Ramanathan v. The District Registrar

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.03.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN W.P.(MD) No.8344 of 2025 Ramanathan ... Petitioner vs.

1.The District Registrar, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

2.The Sub Registrar, Vallioor, Tirunelveli District.

3.Maheswari ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned refusal check slip RFL/Vallioor/2/2025 dated 24.01.2025 issued by the 2nd respondent and quash the same and consequently to direct 2nd respondent to register the settlement deed dated 24.01.2025 executed by the petitioner in favour of his wife, the 3rd respondent herein regarding the property admeasuring in 0.58.50 ( Acre 1 cents 45) in Ayan Punja Survey number 334/9 at Thalapathi samuthiram part II Village, Nanguneri Taluk, Triunelveli 1/4

District without insisting him to produce the original parent settlement deed.

For Petitioner :Mr.S.R.Anbarasu For R1 & R2 :Mr.N.Ramesh Arumugam Government Advocate

ORDER

The issue raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by a judgment of this Court in Ibunu Mohaideen vs. The Sub Registrar, Kilakarai, Ramanathapuram District, W.P.(MD)No.3347 of 2025 dated 20.02.2025. Consequently, I am not in a position to sustain the impugned order.

2.Therefore, following the said judgment in W.P.(MD)No.3347 of 2025 dated 20.02.2025, the Writ Petition is allowed. The impugned Refusal Check Slip issued by the second respondent in RFL/Vallioor/2/2025 dated 24.01.2025, is quashed. The Sub Registrar shall register the document, which he has refused to do so under the impugned order.

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No costs.

Index :Yes / No 26.03.2025 Internet :Yes / No NCC :Yes / No mm To 1.The District Registrar, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

2.The Sub Registrar, Vallioor, Tirunelveli District.

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V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

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