Yegammai Veerappan v. The Inspector General Of Registration

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.11.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.No.8264,8266,8268 and 8271 of 2019 and W.M.P.No.9149,9146,9147 and 9151 of 2019

1. Yegammai Veerappan

...Petitioner in W.P.No.8264/2019

2. Rama R Raj

...Petitioner in W.P.No.8266/2019

3. K. Rani

...Petitioner in W.P.No.8268/2019

4. A. Sathish Kumar

...Petitioner in W.P.No.8271/2019

Vs.

1.Inspector General of Registration, Santhome Chennai - 600 028.

2. The District Registrar(Administration) South Chennai, District Registrar Office, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Electronics Complex, 3rd Block, 3rd Floor, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032

3. Mrs. Girija Balasubramanian..

...Respondents in all W.P's

Common prayer: Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Prohibition in the nature of writ prohibiting the second respondent from proceeding further with the proceedings in petition No.14594/E2/2018 and pass orders.

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For Petitioner : M/s K. Sridhar For Respondents 1 and 2 : Mr.C. Kathiravan Special Government Pleader For Respondents 3 and 4 : M/s G. Balasubramanian for Leela and co COMMON O R D E R The issue arises in all the writ petitions are one and the same and they are disposed by way of a common order.

2. The case of the petitioners is that the private respondent filed a complaint before the first respondent to issue notice to the petitioners regarding the sale deed executed by the petitioners. Challenging the same the present writ petition is filed.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners and the private respondents would submit that the private respondent made an application before the second respondent for cancelling the sale deed executed by the petitioners. However during the pendency of the writ petition the private respondent 2/5

filed a suit in O.S.No.439 of 2019 before the Principal District Judge, Chengalpattu.

Hence prays this Court to set aside the impugned notice and issue a direction to the petitioners as well as the private respondent to adjudicate the issue before the competent Civil Court.

4. In view of the above this Court is inclined to issue a direction to the first and second respondents not to proceed further in the proceedings 14594/E2/2018 dated 12.02.2019. However the petitioners and the private respondent is at liberty to work out the remedy before the Competent civil Court where the suit is filed.

5. With the above terms, these writ petitions are disposed of. No costs. Consequently the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 13.10.2022 Speaking Order : Yes/ No Index : Yes/ No smn 3/5

To 1.Inspector General of Registration, Santhome Chennai - 600 028.

2. The District Registrar(Administration) South Chennai, District Registrar Office, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Electronics Complex, 3rd Block, 3rd Floor, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032 4/5

M.DHANDAPANI,J.

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