1/6 WP No. 11782 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-04-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH WP No. 11782 of 2025 Tmt. Chandra, Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Inspector General Registration Chennai 600028. 2.The Deputy Inspector General Of Registration, Salem 636014. 3.The District Collector, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri. 4.The Sub Registrar, Pochampalli, Krishnagiri District. 5.Govindammal 6.S.Kuppammal Respondent(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2/6 WP No. 11782 of 2025 PRAYER Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner representation dated 20/03/2023 of the Petitioner with regard to fraudulent registration of cancel the Documents are 2513/2009, 2516 /2009, 194 /2011, 2793 /2012, 2701/ 2012, 1036 /2012, 489 /2013, 2802/2014, 2565/2016, 2466/2017, 2542/2020, 2384/2020 Sub Registrar Office Pochampalli Krishnagiri District to conduct enquiry and to cancel the fraudulent documents forged by the respondents 5 and 6 herein as illegal and to appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law with the limited time frame. For Petitioner(s): Mr.P.Santhosh For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Sasikumar Government Advocate for R1 to R4 ORDER This writ petition has been filed for issue of writ of mandamus directing the 1 st respondent to deal with the representation made by the petitioner on 20.03.2023, wherein, the petitioner is seeking for cancellation of the fraudulent documents that were registered on the file of the 4 th respondent. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3/6 WP No. 11782 of 2025 2.Heard Mr.P.Santhosh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.R.Sasikumar, learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of respondents 1 to 4. 3.In the considered view of this Court, the registering authority do not have any power to cancel the registered document, since Section 77A of the Registration Act has already been held to be unconstitutional by the Division Bench of this Court in M.Kathirvel vs. The Inspector General of Registration, Department of Registration and others reported in 2024 4 CTC 769. 4.In view of the above, it is left open to the petitioner to workout her remedy before the competent Civil Court and seek for the appropriate relief. Except giving this clarity, no further orders can be passed in this writ petition. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4/6 WP No. 11782 of 2025 5.this writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. No Costs. 09-04-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No ssr https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 5/6 WP No. 11782 of 2025 To 1.The Inspector General Registration Chennai 600028. 2.The Deputy Inspector General Of Registration, Salem 636014. 3.The District Collector, Krishnagiri District, Krishnagiri. 4.The Sub Registrar, Pochampalli, Krishnagiri District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 6/6 WP No. 11782 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. ssr WP No. 11782 of 2025 09-04-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis