The court emphasized the necessity for the responsible authority to act on registry transfers within a specified time frame.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 41527 OF 2025 PETITIONER:

BHARATHI AGED 76 YEARS W/O. LATE RAJAN, MANTHRAKKAL HOUSE, THIRUVANIYOOR KARA, THIRUVANIYOOR P.O.THIRUVANIYOOR VILLAGE, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682308 BY ADVS.

SRI.PAUL K.VARGHESE SMT.A.A.GEETHA RESPONDENTS:

1 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686669

2 THE VILLAGE OFFICER THIRUVANIYOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANIYOOR P.O.KUNNATHUNAD TALUK,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682308 SMT.VIDHYA A.C., GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.12.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT The petitioner claimed transfer of registry on the strength of a joint Will. However, the same has not been done, is the short grievance of the petitioner.

2. This Court notice that the transfer of registry has to be done by the Tahsildar concerned, who is not a party herein.

3. In the circumstances, ‘Tahsildar, Kunnathunadu Taluk Office (Perumbavoor), Mini Civil Station, Pooppani Road, Perumpavoor-683542’ is suo motu impleaded as the additional 3^rd respondent, for whom the learned Government Pleader takes notice.

4. There will be a direction to the additionally impleaded 3^rd respondent to consider petitioner’s application for transfer of registry based on Ext.P2/Will in the light of law laid down by this Court in R.Babu v. State of Kerala [ 2024 KHC 7141 ], expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the judgment before the additional 3^rd respondent for compliance. This Writ Petition will stand disposed of as above.