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A.Bonipas v. The Inspector General Of Registration

2025-11-03Honourable Mr Justice G.R.Swaminathan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.11.2025

CORAM

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

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

2.The District Registrar, District Registration Office, No.57, Railway Feeder Road, R.D.O.Complex, Tenkasi - 627 811.

3.The Sub-Registrar, Registration Office, 8/3/109, Pavoorchatram Road, Surandai, Tirunelveli (Dist.), Pin Code 627 859.

4.P.Royappan 5.P.Mariya Thiraviyam 6.P.Savarimuthu ... Respondents 1/4

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 04.07.2016 to the respondents 1 to 3 for cancelling the registered settlement deeds in Document Nos.339/2014, 1418/2016, 1419/2016, 1420/2016 and 1421/2016 in the SRO, Surandai, the 3rd respondent herein.

For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mr.D.Gandiraj, Spl. Government Pleader for R1 to R3.

Mr.S.Rajasekar for R4 to R6

ORDER

None appears for the writ petitioner.

2.As rightly pointed out by the learned Special Government Pleader for the official respondents as well as the learned counsel for the private respondents, the prayer made in the writ petition cannot be granted. A registered document can be cancelled only by the jurisdictional Civil Court. An authority in the registration department cannot grant this relief.

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3.Granting liberty to the writ petitioner to workout his rights in the manner known to law, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 03.11.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To:

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

2.The District Registrar, District Registration Office, No.57, Railway Feeder Road, R.D.O.Complex, Tenkasi - 627 811.

3.The Sub-Registrar, Registration Office, 8/3/109, Pavoorchatram Road, Surandai, Tirunelveli (Dist.), Pin Code 627 859.

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G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.

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