Devaraj v. The Sub-Registrar

In the High Court of Judicature at Madras Dated : 02.12.2024 Coram :

The Honourable Ms.Justice P.T.ASHA Writ Petition No.36464 of 2024 Devaraj

...Petitioner

Vs The Sub-Registrar, Registration Department, Palladam, Tiruppur District.

...Respondent

PETITION under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned refusal check slip in RFL/Palladam/ Book 2/2 dated 25.11.2020 issued by the respondent herein, quash the same and consequently direct the respondent herein to register the sale deed dated 19.2.2014 pending in P 17/2014 and release the same to the petitioner herein within a stipulated period. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Marudhachalam For Respondent :

Ms.C.Meera Arumugam, AGP

ORDER

Challenging the refusal check slip issued by the respondent dated 25.11.2020 refusing to register the sale deed presented by the petitioner on the ground that the supportive documents have not 1/4

been furnished for verification, the petitioner is before this Court.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Government Pleader accepting notice for the respondent.

3. This Court has, time and again, issued instructions to the Registering Authorities to act within the confines of the powers conferred under the Indian Registration Act. In the considered view of this Court, the insistence of production of the parent document does not come within the powers conferred on them. The parent document, which the respondent demands production, is a document, which has been registered in the office of the respondent. The veracity of the parent document can be verified by perusing the details available in the office of the respondent. Even on this ground, the demand for production of the parent document is without any basis.

4. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed, the impugned refusal check slip is set aside and the respondent is directed to register the sale deed presented by the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of its representation. No costs. 02.12.2024 2/4

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P.T.ASHA,J RS To The Sub-Registrar, Registration Department, Palladam, Tiruppur District.

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