Full Judgment
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 and W.M.P(MD)No.25327 of 2025 Wins ... Petitioner Vs
1.The Sub Registrar, 2.V.Hamlin 3.Vijaya Kumar ... 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 impugned refusal check slip under Refusal No.RFL/Thuckalay/243/2025 passed by the 1st respondent dated 26.09.2025 and to quash the same as illegal and further to direct the 1st respondent to register the sale deed dated 26.09.2025 executed by the petitioner relating to the land having extent of 11.800 Cents equivalent to 477.664 Sq.Meter Comprised in new S.No.514/2A correlating S.No.514/2
situated at now Kumarapuram Village erstwhile Kothanallur Village, Kalkulam Taluk, Kanyakumari District. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Micheal Sebastin For Respondents : Mr.M.Senthil Ayyanar Government Advocate for R.1
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. 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. Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No MGA To The Sub Registrar,
G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.
MGA