M.S.Jayaraman Vs The Sub Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

M.S.Jayaraman Vs The Sub Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with the direction that, if any deed of conveyance is presented for registration in respect of the subject property, the petitioner may raise objections before the Registering Authority, which shall conduct an enquiry and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law; connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.No.16069 of 2019) closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition seeking to quash the first respondent's proceedings in Petition No.16 of 2019 dated 29.05.2019 (rejection of the petitioner's objections) and to restrain the first respondent from registering documents presented by respondents 3 and 4 or their nominees in respect of the land in Old Survey No.118/1-2.14, New Survey No.147/1, Vanur Village, should be granted.

Court's answer

The petitioner can raise objections under Rules 54 and 55 of the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules at the time of presentation of a document for registration.

Ratio / Principle

If any deed of conveyance is presented for registration in respect of the subject property, the petitioner can raise objections before the Registering Authority, and on receipt of such objections the Registering Authority is directed to conduct an enquiry and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law.

Key takeaways

After rejection of the petitioner's objections, no document had been presented for registration in respect of the subject property by any party, which is why the court disposed of the petition with a prospective direction rather than quashing anything further.ratio¶29

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (G.K. Ilanthiraiyan J.), W.P.No.16401 of 2019 and W.M.P.No.16069 of 2019, disposed of on 03.09.2025. The petitioner challenged the proceedings in Petition No.16 of 2019 dated 29.05.2019 of the Sub Registrar, Vanur Taluk, Villupuram District, rejecting his objections in respect of land in old Survey No.118/12.14, new Survey No.147/1, Vanur Village, Kottakuppam Panchayat, Villupuram District, and sought a direction that no document presented by the 3rd and 4th respondents or their nominees be registered. Held: after the rejection, no document had been presented for registration in respect of the subject property by any party; the petitioner can raise objections under Rules 54 and 55 of the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules at the time of presentation of a document; and on receipt of such objections the Registering Authority is directed to conduct an enquiry and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law. Writ petition disposed of with this direction; connected miscellaneous petition closed; no order as to costs.

W.P.No.16401 of 2019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN

W.P.No.16401 of 2019 and

W.M.P.No.16069 of 2019

M.S.Jayaraman

.... Petitioner

Vs

1.The Sub Registrar, Office of the Sub Registrar, Vanur Taluk, Villupuram District.

2.The Inspector General of Registration, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-28

3.S.Shanmugam 4.S.Mathiazhagan .... Respondents

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records comprised in proceedings of the 1^st respondent in Petition No.16 of 2019 dated 29.05.2019 quash the same and direct the 1^st respondent not to in any manner entertain/register any document that may be presented for registration by the 3^rd and 4^th respondents herein or

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their nominees in respect of land situate in Old Survey No.118/1-2.14, New Survey No.147/1 measuring about 1 acre 82 2/3 cents out of 2 acre 14 cents with specific boundaries in Vanur Village, Kottakuppam Panchayat, Villupuram District.

For Petitioner : Mr.Sharukumar For Elangovan K. For R1 & R2 : Mr.U.Baranidharan Special Government Pleader For R3 & R4 : Mr.L.Rajasekar

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the

proceedings issued in petition No.16 of 2019, dated 29.05.2019, on the file of the first respondent, thereby rejected the objections raised by the petitioner in respect of the property comprised in old Survey No.118/12.14, new Survey No.147/1 situated at Vanur Village, Kottakuppam Panchayat, Villupuram District.

Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials available on record.

The petitioner can very well raise objections under Rules

54 and 55 of the Tamil Nadu Registration Rules at the time of presentation of document for registration. After rejection of the

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objections raised by the petitioner, no documents has been presented for registration in respect of the subject property, by any party.

Therefore, if any deed of conveyance is presented for

registration in respect of the subject property, the petitioner can very well raise objections before the Registering Authority. On receipt of the such objections, the Registering Authority is directed to conduct an enquiry and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law.

With the above direction, this Writ Petition stands

disposed of. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

There shall be no order as to costs.

03.09.2025

Internet: Yes Index : Yes/No Speaking/Non Speaking order Lpp

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J,

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To

1.The Sub Registrar, Office of the Sub Registrar, Vanur Taluk, Villupuram District.

2.The Inspector General of Registration, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-28.

W.P.No.16401 of 2019 and W.M.P.No.16069 of 2019

03.09.2025

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