BASANT BALAJI J ======================

W.P. (C) No. 44326 of 2025 ========================

Dated 15^th day of January 2026 JUDGMENT The writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:-

1. Issue a writ of certiorari quashing Exhibit P4 rejection letter dated 20.11.2025 issued by the 1st respondent.

2. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forthwith file the petitioner’s Sale Certificate dated 24.07.2024 (Exhibit P1) in Book I under Section 89 (4) of the Registration Act, 1908 , without insisting on stamp duty or preparation of any further document.

3. Declare that the Sale Certificate issued by the Recovery Officer, DRT–I (Exhibit P1), does not attract stamp duty under the Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 .

4. Dispense with production of translated copies of documents in vernacular language.

5. Grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interests of justice.

2. The petitioner is the auction purchaser of 97.57 Ares of property comprised in Re-survey No. 3/4 of Kuttikkattur Village, Kozhikode Taluk, together with a residential building thereon. The property was purchased through a statutory auction