A.Virushabadoss v. the Inspector General of
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.No.13592 of 2014 (N. Anand Venkatesh J., 10.03.2025): Certiorarified mandamus under Article 226 challenging District Registrar (Administration), Tindivanam proceedings Na.Ka.No.3970/A1/2013 dated 20.01.2014 and seeking direction to Superintendent of Police, Villuppuram to investigate petitioner's complaint dated 22.03.2013. Court held the registering authority has no power to cancel any registered document, so the impugned proceedings needed no interference, and declined the police-investigation direction as the complaint was over 12 years old with nothing surviving. Petition dismissed; M.P.No.1 of 2014 closed; no costs. Keywords: registration authority, cancellation of registered document, stale complaint, certiorarified mandamus.
What did the court decide?
The impugned proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 20.01.2014 do not require any interference, since there is no power available for the registering authority to cancel any registered document.