T.Thevarasan v. The Sub Registrar Joint-Ii
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.A.No.643 of 2025 (21.03.2025), Letters Patent Clause 15 appeal against dismissal of W.P.No.11897 of 2023. Keywords: cancellation of settlement deed; power of Sub Registrar/District Registrar/DIG of Registration to cancel registered documents; Section 77A Registration Act struck down; Section 68(2) Registration Act; fraudulent execution and forged signatures; Aadhaar/voter ID mismatch; writ remedy versus civil suit; Sasikala v. Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Sub-Collector, 2022 (5) CTC 257 (Full Bench, referred); M.Kathirvel v. Inspector General of Registration, 2024 (4) CTC 769 (Division Bench, relied on); abatement of S.A.No.494 of 2019; Saidapet/Mambalam property dispute. Outcome: appeal dismissed, no costs, liberty to file civil suit preserved. Neutral citation: 2025:MHC:801.
What did the court decide?
None substantive; Writ Appeal dismissed with no costs, liberty reiterated to the writ petitioner to seek remedies before the appropriate Civil Court.