P.Gunasekaran v. The District Registrar
Writ of Mandamus – Registration – Encumbrance certificate
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus against Sub Registrar/District Registrar, Karur for deletion of encumbrance certificate entry in Document No. 169 of 1983 dated 17.02.1983; Court holds deletion cannot be ordered by registering authorities and remedy lies before civil court; permits registration as double entry; directs consideration of representation dated 27.06.2025 within four weeks and marking entry as double/multiple entry; writ under Article 226 disposed of; keywords: encumbrance certificate, double entry, multiple entry, registration department, Karur, civil court remedy, representation, W.P(MD).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: prayer for deletion of the encumbrance entry refused (remedy left to the civil court); official respondents directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 27.06.2025 within four weeks as per law and mark the concerned entry as double entry/multiple entry; no order as to costs.