1 W.P.(MD)NO.34755 OF 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT RESERVED ON : 28.11.2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 17.04.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN W.P.(MD)No.34755 of 2025 and W.M.P.(MD)No.27457 of 2025 Pankajam Iyyappan ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Joint Sub Registrar, Kanyakumari @ Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 2. Livin ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the impugned refusal check slip issued by the first respondent in refusal No.RFL/No.1 Joint Sub Registrar, Kanyakumari/81/2925 dated 25.10.2025 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the first respondent to register the document presented or new document to be presented by the petitioner with regard to land comprised in new survey No.97/9, which was subdivided as new survey No.97/9B and assigned new survey No.97/13 bearing new patta No.3593 measuring a total extent of 14 cents(5.668 Ares) situated at Therekalputhoor Village, 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 W.P.(MD)NO.34755 OF 2025 Agasteeswaram Taluk, Nagercoil Sub Division, Kanyakumari District within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.J.Karthick For R-1 : Mr.D.Gandhiraj, Special Government Pleader. * * * O R D E R The registering officer has issued the impugned refusal check slip on the grounds set out therein. Section 22A of the Registration Act, 1908 has been invoked. The scope and contours of the said provision have been delineated at length vide order dated 17.04.2026 in WP(MD)No.29522 of 2025. 2.In view of the same, the order impugned in this writ petition is quashed. The parties are at liberty to re-present the document in question. Upon such re-presentation, the registering officer shall take a decision in the light of the law laid down by this Court vide order dated 17.04.2025 in WP(MD)No.29522 of 2025. 3.With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner and direction 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 W.P.(MD)NO.34755 OF 2025 to the registering officer, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 17.04.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No PMU To: The Joint Sub Registrar, Kanyakumari @ Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4 W.P.(MD)NO.34755 OF 2025 G.R.SWAMINATHAN,J. PMU W.P.(MD)No.34755 of 2025 17.04.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 5 W.P.(MD)NO.34755 OF 2025 5/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis