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 concern, with an independent managing committee.
(3.) On 19th February, 2010 Pei May Chinese High School was registered as a society under the said Act. On 18th July, 2010 an election of the managing committee of the school was held. Liu Kao Chao was elected as the President. Li Shih Lin was elected as the Secretary of the School/society. Chen Khoi Kui also contested for the post of secretary but was unsuccessful. On 17th August, 2010, Chen Khoi Kui describing himself as the elected secretary of Pei May High School lodged a complaint with the Registrar of firms, Society and non-trading corporation that the new association had been registered fraudulently by some members of the Chinese Tannery Owners' Association.;