Pandiyaraja P v. The Joint No.1 Sub Registrar

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :13.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD) Nos. 16039 & 16040 of 2025 and W.M.P(MD)Nos. 12130 & 12133 of 2025 P. Pandiyaraja ... Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.16039 of 2025 P.Ganthirajan ... Petitioner in W.P(MD)No.16040 of 2025 Vs.

1. The Joint No.1 Sub Registrar, Office of the Joint No.1 Sub Registration Office, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

2. Chandraraj ... Respondents in both the writ petitions COMMON PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to refund the stamp duty paid along with the Settlement Deed for purposes of registration on 03.04.2025 in view of RFL/Joint Sub Registrar, Dindigul - 01.06.2025 & 01.07.2025 of the same and or reconsider the Settlement Deed for registration Re-present

based on the petitioners' representation dated 03.06.2025 within the time stipulated by this Court.

For Petitioner :

Mr.T.Manikandan For Respondents :

Mr.D.Sasikumar, Additional Government Pleader, for R-1 COMMON ORDER Even though these writ petitions were originally filed seeking a writ of mandamus, the petitioners are now seeking to alter the prayer and are giving up the original relief sought.

2. Today, when these matters are taken up for hearing, the petitioners are only seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to register the settlement deed.

3. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the 1st respondent submitted that, since it is an undivided share, the 1st respondent cannot register the settlement deed. However, the petitioners rely on the judgment of the Additional Sub Court, Dindigul. In the said

suit, the 2nd respondent was declared entitled to 24 cents, and the remaining portion was declared to be the entitlement of the petitioner.

4. Accordingly, these writ petitions are allowed. The the 1st respondent is directed to register the settlement deed in light of the judgment and decree dated 22.12.2023 passed in O.S. No. 190 of 2016 on the file of the Additional Sub Court, Dindigul. This exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No Costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

13.06.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes KSA To The Joint No.1 Sub Registrar, Office of the Joint No.1 Sub Registration Office, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

S.SRIMATHY, J KSA Common order made in W.P.(MD) Nos. 16039 & 16040 of 2025 13.06.2025