The petitioner challenged an order rejecting her request to cancel a forged Inam Settlement Deed. The court held that the Registering Authority lacks the jurisdiction to examine the title of property or cancel registered documents as per Supreme Court and High Court precedents.
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W.P.(MD)No.3825 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 29.08.2024
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR W.P.(MD)No.3825 of 2023 and W.M.P.(MD)No.3607 of 2023
Viduthalai Selvi
... Petitioner
versus
PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent made in Na.Ka.No.5270/Aa1/2022 dated 03.11.2022 and quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the 1st respondent to cancel the fraudulent Inam Settlement Deed vide Doc.No.1238/2019 dated 04.11.2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent.
For Petitioner : Mr.T.Veerakumar For R1 and R2 : Mr.P.Subbaraj, Special Government Pleader
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For R3 and R4 : Mr.G.Sridharan
ORDER
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This writ petition is filed against the impugned order passed by the first respondent in Na.Ka.No.5270/Aa1/2022 dated 03.11.2022, rejecting the request of the petitioner.
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03.11.2022, rejected the request of the petitioner and directed the petitioner to workout her remedy before the concerned Civil Court.
Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the registering authority possesses the power to go into the title of property and cancel a registered document.
Whether the impugned order rejecting the petitioner's request to cancel the Inam Settlement Deed is maintainable in a writ petition.
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W.P.No. 29706 of 2022
Viduthalai Selvi
The District Registrar, Ramanathapuram
The Sub Registrar, Mudukulathur
Tamilselvam
Muthulakshmi
N.Sathish Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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