Toshif Raja v. the District Registrar (Administration)
Registration – Refusal check slip – Sale of immovable property by registered society
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, WP No. 46516 of 2025, decided 02-12-2025 by Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy J. Refusal by Sub Registrar, Cheyyur (Chengalpattu District) to register sale deed dated 17.11.2025 executed by Kanchipuram District Ahlush Sunnath Val Jamath Jamaatthul Ulama Sabai, a society under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975; refusal No.RFL / Cheyyur / 192 /2025 dated 17/11/2025 on ground that District Court approval/permission is required; writ of certiorarified mandamus under Article 226; refusal order set aside as unsustainable for lack of evident basis; remanded for fresh consideration with two-week timeline and opportunity to petitioner and society; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed on the above terms: the impugned refusal check slip dated 17.11.2025 is set aside and the matter is remanded to the Sub Registrar, Cheyyur for reconsideration, with a fresh order to be issued within two weeks after providing reasonable opportunity to the petitioner and the society; no order as to costs.