[email protected] v. the Inspector General of Registration
Registration – Refusal Check Slip
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Justice Krishnan Ramasamy, WP No. 28105 of 2026, decided 22-07-2026. Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging Refusal Check Slip RFL/Kunnathur/10/2026 dated 18.06.2026 issued by the Sub Registrar, Kunnathur, Erode District, refusing registration of a Partition deed dated 16.06.2026 on the grounds that the claim was made under an unregistered Will and proper stamp duty was not paid. Held registration of a Will is not mandatory; refusal slip set aside; petitioner directed to represent document with appropriate stamp duty and Sub Registrar directed to register in accordance with law. Keywords: refusal to register document, unregistered Will, stamp duty, partition deed, Sub Registrar, District Registrar Erode, Inspector General of Registration, writ disposed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Impugned refusal slip dated 18.06.2026 set aside; petitioner to represent the Partition deed paying appropriate stamp duty; upon such representation, the 3rd respondent to register the document in accordance with law. Writ petition disposed of with the above direction; no costs.