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Dhandayuthapani v. The District Registrar

Madras HC16 Jun 2025WP(MD)/14630/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Registration of property documents; Sub Registrar; lis pendens; pendency of civil suit not a bar to registration; Writ of Mandamus; Article 226; survey nos. 224/2 and 673/2A; Pappapkudi Village; Cheranmahadevi Taluk; Tirunelveli District; District Registrar; Mukkudal Sub Registrar Office; representation dated 24.04.2025; writ petition dismissed; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; S. Srimathy, J.; 16.06.2025.

What did the court decide?

The pendency of a civil suit between the parties cannot be a reason to restrain the respondents from registering the document. ¶28

Dhandayuthapani Vs The District Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P(MD)No.14630 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED :16.06.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY

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W.P(MD)No.14630 of 2025 and W.M.P.(MD).10849 of 2025

Dhandayuthapani

... Petitioner

vs.

The District Registrar,

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Office of the District Registrar, Tirunelveli District.

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The Sub Registrar,

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Mukkudal Sub Registrar Office,

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Tirunelveli District.

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K.Vellathai

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K.Vadakuva Selvi

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K.Jeyalakshmi

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K.Sethumani ...Respondents

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PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the 2^nd respondent herein to register any document being survey numbers 224/2 and 673/2A situated at Pappapkudi Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District based on the petitioner's representation dated 24.04.2025.

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For Petitioner : Mr.M.Perumal For R1 & R2 : Mr.S.Saji Bino Special Government Pleader For R3 to R6 : No Appearance

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ORDER

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The present Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the 2 nd respondent herein to register any document being survey numbers 224/2 and 673/2A situated at Pappapkudi Village, Cheranmahadevi Taluk, Tirunelveli District based on the petitioner's representation dated 24.04.2025.

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2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2 submitted that, during the pendency of the writ petition, the respondents have already registered the document. However, the contention of the petitioner is that a civil suit is pending between the parties.

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Considering the facts of the case, the pendency of the suit cannot

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be a reason to restrain the respondents from registering the document. If the document is registered, it would be subject to lis pendens . The rights of the parties would be determined by the outcome of the suit. Therefore, the present writ petition cannot be entertained.

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4. Accordingly, this writ petition stands dismissed. No costs.

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Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

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16.06.2025