Allowed
Mohammed Rabi.H v. The District Registrar (Administration)
Madras HCWP(MD)/4423/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner sought refund of excess registration fees and penalty paid for delayed registration of a judgment decree. The Court held that registration of a judgment and decree is not subject to the limitation period under Section 23 of the Registration Act, 1908. The Court directed refund of the penalty and excess registration fee collected over 4% of the suit value with 6% interest.
What did the court decide?
Directs respondents to refund the penalty amount and the balance amount collected over 4% of the suit value (Rs. 1,20,000/-) to the petitioner with interest at the rate of 6% per annum.