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2019 Supreme(Mad) 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
Vineet Kothari, C.V. Karthikeyan, JJ.
P. Rukumani - Appellant
Vs.
Amudhavalli - Respondent
Writ Appeal No. 229 of 2018
Decided On : 17-07-2019

Advocates Appeared:
P. Saravana Sowmiyan, Adv., M. Sriram, Adv., T.M. Pappaiah, Adv.

Headnote:

Constitution of India - Article 12 – jurisdiction - setting aside the Cancellation Deed - re-convey the land purchased - only remedy is for the purchaser to re-convey the land purchased by them. If the purchaser fails to re-convey the property to the seller or the owner, the remedy to the owner is to knock at the doors of the Civil Court. The contention of respondents 2 to 5 that the Writ Petition is not maintainable may not be correct, as it is an admitted position that a Deed of Cancellation was made without the consent of the petitioners and this Court is empowered to exercise such extraordinary jurisdiction in interfering with the cancellation of Sale Deed. Hence, I find much force in the contentions of the writ petitioners and the Writ Petition is allowed, setting aside the Cancellation Deed dated 20.09.2007 executed by respondents 2 to 5 and registered by the 1st respondent as Document - Before parting with, this Court makes it very clear that if respondents 2 to 5 are aggrieved by any other action done by the 6th respondent fraudulently or in any manner that he has colluded with the petitioners, the observation in this order will not preclude them from agitating all the issues before the appropriate forum, where the civil suits are pending and the same yardstick will apply to the 8th respondent, who has admittedly purchased the property from the 7th respondent, after the Deed of Cancellation – Held, We are of the clear opinion that such a relief could not have been sought or granted in Writ Jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The civil rights of the parties based on relevant evidence can only be determined by a Civil Court by a competent Civil Court and not by the writ court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Such private rights of the parties cannot be made a subject matter of writ jurisdiction. The writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India lie only against the State or instrumentality of the State as defined under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, such determination of private civil rights of the parties cannot be made subject matter of writ petition - Act of the Sub Registrar in such cases will naturally depend upon the determination of the rights of the respective parties once adjudicated by the competent civil Court and therefore prematurely also such writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked, against Sub Registrar - Judgment of the Full Bench in Latif Estate Line India Ltd., (supra) relied by the learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 3 Mr. M.Sriram, vide paragrah No. 59 quoted above, has not laid down that in such cases Writ Jurisdiction can be invoked or is an appropriate remedy to be invoked. On the contrary, Clause (iv) of Paragraph 59 quoted above clearly stipulates that the complete and absolute sale can be cancelled at the instance of the transferor only by taking course by way of civil Court by obtaining decree of cancellation of sale deed on the ground of fraud or other valid reasons. This Judgment of the Full Bench, with great respects, strengthens the view which we have taken above - On the contrary, the Judgment relied by the learned counsel for the appellants in the case of Satya Pal Anand Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and Others (supra) in paragraph No. 40 again clearly stipulates the view that aggrieved party in such cases can approach only the civil Court – Appeal allowed

JUDGMENT :

Vineet Kothari, J.

This Appeal has been filed by the appellants P.Rukumani, P.Rangasamy, P.Velusamy and P.Maruthachalam aggrieved by the Order of the learned Single Judge dated 07.09.2017 in W.P.No. 6329 of 2009 filed by one Amudhavalli, Manonmani and H.Jayakumar against the Sub Registrar, Coimbatore and the present four appellants and also against K.Pandian, husband of respondent No.1 Amudhavalli and D.Saravanan, the subsequent purchaser and R.Balasubramaniam, subsequent agreement holder of D.Saravanan.

2. The Writ Petition was filed by Amudhavalli, Manonmani, H.Jayakumar, seeking cancellation of cancellation Deed dated 25.09.2007 by which the Sale Deed dated 09.03.2005 in favour of the respondents on the ground that the respondent No. 5 K.Pandian, husband of Amudhavalli, had misused the Power of Attorney given to him by the present Appellants and he executed the Sale Deed in question on 09.03.2005 in favour of his own wife Amudhavalli and two others. The said sale deed dated 09.03.2005 was therefore cancelled by them on 20th September 2007. The said Cancellation Deed was offered for registration before the Sub Registrar, Coimbatore and was also registered. This registration was challenged by the writ petitioners Amudhavalli and two others before the learned Single Judge. The learned Single Judge allowed the Writ Petition filed by the said writ petitioners with the following observations:-

    "26. The only remedy is for the purchaser to re-convey the land purchased by them. If the purchaser fails to re-convey the property to the seller or the owner, the remedy to the owner is to knock at the doors of the Civil Court. The contention of respondents 2 to 5 that the Writ Petition is not maintainable may not be correct, as it is an admitted position that a Deed of Cancellation was made without the consent of the petitioners and this Court is empowered to exercise such extraordinary jurisdiction in interfering with the cancellation of Sale Deed. Hence, I find much force in the contentions of the writ petitioners and the Writ Petition is allowed, setting aside the Cancellation Deed dated 20.09.2007 executed by respondents 2 to 5 and registered by the 1st respondent as Document No.5824 of 2007.

27. Before parting with, this Court makes it very clear that if respondents 2 to 5 are aggrieved by any other action done by the 6th respondent fraudulently or in any manner that he has colluded with the petitioners, the observation in this order will not preclude them from agitating all the issues before the appropriate forum, where the civil suits are pending and the same yardstick will apply to the 8th respondent, who has admittedly purchased the property from the 7th respondent, after the Deed of Cancellation.

28. Last, but not the least, this Court observes that wherever suits are pending, such Courts are expected to take up the cases and proceed with the same on a day-to-day basis without adjourning the matter beyond seven working days at any point of time, as the Sale Deed in question is of the year 2005 and that the cancellation of Sale Deed is of the year 2007 and more than a decade had passed. No costs. Consequently, connected W.M.Ps. are closed."

3. Aggrieved by the same, the appellants herein P.Rukumani and others have filed the present Writ Appeal.

4. The learned counsel for the appellants Mr.P.Saravana Sowmiyan, relying upon the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satya Pal Anand Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and Others, 2016 (10) SCC 767 and submitted that the parties aggrieved by a fraudulent sale deed could cancel the deed and seek registration of such Cancellation Deed.

5. Per contra, the learned counsel appearing for the respondents 1 to 3 Mr.M.Sriram relied upon the Full Bench decision of this Court in the case of Latif Estate Line India Ltd., Vs. Hadeeja Ammal and others, 2011 (2) CTC 1 wherein the Full Bench of this Court held as under:-

    "59. After giving our anxious consideration on the questions raised in the instant

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