R.Maheshwaran v. The Inspector General Of Registration

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE W.P(MD).No.17092 of 2025 R.Maheshwaran ... Petitioner -vs1.The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Department, No.100, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Combined Registration Office, St Mark Street, Backside of John's High School, Tirunelveli-627 002.

3.The District Registrar (Administration), District Registration Office, Tenkasi Registration District, Tenkasi.

4.The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to appoint a permanent Sub-Registrar in the Pavoorchathiram Sub-Registration Office, Tenkasi Registration District, Tenkasi District, based on the petitioner's representation dated 23.05.2025 within the period stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Iyappan For Respondents : Mr.P.Thilakkumar, Government Pleader

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) The relief sought for in the present writ petition is to direct the respondents to appoint a permanent Sub-Registrar in the Pavoorchathiram Sub-Registration Office, Tenkasi Registration District, Tenkasi District, based on the petitioner's representation dated 23.05.2025.

2. The High Court is not expected to interfere with the routine administration of the Government Departments and recruitment. The grievance of the writ petitioner is that regular Sub-Registrar has not been posted in the Sub-Registrar's office in the Sub-Registration Office, Poovarchathiram, Tenkasi District.

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3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents would submit that the Sub-Registrar is receiving documents from the precedence and registering the same by following the procedures as contemplated under the Registration Act. The High Court in exercise of the powers of judicial review cannot issue a direction to transfer or force to appoint an officer on temporary basis or otherwise which is beyond the scope of the powers of judicial review.

4. With the above observations, the writ petition stands dismissed. No costs.

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To 1.The Inspector General of Registration, Registration Department, No.100, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028.

2.The Deputy Inspector General of Registration, Combined Registration Office, St Mark Street, Backside of John's High School, Tirunelveli-627 002.

3.The District Registrar (Administration), District Registration Office, Tenkasi Registration District, Tenkasi.

4.The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

and A.D.MARIA CLETE, J.

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