IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08-01-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY and WMP.No.53006 of 2025

1. C.Govindaraj, S/o. Mr. Chinnathamby, No.1448, 1st Sector, 2nd Street, K.K. Nagar, Chennai-600 078.

2. Mr. R.B. Kumar, S/o. Mr. Bakthavachalam, No.381, Indira Nagar, 2nd Street West, Kattupakkam, Chennai-600 056.

..Petitioners Vs

1. The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai-600 055.

2. The District Registrar (Admin), Chennai South Registration District, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Fanepet, Nandanam, Chennai-600 035.

3. Mr. Parameswaran, S/o. Rajappa, HIG-39, T-4, Tamil Nadu Housing Board Development, Thiruvallur Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600 041.

4. C. Sengodan, S/o. Chellappa Gounder, No.545 A, Sector 6th Street, Anna Nagar West Extension, Chennai-600 101.

..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorari to call for records of the impugned order bearing Na. Ka.19889/E2/2022 dated 08.08.2023 on the file of the 2nd Respondent and to quash the same as wholly illegal and arbitrary.

For Petitioners: Mr. T.M. Mano For Respondents: Mr.P.Harish, Government Advocate for R1 & R2 Mr.V.P.Senguttuvel, Senior Adv.

For Mr.K.R.Nishanth and Mr.M.Lenin for R4

ORDER

An order of the second respondent cancelling document nos.372/1998, 1043/2016, 7242/2018 and 17109/2021 under Section 77A of the Registration Act, 1908 is challenged in this writ petition. All the parties agree that the power of cancellation is no longer available pursuant to Section 77A being held as unconstitutional in M.Kathirvel Vs. Inspector General of Registration and others, 2024 SCC Online Mad 6154. In view thereof, the order impugned herein cannot be sustained and is hereby set aside. All rights and contentions are left open in pending civil proceedings.

2. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of.

There will be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition stands closed.

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1. The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Raja Annamalai Puram, Chennai-600 055.

2. The District Registrar (Admin), Chennai South Registration District, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Fanepet, Nandanam, Chennai-600 035.

SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.

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