Madras High CourtWP/47309/2025disposed of

C.Sreedharan v. The Sub Registrar

2025-12-09Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09-12-2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY C.Sreedharan, S/o. A. Chakravarthy Nayanar, No.11/19A, KVK Samy Street, Vijayalakshmipuram, Ambattur, Chennai-600 053.

..Petitioner Vs The Sub Registrar, Sub-registrar Office - Ambattur, CTH Road, Ambattur, Chennai North District, Chennai-600 058.

..Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the refusal check slips dated 01.11.2025 bearing Refusal Nos.RFL/Ambattur/36/2025 and RFL/Ambattur/37/2025 issued by the respondent, quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to register the petitioner's two settlement deeds without insisting on production of the

original title deed or the registered joint venture agreement upon payment of necessary stamp duty and registration fees.

For Petitioner:

Mr.A.Arul Alex for M/s. AAA Law Firm For Respondents:

Mr.U.Baranidharan, SGP

ORDER

The petitioner is 91 years old. He executed two settlement deeds in favour of his daughter and daughter's son, respectively, and presented the same for registration. The request for registration was declined under the impugned refusal check slips on the ground that the petitioner failed to produce the parent document.

2. Mr.U.Baranidharan, learned Special Government Pleader, accepts notice for the sole respondent. Because the parent document was registered before a different Sub-Registrar's office, he submits that the petitioner may be directed to provide a certified copy thereof.

3. In response, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a photo copy of such certified copy has been enclosed in the typed set and that the certified copy would be submitted.

4. The settled legal position is that the registration cannot be declined on the ground that the original parent document has not been submitted. Therefore, the refusal check slips cannot be sustained and are hereby set aside. The writ petition is, consequently, disposed of on the following terms: (i) The petitioner shall submit a certified copy of sale deed dated 25.09.1971 bearing document no.4927/1971 within one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

(ii) Within one week therefrom, the Sub-Registrar/respondent herein shall take necessary measures to register the two settlement deeds, subject to the fulfilment of other requirements in this regard. There will be no order as to costs.

09-12-2025

Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes/No kj To The Sub Registrar, Sub-registrar Office - Ambattur, CTH Road, Ambattur, Chennai North District, Chennai-600 058.

SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.

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