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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 16625

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
S.Murali – Appellant
Versus
The Sub Registrar, Musiri Sub Registrar Office, Musiri Taluk, Tiruchirapalli. – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.K.R.Kishore Ram
For the Respondents: Mr.A.Baskaran Additional Government Pleader

Table of Content
1. facts supporting the claim of the petitioner regarding property inheritance. (Para 1 , 2)
2. final decision to quash refusal and reconsider registration. (Para 4 , 5)

ORDER

The writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned check slip dated 24.11.2025 on the file of the respondent and to quash the same as illegal and arbitrary.

2. The case of the petitioner is that the property in question is a Grama Natham property. After the petitioner’s father passed away intestate on 30.05.1996, the property was inherited by the petitioner, his mother, and his siblings. Subsequently, the petitioner’s mother and sisters executed a settlement deed in favour of the petitioner. When the said document was presented before the respondent for registration, the impugned refusal check slip was issued. 3. A perusal of the impugned refusal check slip shows that it merely states:

“Government / HR & CE / Wakf Board / Boomidhan / Panchami Lands.” It is evident that no specific reason has been mentioned. Such a check slip cannot be issued without assigning proper reasons. Even in cases involving a request unde

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