IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE P.T. ASHA State Lorry Owners Federation - Tamil Nadu Rep by its president C.Dhanaraj, No.3/312, Karur-Salem bypass Road, Auto Nagar campus, Vallipuram post, Namakkal -637 003.

..Petitioner(s)

Vs The District Registrar, Office of the District Registrar, Namakkal District -637 001.

..Respondent(s)

PRAYER : Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned order dated 29.12.2025 passed by the respondent in A.Thi.Mu.No.7309/e/2025 and to quash the same with consequential direction directing the respondent to register the amendments to the bye laws of the petitioner Federation in Rules 10 and 14(d) to (f) on re-

submission of the same by the petitioner within a time frame.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.Senthil S For Respondent(s): Mr.P.Harish, Government Advocate

ORDER

The petition has been filed to call for the entire records pertaining to the impugned order dated 29.12.2025 passed by the respondent in A.Thi.Mu.No.7309/e/2025 and to quash the same with consequential direction directing the respondent to register the amendments to the bye laws of the petitioner Federation in Rules 10 and 14(d) to (f) on re-submission of the same by the petitioner within a time frame.

2.The short facts which have culminated in the filing of this writ petition are set out hereinbelow.

2.1.It is the contention of the petitioner that the Lorry Owners Association had constituted themselves into the petitioner Federation on 25.06.1987. The federation was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, (hereinafter referred as “The Act”), on 14.07.1987 before the respondent. The petitioner federation is one of the largest associations consisting of lorry owners. They are spread all over the State of Tamil Nadu and at the present, there are 113 such associations affiliated to them.

2.2.The petitioner would submit that demands were made by various members of the associations that each and every member associations should participate in the election of 13 office bearers. It was also suggested that one member association should participate for only one post and accordingly, amendment to the bye-laws under Rules 14(d) to 14(f) were introduced by the petitioner federation in its Executive Committee Meeting convened on 15.09.2023. This was done in order to ensure the participation of every member associations in the election for 13 posts of the office bearers of the federation and taking into account the larger interest of welfare and representation of all member associations. Thereafter, the amendment was placed before the General Body Meeting of the Federation on 19.10.2023 under Agenda Item No.13, where it was unanimously approved and the amendment relating to the increase in the membership fees was prescribed in Rule 10 of the bye-law in the meeting convened on 22.12.2024 in Resolution No.10.

2.3.These amendments were filed before the respondent by the federation in compliance of Section 12 of The Act along with the annual return. The respondent had received the same and informed the petitioner federation that an additional sum of Rs.1,200/- was payable towards the amendment to the bye- laws along with a penalty of Rs.2,200/- .A total sum of Rs.3,400/- was remitted by the petitioner in favour of the respondent through e-challan. However, by an order dated 18.11.2025, the respondent returned the same by stating that the amendment has not been carried out by way of special resolution and directed the petitioner to pass a special resolution in the General Body Meeting.

2.4.This communication was however, brought to the notice of the petitioner federation only on the evening of 03.12.2025. Once again, the petitioner would submit that the amendment had been placed before the Executive Committee on 15.09.2023 and the General Body Meeting held on

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