Nadu Soft

Tennis Association considering the representation given by the

petitioner to the respondent dated 13.03.2019.

Prayer in W.P.No.1694 of 2026: Writ Petition filed under Article 226

of the Constitution of India seeking Writ of Mandamus, directing the

respondent to cancel the Form VII and consider the petitioner’s

representation dated 29.12.2025

For Petitioner : Mr.STR Ajay Sharma

in both WPs

For Respondent-1: Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu

in both WPs Government Advocate

For Respondent-2

in both W.Ps : Mr.T.R.Rajaraman

for M/s.K.Priya

ORDER

These writ petitions have been filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus, directing the

respondents to register the Executive Committee of the Tamil Nadu

Soft Tennis Association and to cancel the Form VII based on the

petitioner’s representations dated 13.03.2019 and 29.12.2025.

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2. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner-Association is

registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. The

election to the Executive Committee was validly conducted in

accordance with the by-laws by the competent authority, namely the

Secretary and the duly elected Executive Committee was forwarded for

registration. However, the Registrar of Societies refused to register the

same on the ground of existence of two factions, relying upon a rival

list submitted by an unauthorised person. The petitioner would further

submit that such refusal is arbitrary, contrary to the by-laws and the

Act, especially when the dispute relating to the Association is already

the subject matter of O.S.No.135 of 2024.

3. It is brought to the notice of this Court that, with reference to

the very same relief, a suit had been filed in O.S.No.135 of 2016 by the

petitioner-Association, represented by the elected representatives

against the person who claims to be the Secretary of the Association

and others, on the file of the II Additional District Judge at Salem. The

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relief claimed in the above suit is as follows:-

a) declaring that the plaintiffs 2 to 20 are the duly

elected members of the governing body of the 1st plaintiff;

b) restraining the defendants- 1 to 9 by means of a

permanent injunction from in any manner interfering with the

functioning of the plaintiffs 2 to 20 as the governing body of

the 1^st plaintiff;

c) declaring that the defendants 1 to 9 are not duly

elected members of the Executive Committee of the 1^st plaintiff

society;

d)restraining the defendants 1 to 9 by means of a

permanent injunction from in any manner functioning as the

governing body of the 1^st plaintiff society:

d) awarding costs of the suit.

4. The Annual General Body Meeting in which the

petitioner’s faction has elected the office bearers and the election

conducted by the respondents’ faction, is the subject of the above suit

and this Court by order dated 19.12.2024