JUDGMENT

The petitioners, who are stated to be senior citizens, have approached this Court seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent - Sub Registrar to complete registration of Ext.P3 Partition Deed, by permitting affixture of the signature of their son - Shri.L.R.Syam Prasad on it; and to allow the 1st petitioner to do so on his behalf, as his power of Attorney, on the strength of Ext.P2. They further pray that once the registration is thus completed, the competent among respondents 3 and 4 be directed to effect transfer of Registry of the respective shares of the property covered by Ext.P3 within a time frame to be fixed by this court.

2. The afore request of the petitioners as made by their learned counsel, Smt.R.Padmakumari, was answered by Smt.Resmitha Ramachandran - learned Government Pleader, pointing out that Ext.P3 is not a complete document since the afore mentioned Shri.L.R.Syam Prasad is yet to affix his signature thereon. She submitted that, therefore, the provisions of Section 24 of the Registration Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' for short) would apply and that the petitioners will have to remit the requisite fine, as stipulated therein, for such purpos