T.N.Sirajudeen v. The Sub Registrar

Madras HC8 Apr 2026WP(MD)/9847/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Refusal check slip by Sub Registrar; registration of sale deed; pendency of civil suit (O.S. No. 241 of 2023, I Additional District Judge, Tiruchirappalli) not a bar to registration absent interim order; Article 226 writ of certiorarified mandamus; W.P(MD)No.9847 of 2026; refusal dated 01.04.2026; order dated 08.04.2026; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; re-presentation within two weeks; register if no other impediment; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Refusal check slip dated 01.04.2026 quashed; petitioner directed to re-present the document within two weeks from receipt of a web copy of the order without waiting for the certified copy; respondent directed to register the document if there is no other impediment; no costs. ¶¶22

T.N.Sirajudeen Vs The Sub Registrar — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P(MD)No.9847 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Dated: 08.04.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

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W.P(MD)No.9847 of 2026

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T.N.Sirajudeen ... Petitioner Vs. The Sub Registrar, Joint III Sub Registration Office, Town Hall, Tiruchirappalli – 620002. ...Respondent

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Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling upon the impugned refusal check slip culminated in refusal check slip No.RFL/3 No Joint Sub Registrar, Trichy /116/2026 dated 01.04.2026 on the file of the respondent and quash the same as illegal, null and void, ultra vires, without jurisdiction and without authority and for mandamus directing the respondent to register the pending sale deed No.TP/264178515/2026 dated 01.04.2026 within a specific time limit that may be fixed by this Honourable High Court and pass such other or further orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case and thus render justice.

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

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W.P(MD)No.9847 of 2026

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For Petitioner :Mr.Shangar Murali For Respondent :Mr.M.Gangatharan Government Advocate

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ORDER

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The present writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned refusal check slip dated 01.04.2026. Upon perusal of the same, it can be seen that when the petitioner presented a Sale Deed for registration, the same was rejected citing that O.S. No. 241 of 2023 is pending before the learned I Additional District Judge, Tiruchirappalli.

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that there is no interim order in the said Suit. Moreover, the Suit has been filed by the petitioner himself to protect his proprietary rights.

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Per contra, the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondent would submit that an order has been passed in light of the pendency of the Suit.

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

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W.P(MD)No.9847 of 2026

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However, the mere pendency of the Suit cannot be a bar for

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registration of document in the absence of any interim order restraining the party presenting it from doing so.

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In view thereof, the writ petition is disposed of on the following

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terms:-

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i. The impugned refusal check slip dated 01.04.2026 stands quashed.

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ii. The petitioner is directed to represent the document within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a web copy of the order, without waiting for the certified copy of the order.

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