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WP No. 50433 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN

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Diwakar Elango

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The Inspector General of

Registration

Registration Department, Government

of Tamilnadu, Santhome,

Chennai-600 004.

2.The Sub Registrar

Alandur Sub Registrar Office, Alandur,

Chennai-600 016

Respondent(s)

PRAYER

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying

to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the

impugned refusal order dated 17.12.2025 in Refusal No.RFL/Alandur/34/2025

passed by the 2^nd respondent and quash the same, consequently direct the 2^nd

respondent to register the Settlement Deed to the petitioner dated 17.12.2025 for

its registration forthwith.

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For Petitioner(s): M/s.Chenthoori Pugazendhi

For Respondents: Mr.U.Baranidharan

Special Government Pleader

ORDER

Heard Mr.Chenthoori Pugazhendhi, learned counsel for the petitioner and

Mr.U.Baranidharan, learned Special Government Pleader for the respondents.

2. The petitioner executed the Settlement Deed on the strength of an

unregistered will. By the impugned order, the second respondent refused to

register the Settlement Deed on the ground that there is nothing in the

Encumbrance Certificate, reflecting the said documents.

3. The issue has already been concluded by a judgment of the Hon’ble

Mr.Justice N.Anand Venkatesh in W.P.No.16999 of 2020 dated 03.10.2020 and

paragraph No.8 reads as follows:

‘8. In view of the above discussion, this Court is inclined to

interfere with the refusal check slip issued by the respondent and

accordingly, the same is hereby quashed. The respondent is directed to

entertain the settlement deed dated 02.11.2020 presented by the

petitioner and register the same, if it is otherwise in order. It goes

without saying that necessary stamp duty and registration fee will

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have to be paid, at the time of registration, if not already paid. The

document shall be returned back to the petitioner after registration.’

4. Following the said judgment, the impugned order is quashed and the

writ petition is allowed. The direction is given by the Hon’ble Judge in

Paragraph No.8 of the aforesaid order will apply to the present case also. There

shall be no order as to costs.

26-12-2025

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Index:Yes/No

Neutral Citation:Yes/No

To

1.The Inspector General of Registration

Registration Department, Government

Of Tamilnadu, Santhome,

Chennai-600 004

2.The Sub Registrar,

Alandur Sub Registrar Office, Alandur,

Chennai-600 016

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V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J.

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