The writ petition is filed by the petitioner challenging the return endorsement made by the second respondent, Sub-registrar, Srirangam, on 09.03.2005 and for a consequential direction to direct the Sub-registrar to register the petitioners Sale Deed in respect of house property and land in Old door No.1092, (New Door No.45), coming under Ward 1, Melachitrai Street, in T.S.No.2084 Block, 53, Vellithirumutham Village, Srirangam Town.

2. The writ petition was admitted on 07.04.2005 and notice was ordered to the respondents. On behalf of the third respondent temple, certain documents were filed in the typed set of papers. The petitioner has also filed an additional affidavit dated 15.09.2008.

3. The case of the petitioner is that he had purchased the property from his vendor one S.T. Ramasamy for a valuable consideration of Rupees 7.5 Lakhs. In turn his vendor had purchased the said property from one Mythili by a registered sale deed dated 02.02.1994. Since revenue records, electricity connection and water connection were in the name of the vendor and the title deeds were also perused, he paid the sale consideration. A sale deed was prepared and presented to the second respo