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Lakshmi Educational And Health Care Charitable Trust v. The Sub - Registrar

2026-03-04Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04-03-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE Lakshmi Educational And Health Care Charitable Trust, Represented by its Trustee cum Treasurer, E.Vishnu Palanisamy, S/o.P.Eswaramoorthy, 73C, B1 Annamalai Nagar (Main Road) Trichy 620018.

..Petitioner(s) Vs 1.The Sub - Registrar Palladam Sub-Registry Palladam, Tiruppur District.

2.The Special Deputy Collector (Stamps), Coimbatore.

(R2 suo-motu impleaded via order of this Court dated 04.03.2026) ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to consider the representation given by the petitioner dated 29.12.2025 and reminder dated 13.01.2026.

For Petitioner(s):

Ms.Malola Narasimhan For Respondent(s):

Mr.U.Baranidharan, Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the 1st respondent to return the original sale deed presented by the petitioner for registration. 2.Admittedly, the 1st respondent has referred the matter to the Collector under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. An attempt has also been made by the 1st respondent claiming that a certain sum of money is payable by the petitioner towards deficit stamp duty.

3.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit, on instructions, that the petitioner is willing to contest the proceedings before the Collector under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. However, he seeks for earlier disposal of the said proceedings to enable the petitioner to get back the original sale deed presented by the petitioner for registration. No prejudice would be caused to the 1st respondent if a direction is given to the competent authority to dispose of the Section 47-A proceedings within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

4.Since the Special Deputy Collector, Coimbatore is the competent authority who is adjudicating the Section 47-A proceedings pertaining to the sale deed presented by the petitioner for registration and since he has not been

arrayed as a party respondent in this Writ Petition, this Court, by exercising its suo-motu powers, impeads the Special Deputy Collector, Coimbatore as a party 2nd respondent in this Writ Petition.

5.Mr.U.Baranidharan, learned Special Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of both the respondents.

6.For the foregoing reasons, this Court directs the newly impleaded 2nd respondent to dispose of the Section 47-A proceedings initiated in respect of the sale deed presented by the petitioner for registration, which is the subject matter of the petitioner's representation dated 29.12.2025 and the reminder dated 13.01.2026, after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and by adhering to the principles of natural justice, within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7.With the aforesaid direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

04-03-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order GSA

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

GSA To 1.The Sub - Registrar Palladam Sub-Registry Palladam, Tiruppur District.

2.The Special Deputy Collector (Stamps), Coimbatore.

04-03-2026