Kottaisamy P v. The Sub-Registrar
Constitution of India – Article 226 – Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ petition under Article 226 before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court (S. Srimathy, J.; decided 23.07.2025) challenging a refusal check slip (RFL/Alangulam/87/2025 dated 07.07.2025) by which the Sub-Registrar, Alangulam Sub-Registrar Office, Tenkasi District, refused to register a sale deed dated 07.07.2025 because several sale deeds had already been registered over the same property, i.e., on the ground of double entry. The Court, following its earlier ruling in T.Senthilvel Vs. The District Registrar and others (W.P.(MD)No. 22114 of 2024, dated 17.10.2024) that registration cannot be refused based on double entry, quashed the check slip and directed registration within four weeks. Petition allowed, no costs. Keywords: refusal check slip; double entry; sale deed registration; Sub-Registrar; Certiorarified Mandamus; Article 226.
What did the court decide?
Impugned refusal check slip in RFL/Alangulam/87/2025 dated 07.07.2025 quashed; respondent directed to accept and register the sale deed dated 07.07.2025 within four weeks; no order as to costs.