S. VAIDYANATHAN, J.

1. By proceedings, dated 02.02.2013, the Inspector General of Registration, Chennai, second respondent herein, has issued a Circular to the Registration Departments, to follow the procedure while effecting the registration of the documents based on the General Power of Attorney in and by which, it is directed that the Life Certificate of the Principal who granted the general power attested by a registered Medical Officer or Central/State A Grade Officer with a photo, has to be appended along with the document which is presented for registration based on the General Power of Attorney on or after 1.2.2013.

2. The petitioner is the Confederation of Real Estate Developer’s Associations of India (in short, CREDAI), an apex body of the organized real estate developers/builders across India. According to the petitioner, prior to the impugned circular, there was no obligation for production of life certificate of the principal for registration of the sale deeds presented based on the General Power of Attorney, now by virtue of the impugned Circular, the Registration Department started insisting of production of life certificate of the principal and without which