Madras High CourtWP(MD)/27013/2025disposed of

Vaitheeswaran B v. The Sub Registrar

2026-04-17Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan4 pages

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 B.Vaitheeswaran ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Sub Registrar, Joint - 3 Sub Registrar Office, Trichy District.

2.Syed Jabar (R.2 is impleaded vide order of this Court dated 22.10.2025) ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned refusal check slip in RFL/3 No Joint Sub Registrar Trichy/174/2025 dated 16.09.2025 issued by the respondent, quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to receive the sale deed executed by the petitioner, register the sale deed dated 16.09.2025, release the document presented by the petitioner as per the Registration Act, 1908 within time frame. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Prasanna Vinoth 1/4

For Respondents : Mr.Veera.Kathiravan Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.S.Shanmugavel Additional Government Pleader for R.1 Mr.M.Suresh for R.2

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 re-presentation, 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.

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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 1/20 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No MGA To The Sub Registrar, Joint - 3 Sub Registrar Office, Trichy District.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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