Thimmakkal v. The Sub Registrar
Case brief
What is this about?
Thimmakkal v. Sub Registrar, Ettayapuram & State (EOW Nagercoil), W.P(MD)No.25556 of 2025, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, G.R. Swaminathan J., 18.09.2025 - refusal check slip (RFL/Ettayapuram/65/2025, 26.08.2025) blocking registration of sale deed dated 26.08.2025 quashed; registration cannot be refused merely on police/EOW communication where no attachment order exists; backdrop of Sunstar Agro Farms (India) Ltd fraud, Crime No.1 of 2019, 822 depositors, more than Rs.7 crores; petitioner acquired property by sale deed dated 03.05.2019 (Doc. No.869/2019); precedent applied: 2020 SCC OnLine Mad 20112 (R.Madhupriya v. Inspector General of Registration); writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India allowed, no costs; re-presentation and registration permitted subject to usual formalities.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the refusal check slip (RFL/Ettayapuram/65/2025 dated 26.08.2025); permission granted to the petitioner to re-present the sale deed for registration, which shall be registered and released subject to the usual formalities; no costs ordered.