The court upheld the petitioner’s right to have the settlement deed registered, subject to certain conditions regarding charges.

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 31^st day of January, 2026 The writ petition is filed seeking the following prayers:-

(i) To call for the records leading to Exhibit P6 from the 4th respondent and issue a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the proceedings declining to register Exhibit P6 settlement deed executed by the petitioner and his wife in favour of their son Sri.Vishnu P.K by incorporating a charge as per Exhibits P3 and P4 as illegal.

(ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the Respondents 1 to 3 to register Exhibit P6 settlement deed executed by the petitioner and his wife in favour of their son Sri.Vishnu P.K by incorporating a charge as per Exhibits P3 and P4 within a stipulated time as directed by this Hon’ble Court.

(iii) To declare that the petitioner is entitled to get registered Exhibit P6 settlement deed executed by the petitioner and his wife in favour of their son Sri.Vishnu P.K by incorporating a charge as per Exhibits P3 and P4.

(iv) To dispense with the translation of the documents produced in the Vernacular Language.

2. The learned counsel for the 5^th respondent submits that if the charge is incorporated in the settlement deed, he has no objection in registering the same.

3. If the petitioner produces Ext.P6 for registration, the same shall be registered by noting a charge in the document itself regarding the encumbrance stated in Exts.P3 and P4.

4. Therefore, there will be a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to register Ext.P6 settlement deed after incorporating the charge stated in Exts.P3 and P4 and the parties will be governed by it.

The writ petition is disposed of.

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