Mohamed Wasim Raja v. The Sub Registrar
Case brief
What is this about?
Sub Registrar, Pudukkottai — withholding of registration of sale deed Doc.No.TP/257264282/2026 dated 06.03.2026 kept pending in P/I-Joint Sub Registrar Pudukkottai/125/2026 — writ of certiorarified mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India — prima facie undervaluation of property for stamp duty — Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 reference for proper market value and deficit stamp duty — disposal on submission of Government Standing Counsel — direction to receive and register sale deed if otherwise in order, with liberty to initiate Section 47-A proceedings — Mohamed Wasim Raja v. The Sub Registrar, Office of Joint Sub Registrar Office-I, Pudukkottai — W.P.(MD)No.7865 of 2026, decided 02.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent to receive and register the sale deed if otherwise in order, with liberty to initiate proceedings under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; no costs; the connected Miscellaneous Petition (W.M.P.(MD)No.6450 of 2026) closed.