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C.Ganesamurthy v. the Inspector General of Registration

Madras HC4 Mar 2026WP/7663/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Stale writ petition disposed of with liberty to lodge criminal complaint; prosecution under Section 83 Registration Act initiated in 2017 by District Registrar Tirupur but not pursued; representation dated 31.12.2014; Na.Ka.No. 15/B/2015; alleged violations under Section 82 Registration Act by respondents 4 and 5 (K.P.Angappasamy, M.V.Arangasamy); writ filed after more than 8 years; Madras High Court, 04-03-2026, Abdul Quddhose J.; WMP No. 8279 of 2026 ordered subject to separate court fee; notice to R4 and R5 dispensed with; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioners to set the criminal law in motion by lodging a criminal complaint before the appropriate police against respondents 4 and 5 for alleged violations under Section 82 of the Registration Act; writ petition disposed of with no costs. ¶31

C.Ganesamurthy Vs the Inspector General of Registration — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition, filed with an inordinate delay of more than eight years after the second respondent's 2017 decision to prosecute under Section 83 of the Registration Act, ought to be entertained. +1 more

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Court's answer

The question of entertaining the writ petition at this belated stage, after a lapse of more than eight years from the date the second respondent decided to prosecute the offenders under Section 83 of the Registration Act, does not arise.

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Ratio / Principle

WMP No. 8279 of 2026 is ordered subject to the payment of separate court fee.

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Key takeaways

Notice to respondents 4 and 5 is dispensed with because no adverse order is being made against them.ratio¶26
The only relief grantable is liberty to the petitioners to set the criminal law in motion by lodging a criminal complaint before the appropriate police against respondents 4 and 5 for alleged violations under Section 82 of the Registration Act; the writ petition is disposed of accordingly, with no costs.ratio¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Abdul Quddhose J.), 04-03-2026: Disposed of WP No. 7663 of 2026 (C. Ganesamurthy and D. Vasumathi v. Inspector General of Registration and others), whose prayer sought direction to the District Registrar, Tirupur (second respondent) to consider the petitioners' representation dated 31.12.2014 and dispose of pending file Na.Ka.No. 15/B/2015 concerning the prosecution the second respondent had initiated under Section 83 of the Registration Act against respondents 4 and 5 in 2017 but had not pursued. Holding the writ petition to be afflicted by inordinate delay - filed more than eight years after the 2017 decision to prosecute - the Court held that the question of entertaining it at this belated stage does not arise, and that the only relief grantable is liberty to the petitioners to set the criminal law in motion by lodging a criminal complaint before the appropriate police against respondents 4 and 5 for alleged violations under Section 82 of the Registration Act. WMP No. 8279 of 2026 was ordered subject to payment of separate court fee; notice to respondents 4 and 5 was dispensed with as no adverse order was passed against them. No costs.

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WP No. 7663 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 04-03-2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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WP No. 7663 of 2026 AND WMP NO. 8279 OF 2026

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C.Ganesamurthy

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D.Vasumathi

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Petitioner(s)

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The Inspector General Of Registration Santhome High Road, Chennai

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2.The District registrar Tirupur District registrar , Tirupur

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3.The Sub Registrar Tirupur Sub registrar , Tirupur

4.K.P.Angappasamy

5.M.V.Arangasamy

Respondent(s)

PRAYER

directing the 2nd respondent to consider the representation dated 31.12.2014 and to dispose off the Na.Ka.No. 15/ B/ 2015 pending on the file of the 2nd respondent within a stipulated time as fixed by this Honble court.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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WP No. 7663 of 2026

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For Petitioner(s):	Mr.K.Venkatasubban for M/s.SARAVABHAUMAN ASSOCIATES
For Respondent(s):	Mr.P.Harish Govt Advocate For R1 to 3
	R4 & 5 notice dispensed with

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ORDER

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WMP. No.8279 of 2026 is ordered subject to the payment of separate court fee.

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2.The grievance of the petitioners is that despite the second respondent having initiated prosecution under Section 83 of the Registration Act to prosecute respondents 4 and 5 as early in the year 2017 itself, till date, no further proceedings has been initiated by the second respondent with regard to the said prosecution.

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3.Mr.P.Harish, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of

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respondents 1 to 3. Since no adverse order is being against respondents 4 and 5, notice to respondents 4 and 5 is dispensed with.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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WP No. 7663 of 2026

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4.Since this writ petition is filed with an inordinate delay, the question of

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entertaining this writ petition at this belated stage, i.e. after a lapse of more than 8 years from the date when the second respondent decided to prosecute the offenders under Section 83 of the Registration Act, does not arise. The representation which is reflected in the prayer of this writ petition, said to have been given by the petitioners, is also dated 31.12.2014. The only relief that can be granted by this Court in this writ petition is to grant liberty to the petitioners to set the criminal law in motion by lodging a criminal complaint before the concerned police against the offenders, who have committed violations under Section 82 of the Registration Act.

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5.Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioners to set the criminal law in motion by lodging a criminal complaint before the appropriate police against the offenders i.e. respondents 4 and 5 for the alleged violations said to have been committed under Section 82 of the Registration Act. No costs.

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04-03-2026

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1.The Inspector General Of Registration Santhome High Road, Chennai 2.The District registrar Tirupur District registrar , Tirupur 3.The Sub Registrar Tirupur Sub registrar , Tirupur

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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WP No. 7663 of 2026

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

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vga

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WP No. 7663 of 2026 AND WMP NO. 8279 OF 2026

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04-03-2026