W.P.No.26900 of 2016 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.No.26900 of 2016 A.Bonipas ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Santhome, Chennai - 600 028. 2.The District Registrar, District Registration Office, No.57, Railway Feeder Road, R.D.O.Complex, Tenkasi - 627 811. 3.The Sub-Registrar, Registration Office, 8/3/109, Pavoorchatram Road, Surandai, Tirunelveli (Dist.), Pin Code 627 859. 4.P.Royappan 5.P.Mariya Thiraviyam 6.P.Savarimuthu ... Respondents 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.26900 of 2016 Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner's representation dated 04.07.2016 to the respondents 1 to 3 for cancelling the registered settlement deeds in Document Nos.339/2014, 1418/2016, 1419/2016, 1420/2016 and 1421/2016 in the SRO, Surandai, the 3rd respondent herein. For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondents : Mr.D.Gandiraj, Spl. Government Pleader for R1 to R3. Mr.S.Rajasekar for R4 to R6 ORDER None appears for the writ petitioner. 2.As rightly pointed out by the learned Special Government Pleader for the official respondents as well as the learned counsel for the private respondents, the prayer made in the writ petition cannot be granted. A registered document can be cancelled only by the jurisdictional Civil Court. An authority in the registration department cannot grant this relief. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.26900 of 2016 3.Granting liberty to the writ petitioner to workout his rights in the manner known to law, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 03.11.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To: 1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Santhome, Chennai - 600 028. 2.The District Registrar, District Registration Office, No.57, Railway Feeder Road, R.D.O.Complex, Tenkasi - 627 811. 3.The Sub-Registrar, Registration Office, 8/3/109, Pavoorchatram Road, Surandai, Tirunelveli (Dist.), Pin Code 627 859. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.26900 of 2016 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. ias W.P.No.26900 of 2016 03.11.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis