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Alagumalai A v. The District Registrar

2025-07-02Honourable Mrs Justice S.Srimathy4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.07.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY A.Alagumalai ... Petitioner Vs 1.The District Registrar, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Sub-Registrar, Panthalkudi Sub-Registrar Office, Virudhunagar District. ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the refusal check slip by its Refusal No. RFL/Panthalkudi/14/2025 issued by the 2nd respondent dated 23.06.2025 and to quash the same as unlawful and unsustainable, consequently, to direct the 2nd respondent to register the Gift Settlement Deed dated 23.06.2025 as and when the same is presented by the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Kishore Kumar For R1 & R2 : Mr.D.Sasikumar Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to quash the refusal check slip in Refusal No. RFL/Panthalkudi/14/2025 issued by the 2nd respondent dated 23.06.2025 1/4

consequently, to direct the 2nd respondent to register the Gift Settlement Deed dated 23.06.2025 as and when the same is presented by the petitioner. 2.Through the impugned order, the respondents have stated that there is doubt whether it would be against the provisions of Section 22A. 3.The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that a larger extent of 36 cents of land was subdivided among the five co-owners and the petitioner is entitled to 9.88 cents.

4.The doubt entertained by the respondents is unnecessary. Moreover, mere doubt cannot be a reason to refuse registration. Therefore, the impugned refusal cheque slip is quashed and the respondents are directed to register the settlement deed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.With the above observations, this Writ Petition is allowed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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To 1.The District Registrar, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Sub-Registrar, Panthalkudi Sub-Registrar Office, Virudhunagar District.

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S.SRIMATHY , J.

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