ORDER

Challenge has been made to the refusal slip issued by the respondent refusing to register the power of attorney presented by the petitioner on the ground that there is no previous document and also the property belongs to the temple.

2. It is the case of the writ petitioner that the property measuring 4240 sq.ft., comprised in Old Survey No.154/3, T.S.No.8983, Block No.130 of T.Nagar Village, Mambalam Guindy Taluk, Chennai District belonged to one Mr.K.V.Panchatcharaiyer and the said property was transferred to one Lakshmikanthammal vide transfer deed dated 31.01.1959, leaving behind her only daughter namely Bharathiammal, who also obtained a Ryotwari Patta in her name issued by the Tahsildar, Mambalam Taluk vide C.A.No.330/1986. She died on 05.03.2005, leaving behind her daughters Mrs.Ranibai @ Rani, Mrs.Rosibai, Mrs.Karthikeyani @ Sampathkumari, Mrs.Kalavathy and her son, the petitioner. They are in the absolute possession and enjoyment of the property with 1/5th share each. When all of them executed a power of attorney dated 13.10.2022 in favour of one P.Ayyappa Rao and sought to register, the same was refused to be registered on the ground that the property belonged to temp