WP No. 40334 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30-10-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY WP No. 40334 of 2025 V.Shanmugam, S/o.Late Venu Mudaliar, No.89, Kulakkarai Street, Thirumullaivoyal, Chennai 600 062. Petitioner(s) Vs 1.District Registrar (Administration), North Chennai, Chennai 600 104. 2.The Sub Registrar, Office Of Sub Registrar, Avadi, Ambattur. 3.Tmt.Rosammal, Daughter Of Late V.Venugopal, Wife Of Selvaraj, No.7, 3 rd Anna Street, Thirumullaivoyal, Chennai 600 062. Respondent(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 40334 of 2025 PRAYER:-Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for an issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to remove the adverse entries made in the Encumbrance Certificate in pertaining to registered instruments viz., (i) Settlement Deed Document No. 2373 of 1990 registered as Sub Registrar Ambattur and (ii) Partition Deed registered as Document No. 2161 of 2013 and to restore the two registered instruments to its original stage by considering the petitioner's representation dated 18.02.2025. For Petitioner(s): Mr.P.Saravanan For Respondent: Mr.Stalin Abhimanyu Additional Government Pleader for R1 & R2 ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking to direct the official respondents to remove the adverse entries made in the Encumbrance Certificate regarding the registered instruments viz., (i) Settlement Deed Document No. 2373 of 1990 registered as Sub Registrar Ambattur and (ii) Partition Deed registered as Document No. 2161 of 2013 and to restore the two registered instruments to its original stage by considering the petitioner's representation dated 18.02.2025. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 40334 of 2025 2.The grievance of the petitioner before this Court is that the representation of the petitioner dated 18.02.2025 has not been considered by the respondents 1 & 2, so far. 3.Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 & 2 would submit that the petitioner made a representation to remove the adverse entries regarding the registered instruments viz., (i) Settlement Deed Document No. 2373 of 1990 registered as Sub Registrar Ambattur and (ii) Partition Deed registered as Document No. 2161 of 2013. However, the entries already made cannot be removed but it can be neutralized, which has to be decided by the respondents 1 & 2 by considering the petitioner's representation and he seeks four weeks time to dispose of the representation. 4.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 & 2. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 40334 of 2025 5.This Court, at this stage, is not expressing any view on the merits of the claim made by the petitioner, as it is for the respondents 1 & 2 to consider and decide the same on merits and in accordance with law. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of, only by directing the respondents 1 & 2, to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 18.02.2025 and pass orders on the same on merits and in accordance with law after issuing notice to all the parties concerned. Such exercise shall be carried out by the respondents 1 & 2 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 30-10-2025 rst Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 40334 of 2025 To 1.District Registrar (Administration), North Chennai, Chennai 600104. 2.The Sub Registrar, Office Of Sub Registrar, Avadi, Ambattur. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 40334 of 2025 KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J. rst WP No. 40334 of 2025 30-10-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis