W.P(MD)No.34849 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.34849 of 2025 and W.M.P.(MD)No.27537 of 2025 Kumaresan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Sub Registrar Joint - 1 Kanyakumari Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari District. 2.Krishnaruby ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the impugned refusal check slip under Refusal No. RFL/1 Joint Sub Registrar, Kanyakumari/89/2025 passed by the 1st respondent dated 14.11.2025 and to quash the same as illegal and further to direct the 1st respondent to register the sale deed dated 14.11.2025 executed by the petitioner relating to the landed properties having extent of 2.921 Cents comprised in New S. No.174/2A1 respectively situated at now Vadeveswaram East Revenue Village, Agastheeswaram Taluk, Kanyakumari District. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.34849 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.B.Micheal Sebastin For Respondents : Mr.G.V.Vairam Santhosh, Addl. Government Pleader for R1. ORDER 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. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.34849 of 2025 3.With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner and direction to the registering officer, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 17.04.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias To:- The Sub Registrar Joint - 1 Kanyakumari Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.34849 of 2025 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. ias Pre-Delivery Order in W.P(MD)No.34849 of 2025 17.04.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis