Mohammed Ishak v. the Principle Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, 02.12.2025, W.P.No.11233 of 2025, Mohammed Ishak v. The Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning Department & 6 others (incl. Sub Registrar, Mannargudi, Cuddalore). Subject: registration of 5 cents plot blocked pending lay out approval; impugned communication Na.Ka.No.108/2025 dated 05.03.2025; counsel invoked Section 22A(2) of the Registration Act, 1908 (argued inapplicable); refusal check slip distinction; writ of certiorarified mandamus under Article 226. Outcome: petition disposed (not quashed); petitioner permitted to present instrument; Sub Registrar to receive it and pass orders under the Registration Act and Rules within two weeks; no costs. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: petitioner permitted to present the relevant instrument for registration before the seventh respondent (Sub Registrar, Mannargudi); the seventh respondent directed to receive such instrument and pass orders in accordance with the Registration Act and the Rules framed thereunder within two weeks from receipt of the instrument; no order as to costs.