Karunyan v. The Sub Registrar, Joint - I

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Karunyan ... Petitioner in C.R.P.No.2419 of 2025 Dheenadhayalan ... Petitioner in C.R.P.No.2421 of 2025 Vs.

1.The Sub-Registrar, Joint I, Combined Registration Building, S.V.Road, Dharmapuri.

2.The District Registrar, Combined Registration Building, S.V.Road, Dharmapuri.

... Respondents in both petitions Prayer in C.R.P.No.2419 of 2025 : Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct the Principal District Court, Dharmapuri to take the unnumbered plaint in O.S.SR.No.6666 of 2023 on file and number the same.

Prayer in C.R.P.No.2421 of 2025 : Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to direct the Principal District Court, Dharmapuri to take the unnumbered plaint in O.S.SR.No.6667 of 2023 on file and number the same.

For Petitioner :

Mr.V.Sakkarapani in both petitions For Respondents :

Mrs.R.Anitha Special Government Pleader in both petitions C O M M O N O R D E R These Civil Revision Petitions are filed seeking a direction to the learned Principal District Judge, Dharmapuri, to number the suits filed challenging the orders of the District Registrar who has confirmed the orders of the Sub-Registrar refusing to register the documents presented by the petitioners.

2.The revision petitioners have originally presented settlement deeds for registration based on an unregistered Will. The Sub-Registrar refused to register the document on the ground that the Will is unregistered. That

order has been challenged on appeal before the District Registrar. The same was also upheld. Challenging the same, when the petitioner revision petitioners filed suits, the plaints have been returned. Therefore, the petitioners have filed the present revision petitions for a direction to number the suits.

3.When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is stated by the learned counsel on either side that, during the pendency of these revision petitions, the documents have been registered by the Sub-Registrar on 24.06.2025.

4.In view of the same, nothing survives for adjudication in these revision petitions. Accordingly, these Civil Revision Petitions are dismissed. No costs.

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To 1.The Principal District Judge, Dharmapuri.

2.The Section Officer, VR Section, High Court, Madras.

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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