Allowed
Lakshmi v. The Sub Registrar
Madras HCWP/22175/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This writ petition sought a mandamus directing the Sub Registrar to register a settlement deed based on certified copies due to misplaced originals. The court directed the petitioner to produce certified copies of parent documents for the Sub Registrar to consider registration forthwith before disposing of the petition without costs.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner is directed to produce certified copies of parent documents and re-present the settlement deed for registration; upon receipt, the respondent must register it forthwith.