Madras High CourtWP(MD)/32351/2025disposed of

Ayyappan v. The Sub Registrar

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

1 W.P.(MD)NO.32351 OF 2025 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 W.P.(MD)No.32351 of 2025 Ayyappan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Sub Registrar, Edalakudy Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari District.

2. Kutty Balan

3. Chandrakala ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the impugned refusal check slip under refusal No.RFL/Edalakudy/117/2025 passed by the first respondent dated 17.10.2025 and to quash the same as illegal and further to direct the first respondent to register the sale deed dated 15.10.2025 executed 1/4

2 W.P.(MD)NO.32351 OF 2025 by the petitioner relating to the land having an extent of 3.070 cents equivalent to 124.273 sq.mtr. comprised in S.No.353/3A1C correlating to S.No.353/3A situated at now Thengamputhur Village, Agastheeswaram Taluk, Kanyakumari District.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Micheal Sebastin For Respondents : Mr.D.Gandhiraj, Special Government Pleader for R.1

O R D E R

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 W.P.(MD)NO.32351 OF 2025 3.With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner and direction to the registering officer, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 17.04.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No PMU To:

The Sub Registrar, Edalakudy Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari District.

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