T.C.Ponnurangam v. The Inspector General Of Registration
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 18.08.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM T.C.Ponnurangam ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Pattinapakkam, Chennai-600 028.
2.The District Collector, Collector Office, Tirupattur District.
3.The District Registrar, District Registrar Office, Tirpattur District.
4.The Sub-Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Irratamalai Srinivasan Street, Tirupattur Town, Tirupattur District-635 001.
5.Mr.Arumugam 6.Mrs.Karthika 7.Mr.S.M.Shanmugam
8.Mr.R.Subramani 9.Mr.Ganesh ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 4 to cancel forged sale deeds vide registered as Document No.11785 of 2013 dated 07.12.2013, Document No.3731 of 2016 dated 18.04.2016, Document No.8906 of 2017 dated 30.11.2017 and sale agreement vide registered as Document No.8536 of 2015 before the 3rd respondent and based on the representation dated 13.02.2023.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Anburaja For R1 to R4 : Mr.C.Jayaprakash, Government Advocate.
O R D E R
The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to direct the respondents 1 to 4 to cancel the forged Sale Deeds, registered as Document No.11785 of 2013 dated 07.12.2013, Document No.3731 of 2016 dated 18.04.2016, Document No.8906 of 2017 dated 30.11.2017 and Sale Agreement registered as Document No.8536 of 2015 before the 3rd respondent and based on the representation dated 13.02.2023.
2. The issues raised in the present writ petition were adjudicated by this Court in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.No.4192 of 2018 [A.Selvam vs. The Sub Registrar, Dadagapatti, Salem District] etc., and batch, and a judgment was delivered on 15.06.2023. In this regard, the Inspector General of Registration has issued a Letter No.19464/U1/2023 dated 10.06.2023 in Circular No.1 of 2023. The relevant paragraphs of the above said judgment are extracted hereunder:
"33. In view of the facts and circumstances, the following orders are passed:
(1)In respect of the complaints pending before the District Registrars concerned and the appeals pending before the respective Appellate Authorities, the Inspector General of Registration shall direct all the authorities to follow Circular No.1/2023 dated 10.06.2023 strictly for the purpose of disposal of the complaints and the appeals in a consistent manner;
(2)The Inspector General of Registration is directed to incorporate the further clarifications as stated in this order and issue a fresh Circular within a period of
two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order;
(3)The respondents are directed to relegate the parties to approach Civil Court of Law, in the event of disputed facts regarding civil rights exist between the parties.
(4)In the event of violation of the guidelines issued by the Inspector General of Registration or the directions issued by this Court or any other lapses, negligence or dereliction of duty is found while performing the duties by the authorities, departmental disciplinary proceedings are to be initiated under the relevant Service Rules.
(5) The Inspector General of Registration is directed to conduct periodical Reviews as warranted under the Rules of Public Administration."
3. In view of the fact that the case of the petitioner is also similar to that of the cases (cited supra), the case of the petitioner is also to be considered on the same line.
4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. 18.08.2023 veda/jeni Index : Yes Speaking order To 1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Pattinapakkam, Chennai-600 028.
2.The District Collector, Collector Office, Tirupattur District.
3.The District Registrar, District Registrar Office, Tirpattur District.
4.The Sub-Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Irratamalai Srinivasan Street, Tirupattur Town, Tirupattur District-635 001.
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
veda/jeni 18.08.2023