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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 33734

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J
U.Harinath – Appellant
Versus
Madhan Kumar – Respondent
Contempt Petition | W.P.No. 39946 of 2025



Advocates:
For the Petitioner: Mr.N.Suriya
For Contemnor(s):Mr.P.Harish, Government Advocate

Verify document fabrication under Section 22-B before registration despite court order.

Headnote:Under Section 11 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, and Section 22-B of the Registration Act, petitioner filed contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of order dated 27.10.2025 in W.P.No.39946 of 2025. Respondent submitted documents not furnished and suspected fabrication in gift deed as property involved in multiple fabrication cases. Court observed need to verify fabrication before registration. Issue framed as compliance with court order amid suspicion of document fabrication. Court reasoned that property's history of fabrication requires verification under Section 22-B before processing any document. Contempt petition closed, directing respondent to consider document if presented, in accordance with law.

Table of Content
1. respondent's submission on pending documents and fabrication suspicion. (Para 1)
2. court directs verification under section 22-b and closes contempt. (Para 2)

ORDER

Learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent would submit that in the present case, the documents are yet to be furnished by the petitioner. The petitioner is not approaching the official respondent. He would further submit that the respondent suspect that there might be some fabrication in the gift deed since the subject property involved in the issue of fabrication and many cases are pending in this regard.

2.Considering the above submissions, this Court is of the view that since the subject property is involved in the issues of fabrication of records, certainly the said aspect has to be verified before registering the same in terms of Section 22-B of the Registration Act. Thus, if the document is presented by the petitioner, the same shall be considered by the respondent in accordance with law.

3.In view of the above, this contempt petition is closed.

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