W.P.No.17977 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23.06.2025 CORAM : THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.17977 of 2025 Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association (Regn.No.SRG/Chengalpattu/117/2024) represented by its Secretary Mr.Rajesh S Having office at No.299, Alliance Villa Old Mahabalipuram, Kelambakkam Thaiyur 603 103 .. Petitioner vs 1. District Registrar Office Office of the Chengalpet District J C K Nagar, Chengalpattu Paranur Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu 603 002 2. Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association (Regn.No.SRG/Chengalpattu/331/2019) rep.by its Acting President Mr.Krishnamurthy Club House, Alliance Humming Gardens OMR, Kelambakkam, Thaiyur Chengalpattu 603 103 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 3. Alliance Villa Pvt.Ltd., Plot No.'A', No.36/1 Gandhi Mandapam Road Kotturpuram, Chennai 600 085 .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent to consider the representation dated 07.04.2025 of the petitioner herein by not accepting the Form VII under the Societies Registration Act. For Petitioner :: Mr.R.Sankarasubbu For Respondents :: Mr.P.Harish Government Advocate for R1 ORDER This writ petition has been filed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the representation made by the petitioner-Association on 07.04.2025, wherein the petitioner-Association has questioned the receipt of Form-VII application submitted by the second respondent-Association. 2. The petitioner had earlier approached this Court and filed W.P.No.4869 of 2025. This writ petition was disposed of by an order dated 14.02.2025 and the relevant portions are extracted hereunder:- ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 “2. The grievance of the petitioner association is that, with respect to the block of villas, it is only the petitioner association which is the Apartment Owner?s Association, having majority of the owners. The second respondent is the association only in respect of the Phase I. However, the second respondent association is also interfering in respect of the petitioner association Villas. Therefore, the petitioner has made a representation requesting that the first respondent conduct an enquiry under Section 25 of the Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act, 2022. 3. In view of the limited prayer that is made and keeping the contentions of all parties open to be taken before the first respondent, the first respondent is directed to issue notice to both the petitioner and the private respondents on the representation dated 27.11.2024 and to conduct an enquiry in accordance with law. The first respondent is directed to decide the matter within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of website uploaded copy of this order without waiting for the certified copy of the order.” 3. After the above writ petition was disposed of by this Court, the ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 petitioner-Association submitted another representation dated 07.04.2025 to reject the Form-VII application submitted by the second respondent, which is alleged to be undemocratic by the petitioner-Association. 4. When the writ petition came up for hearing on 04.06.2025, this Court, after hearing the learned counsel for petitioner, directed the learned Government Advocate to take instructions on the compliance of the earlier order passed by this Court in W.P.No.4869 of 2025 dated 14.02.2025 and directed the matter to be listed for hearing today. 5. When the case has been taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate produced the copy of the proceedings of the District Registrar, Chengalpattu dated 20.06.2025. The District Registrar, after considering the grievances expressed by both sides, has passed the following order:- “kDjhuh; r';fk; (Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association) jdJ kDtpy;. (Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association (Villas-291 + ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 Apartment-80) r';fkhdJ epjp bjhlh;ghd tpjpkPwy;fs;. Jiztpjp kPwy;fspy; <Lgl;Lk;. jdpahf mDkjp bgwg;gl;L mgptpUj;jp bra;ag;gl;l Humming Garden Phase-II jpl;lj;jpy; fl;lg;gl;l brhj;Jf;fs; kw;Wk; epjp Mjhu';fs; kPJ chpik nfhUtjhft[k;. vdnt Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association (331/2019)?id uj;J bra;jpl nfhug;gl;Ls;sJ/ khz;gik brd;id cah;ePjpkd;w Mizg;go. Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act 2022, gphpt[ 25?d; fPH;. kDjhuuhd Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association r';f brayhsh; jpU/uhn$c&; kw;Wk; vjph;kDjug;gpduhd Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association r';f cWg;gpdh;fs; ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 Mfpnahiu tprhuiz nkw;bfhz;L. ,U jug;gpdhpd; thf;FK:y';fisa[k;. ftdKld; ghprPypj;J fPH;fz;lthW Mizaplg;gLfpwJ/ (i) kDjhuh; jug;g[ r';fkhd Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association (gjpt[ vz;/117-2024) kw;Wk; vjph;kDjhuh; jug;g[ r';fkhd Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association (gjpt[ vz;/331-2019) Mfpa ,U r';f';fSk; jkpH;ehL r';fg;gjpt[ rl;lk; 1975?d;fPH; kl;Lnk gjpt[ bra;ag;gl;Ls;sd/ (ii) ,Ujug;gpypUe;Jk; bgwg;gl;l Mtz Mjhu';fspypUe;Jk;. neuo tprhuizapypUe;Jk; Phase I kw;Wk; Phase II Mfpait xnu fl;Lkhd epWtdj;jpduhy; (Alliance Villa Private Ltd) fl;lg;gl;oUg;gpDk; Phase I-f;Fhpa Humming Garden Owners Welfare ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 Association vd;w r';fkhdJ 2019?Yk;. Phase II-f;Fhpa Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association vd;w r';fkhdJ 2024?Yk; jdpj;jdpna gjpt[ bra;ag;gl;Ls;sJ/ ,uz;L r';f';fSk; jdpj;jdpna bray;gl;L tUgitahFk;/ (iii) Section 4 of the Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act 2022 and the Rule 3 of the Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Rules 2024 established the concept of “declaration”. Section 4. Declaration – (1) The promoter or majority of apartment owners of a building, as the case may be, shall submit a declaration in such Form, as may be prescribed, in duplicate, accompanied with such fees and in such manner as may be prescribed, to the competent authority within three hundred and sixty five days from the date of issue the completion certificate of the building by the appropriate authority: ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 Provided that in respect of every building in existence on the date of commencement of this Act, the Form shall be submitted within three hundred and sixty five days from that date. The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act gphpt[?4y;. The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act gphpt[?4y;. 365 ehl;fSf;Fs; gotk; A jhf;fy; bra;ag;glntz;Lk; vd;W bjhptpf;fg;gl;Ls;s epiyapy;. kDjhuh; jug;g[ r';fkhd Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association (gjpt[ vz; 117-2024) kw;Wk; vjph;kDjhuh; kD jug;g[ r';fkhd Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association (gjpt[ vz;/331-2019) Mfpa ,U r';f';fSk; gotk; Ay; Fwpg;gpl;Ls;s tpsk;g[ifia (Declaration) ,Jehs; tiu rkh;g;gpf;ftpy;iy/ vdnt ,U r';f';fSk; The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownersip Act-d; fPH; cld; Declaration-I jdpj;jdpna jhf;fy; bra;J gjpt[ bra;J bfhs;s mwptpf;fg;gLfpwJ/ nkYk; The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act rl;ljpl;l';fSf;Fl;gl;Lk; Jiz ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 tpjpfspd;goa[k; bray;gl mwptpf;fg;gLfpwJ/ (iv) Section 10 Formation of federation – (1) In the case of a property, comprising of more than one project, having two or more societies or associations, such societies and associations shall form a federation for the purpose of maintaining and managing the common areas and facilities which are commonly enjoyed and availed by all the apartment owners in that property as per the bye-laws. The common areas and facilities declared by each such society or association shall be deemed to be the collective common areas and facilities of the federation and the federation shall submit a declaration to the competent authority in such Form, as may be prescribed, in duplicate, accompanied by such fees and in such manner as may be prescribed. Alliance Villa Private Limited-epWtdj;jhuhy; fl;lg;gl;l Phase I kw;Wk; Phase II Mfpa ,U FoapUg;g[thrpfSk; Common areas and facilities-I bghJthf mDgtpj;J tUk; ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 epiyapy.; Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association kw;Wk; Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association Mfpa ,U r';f';fSk; Tl;likg;gpid (Federation) cUthf;fp chpa gotj;jpy; khtl;lg;gjpthsh; mYtyfj;jpy; jhf;fy; bra;J gjpt[ bra;J bfhs;st[k;. Jiz tpjpfspd;go bray;glt[k;. mwptpf;fg;gLfpwJ/ (v) ,Jehs;tiu gpu!;jhg ,U r';f';fSk;. The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act d; fPH; Declaration-I nfhh;it bra;ahj epiyapy;. kDjhuh; r';f 27/11/2024 ehspl;l kDtpd; kPJ The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act gphpt[ 25?d; fPH; tprhuiz nkw;bfhs;s Competent authority?f;F tHptif ,y;yhj N:Hy; Vw;gLfpwJ/ vdnt Humming Garden Owners Welfare Association kw;Wk; Alliance Villa Owners Welfare Association Mfpa ,U r';f';fSk;. The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act?d; fPH; cld; Declaration?I jdpj;jdpna jhf;fy; bra;J gjpt[ bra;J ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 bfhs;s mwptpf;fg;gLfpwJ/ mt;thW Declaration?I nfhh;itf;F jhf;fy; bra;j gpd;dnu. jFjpahd mjpfhu mikg;g[ (Competent authority) vd;w Kiwapy;. The Tamilnadu Apartment Ownership Act-gphpt[ 25(1) kw;Wk; (2)d; fPH; eltof;if nkw;bfhs;sg;gLk; vd;W bjhptpf;fg;gLfpwJ/” 6. A careful reading of the above order would show that the petitioner-Association has now been permitted to function as an independent Association and it has been directed to submit the relevant application for registration before the competent authority under the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Act. Thus the petitioner need not continue with their struggle with the second and third respondents Associations and they can function independently. 7. In the light of the above order, it is left open to the petitioner to take necessary steps and file application before the District Registrar. In the light of this decision taken by the District Registrar, the Form VII ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 application submitted by the second respondent will not in any way bind the petitioner-Association. 8. This writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. No costs. Index : yes/no 23.06.2025 Neutral citation : yes/no ss To 1. The District Registrar Chengalpet District J C K Nagar, Chengalpattu Paranur Chengalpattu Tamil Nadu 603 002 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.17977 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH,J. ss W.P.No.17977 of 2025 23.06.2025 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis