Madras High Court
WP(MD)/30114/2026 of T.P.S.H.Kathiresh Ramsait Vs The Sub-Registrar on 16 October 2026
WP(MD) No. 30114 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 16-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU
WP(MD) No. 30114 of 2026
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T.P.S.H.Kathiresh Ramsait
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Sub-Registrar,
Mukkudal- 627601,
Tirunelveii District.
2. The Executive Officer,
Medai Thalavai Kattalai,
H.r & C.e. Department,
Meenakshipuram,
Tirunelveii Junction,
Tirunelveii.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the refusal check slip in RFL/Mukkoodal/12/2026 dated 10.02.2026 issued by the first respondent and quash the same as unsustainable in law and consequently directing the 1st respondent to register the Receipt dated 28.01.2026 executed by 0.1679 Mukkoodal Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society Ltd., in favour of the petitioner.
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For Petitioner
:Mr.P.Subbiah
For R1
:Mr.S.Venkatesh
Additional Government Pleader
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ORDER
The present Writ Petition has been filed in the nature of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus challenging the impugned refusal check slip issued by the first respondent.
2. Heard Mr.P.Subbiah, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.S.Venkatesh, learned Additional Government Pleader, who accepts notice on behalf of the first respondent. By consent of both parties, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage. In view of the order proposed to be passed, notice to the second respondent is dispensed with.
3. By the impugned refusal check slip, dated 10.02.2026, the first respondent herein had called upon the parties to the document to produce No Objection Certificate from the HR & CE Department for registering a document in relation to the subject property indicating that the subject property belongs to the HR & CE Department as per letter dated 16.07.2025 issued by the second respondent. __________
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4. It is pertinent to note that in such circumstances, the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court in Sudha Ravi Kumar and another -vs.- The Special Commissioner and Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Chennai and others, reported in 2017-2-L.W. 637, had held that it is mandatory on the part of the registering authority to conduct an enquiry, when such claims are made by the HR & CE Department on a document being presented for registration.
5. In that regard, as and when a document is presented for registration in relation to the objections raised by the HR & CE Department, the first respondent shall conduct an enquiry and thereafter, proceed to register the document.
6. With the aforesaid directions, the present Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 16-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No cmr __________
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1. The Sub-Registrar, Mukkudal- 627601 Tirunelveii District. __________
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WP(MD) No. 30114 of 2026 K.KUMARESH BABU, J. cmr WP(MD) No. 30114 of 2026 16-10-2026 __________
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