News from the ATR

On 11 April, the Admissions and Terminations Registry informed the community that it had received and verified 28 applications from people aspiring to join Auroville as Newcomers together with 10 children. The ATR invited all Residents registered in the Register of Residents to share with the ATR within fourteen days their agreement or disagreement about an applicant joining Auroville. Any disagreement with an applicant’s entry into Auroville should be substantiated against the relevant provisions of the Auroville Residence Criteria. The ATR further stated that the Admissions and Terminations Scrutinizing Committee (ATSC) and the Admissions and Terminations Registry (ATR) shall, for the time being, process all applications related to Volunteers, Newcomers and Residents, but the entry or removal of names into and from the Register of Residents shall not be finalised, in accordance with the Interim Order dated 23.2.24 of the Madras High Court in which the vires of the Regulations has been challenged.