Immanuvel A v. Sub-Registrar

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Reserved on : 28.11.2025 Pronounced on : 17.04.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN A.Immanuvel ... Petitioner Vs.

1.Sub-Registrar, Boothapandi, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

2.Alexander Fleming ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for records pertaining to Impugned Order/Refusal Check Slip No. Boothapandi/54/2025 dated 08.08.2025 i.e. sale deed registration issued by the 1st respondent and quash the same as illegal, consequently direct the 1st respondent to register petitioners sale deed documents dated 08.08.2025 based on the petitioners online application No. S01LANDVV202508081810757 and Registration No.REG202508086948067 and token No.TP/228920381/2025 dated 08.08.2025.

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For Petitioner : Mr.Kannan Gurusami For Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, Addl. Government Pleader for R1.

ORDER

The registering officer has issued the impugned refusal check slip on the grounds set out therein. Section 22A of the Registration Act, 1908 has been invoked. The scope and contours of the said provision have been delineated at length vide order dated 17.04.2026 in WP(MD)No.29522 of 2025. 2.In view of the same, the order impugned in this writ petition is quashed. The parties are at liberty to re-present the document in question. Upon such representation, the registering officer shall take a decision in the light of the law laid down by this Court vide order dated 17.04.2025 in WP(MD)No.29522 of 2025.

3.With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner and direction to the registering officer, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 17.04.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias 2/4

To:- The Sub-Registrar, Boothapandi, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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