- 1 - NC: 2024:KHC:52785 WP No. 34931 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 34931 OF 2024 (GM-ST/RN) BETWEEN: SRI K.A. RAMAKRISHNA S/O LATE ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, KADIGANAHALLI VILLAGE, JALA HOBLI, YELAHANKA TALUK, BANGALORE-560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SARAVANA S., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. H.V. SUBRAMANYA, ADVOCATE) AND: SENIOR SUB-REGISTRAR GANDHINAGAR, DEPARTMENT OF STAMPS AND REGISTRATION, BANGALORE-560 009. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT TO RETURN THE PENDING UNREGISTERED SALE DEED DOC.NO.P/3595/2014-15 DTD. 03.11.2014 PRESENTED BY THE PETITIONER ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT AS PER ANNEXURE-A WITHIN THE TIME STIPULATED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2024:KHC:52785 WP No. 34931 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR ORAL ORDER The learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondent. 2. The petitioner had executed a sale deed dated 3.11.2014 conveying Sy.No.67 measuring an extent of 3 acres 20 guntas Kadiganahalli village, Jala Hobli, Benguluru North Taluk. Although the sale deed was presented for registration, the sale deed having been presented for registration, the sale deed was not registered, since the parties did not appear before the Sub-Registrar, and also for want of records. 3. The petitioner submits that since the purchaser has backed out from registration of the sale deed, he is entitled to release the unregistered sale deed. 4. Therefore, it is expedient to dispose of the petition directing the respondent to return the pending unregistered sale deed in Doc.No.P/3595/2014-15 dated 3.11.2014 presented by the petitioner within two weeks from today. Sd/- (HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR) JUDGE bkm