A.Babu v. the Tahsildar
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P. No.21246 of 2025, decided 17.06.2025 by Justice N. Anand Venkatesh. Writ petition under Article 226 seeking mandamus to Tahsildar, Ambattur Taluk to issue genuineness certificate to Sub Registrar, Villivakkam concerning patta for petitioner's property; registration document pending as P.No.144/P144 of 2021 since 2021. Held: Tahsildar to act immediately and file report within two (2) weeks; Sub Registrar to complete registration forthwith on receipt. Disposed of with directions, no costs. Keywords: writ of mandamus, genuineness certificate, patta, pending document registration, Tahsildar, Sub Registrar, Article 226, mandamus disposal.
What did the court decide?
Writ of mandamus granted in effect: direction to the first respondent to act on the genuineness certificate request regarding the patta and submit a report to the second respondent within two weeks; second respondent directed to complete the registration forthwith on receipt of the report; no costs.