M.R.Srinivasan v. The District Registrar,(Admin)
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Madras High Court single-judge order (Krishnan Ramasamy J.) dated 26-03-2026 dismissing WP No. 20063 of 2023 (M.R.Srinivasan v. District Registrar (Admin), Tiruvellore and others). Subject: cancellation of fraudulent/duplicate registered sale deed dated 12.07.2013 (Syed Hussain to Giriraj) over property conveyed by sale deed dated 19.05.2011; incapacity of Sub-Registrar/District Registrar to cancel fraudulent documents after Division Bench striking down Section 77A and 68(2) of the Registration Act, 1908 (W.P.No.10291 of 2022, order dated 02.08.2024); remedy redirected to criminal complaint for fabrication of records under Sections 82 and 83 of the Registration Act, 1908 before Police Authorities and to civil suit for cancellation of sale deed. Keywords: Section 77A Registration Act struck down; fraudulent sale deed cancellation; forged document complaint; writ of mandamus dismissed; Article 226.