Madras High CourtWP(MD)/14343/2021disposed of

Venkateswaran.V.S v. The Sub Registrar

2021-08-16Honourable Mr Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy2 pages

W.P(MD)No.14343 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.08.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P(MD)No.14343 of 2021 V.S. Venkateswaran ... Petitioner Vs.

The Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Manamadurai Taluk, Sivagangai District - 630 606 ... Respondent Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to register a Sale deed of the petitioner on the file of the respondent office vide Temporary acknowledgment No. TP/104154064/2021, dated 06.08.2021, within a stipulated time that may be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.R. Senthilkumar For Respondent : Mr.R.Baskaran Counsel for State.

ORDER

The petitioner has purchased lands in specific Survey Numbers of the Manampakki Village group, Manamadurai Taluk Sivagangai District. The sale deed in respect of such purchase was presented for registration before the respondent herein on 06.08.2021. It is stated that a temporary acknowledgment number was assigned by the respondent. The present writ petition is filed in these facts and circumstances for a direction to the respondent to register the sale deed.

2. Mr.R.Baskaran, learned Counsel for the State, accepts notice on behalf of the sole respondent. He states that the document has actually not been presented for registration and that the petitioner has merely obtained an online acknowledgment in respect of a proposed registration.

3. If a document is received for registration by the registration authorities, such authorities are under an obligation to either register the document or to indicate the reasons for refusing to register such documents. In the case at hand, although learned Counsel for the State points out that the document may not have been received by the Registration Department, the petitioner asserts that it was submitted for registration to the Registration Department.

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4. In the above facts and circumstances, the respondent herein is directed to consider the application of the petitioner for registration and either register the document or indicate cogent reasons for the refusal to register the document within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner may be provided a reasonable opportunity before an order is passed.

5. W.P.(MD).No.14343 of 2021 is disposed of on these terms without any order as to costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) tsg Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

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