Sakunthala Devi v. the Sub Registrar
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; Mohammed Shaffiq, J.; W.P. No.29550 of 2025 (with W.M.P. No.33093 of 2025); Sakunthala Devi v. Sub Registrar, Thottathupalayam, Thiruppur and others; writ of mandamus; Article 226; Sub Registrar; cancellation of registered Wills dated 17.09.2008 and 17.11.2020 (Doc. Nos.199/2000, 171/2020) and settlement deed dated 25.04.2024 (Doc. No.1717/2024); representation dated 18.06.2025 kept pending; disposal with direction to consider representation and pass orders in accordance with law after hearing petitioner, respondents 2 and 3 and interested parties within 16 weeks; question whether Sub-Registrar has power to cancel will/settlement deed raised but merits expressly left open; notice to private respondents dispensed with; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the appropriate respondent to consider the petitioner's representation dated 18.06.2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after affording the petitioner, respondents 2 and 3 and other interested parties a reasonable opportunity of hearing within 16 weeks from the date of uploading for web copy, without waiting for certified copy; no merits view expressed; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P. No.33093 of 2025) closed.