Ms.Manjuladevi @ Manjula, v. The Inspector General

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.03.2019 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH W.P. No.29421 of 2017 and W.M.P. Nos.31690 of 2017 & 3388 of 2019 Manjuladevi @ Manjula ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Pattinapakkam, Chennai - 600 028.

2.The A.I.G. of Registration, (The Assistant Inspector General of Registration) A.I.G. Office, Chennai.

3.The D.I.G. of Registration, (The Deputy Inspector General Registration) D.I.G. Office, Chennai - 600 001.

4.The District Registrar, District Registration Office, North-Chennai, Chennai.

5.The Sub-Registrar, Sub-Registrar Office, Redhills, Chennai - 600 052.

6.Munirathinam 7.Malliga 8.Chamundeswari ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to conduct appropriate enquiry under

Section 81 to Section 84 of the Registration Act, 1908 and Registration Rules in accordance with law on the basis of the petitioner's complaint dated 24.10.2017 and further direct the 1st respondent/Inspector General of Registration, Chennai to pass orders on appeal dated 23.09.2017 in pursuance of the circular No.41530/UI/2017 dated 20.10.2017 passed by the 1st respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Venkatesulu For Respondents : Mr.T.M.Pappiah Special Government Pleader for R1 to R5 : Mr.A.Ilaya Perumal for R6 to R8

O R D E R

The petitioner seeks a direction to the 4th respondent, the District Registrar, District Registration Office, North Chennai, to initiate action against private respondents 6 to 8, who according to her, have fraudently executed certain documents in regard to properties standing in her and her sister's names, comprised in Survey Nos.39/2, 49/13, 49/6, 92/5, in all admeasuring 14 acres and 58 cents, situated at Aathur Village, Sholavaram, Ponneri Taluk, Tiruvallur District.

The petitioner also contends that an appeal has been filed before the 1st respondent challenging the order passed by the District Registrar, Chennai dated 04.08.2017, against which she is aggrieved. She also seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to pass orders on her appeal dated 23.09.2017 filed by her in pursuance of circular No.41530/UI/2017 dated 20.10.2017, seeking a direction to the 4th respondent to cancel document bearing No.7657 of 2016, Power of Attorney alleged to be fradulently executed by the respondents 6 to 8.

2.Heard Mr.R.Venkatesulu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.T.M.Pappiah, learned Special Government Pleader for the official respondents and Mr.A.Ilaya Perumal, learned counsel for the private respondents.

3.Mr.T.M.Pappiah fairly states that a time frame for disposal of the represention may be fixed, as per discretion of this Court.

4.Seeing as both the representation as well as the appeal relate to resolution of same dispute, I am of the view that it would suffice if the District Registrar, the 4th respondent, takes up representation dated 24.10.2017 for disposal, after

affording opportunity to the petitioner as well as the private respondents and pass orders after hearing them in full, within a period of four weeks from date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner is also at liberty to make her submissions in regard to documents bearing Nos.7462 and 7463 of 2017, two Powers of Attorney both dated 10.11.2017, in addition to the dispute raised in regard to the documents set out in the representation dated 24.10.2017.

5.With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mkn To 1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Pattinapakkam, Chennai - 600 028.

2.The A.I.G. of Registration, (The Assistant Inspector General of Registration) A.I.G. Office, Chennai.

3.The D.I.G. of Registration, (The Deputy Inspector General Registration) D.I.G. Office, Chennai - 600 001.

4.The District Registrar, District Registration Office, North-Chennai, Chennai.

5.The Sub-Registrar, Sub-Registrar Office, Redhills, Chennai - 600 052.

+1 cc to Mr.R.Venkatesulu, Advocate, Sr.No. 29504 +2 cc to Mr.A.Ilayaperumal, Advocate, Sr.Nos.29662,29660 +1 cc to The Government Pleader, Sr.No. 30457 W.P. No.29421 of 2017 and W.M.P. Nos.31690 of 2017 & 3388 of 2019 GJ(CO) CSL/07.05.2019