BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
Pradeepkumar – Appellant
Versus
Sub-Registrar Vedasandur, Dindigul District – Respondent
ORDER :
(G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.)
This writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned refusal check slip dated 03.01.2025 passed by the respondent, thereby refused to register the sale deed on the ground that the petitioner failed to produce the original parent document in respect of the subject property.
2. By consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court.
3. The petitioner presented the sale deed for registration before the second respondent. However, the respondent refused to register the same on the ground that the petitioner failed to produce the parent deed in respect of the subject property.
4. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.271 of 2024 dated 25.03.2024 held that the first proviso to Rule 55 A of the TAMIL NADU REGISTRATION RULES , 2000 is not at all declared as ultravires by this Court. The provisos to Rule 55 A are intact in Rule Books and therefore, it is to be complied scrupulously, whenever documents are prese
The registrar cannot refuse to register a property deed solely due to non-production of the original document when certified copies are provided and verifiable.
The non-production of an original parent document cannot be insisted upon when certified copies are available for verification in property registration processes.
The court ruled that the insistence on original documents for property registration is arbitrary and unsupported by law, affirming the right to deal with property as a constitutional right.
Registration of deeds cannot be denied based on the absence of original documents when registered copies are available; such refusal is arbitrary and lacks legal basis.
The statutory requirement for presenting original documents is not absolute when certified copies are available, affirming the right to register property transfer without unreasonable demands.
The court affirmed that a registrar cannot refuse to register a sale deed based solely on the absence of original parent documents, reinforcing property owners' rights and the authority of case law o....
Registration of a sale deed cannot be refused based on non-production of original documents when certified copies are available, affirming rights under the Transfer of Property Act.
The court ruled that a Sub Registrar cannot refuse to register a property transfer solely for lack of original documents if verified copies are available, reinforcing property rights and challenging ....
The court ruled that a registrar cannot refuse to register a sale deed based on the absence of the original parent document when certified copies are available, emphasizing property rights under the ....
The court ruled that the insistence on original documents for registration of property deeds is arbitrary, as verified copies should suffice, asserting that subsequent transfers remain valid under pr....
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