1 W.P.(MD)NO.32348 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.32348 of 2025 and W.M.P.(MD)No.25447 of 2025 Sam Mohanraj ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Sub Registrar, Edalakudy Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari. 2. Rajeshwari ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the impugned refusal check slip under refusal No.RFL/Edalakudy/115/2025 passed by the first respondent dated 13.10.2025 and to quash the same as illegal and further to direct the first respondent to register the sale deed dated 13.10.2025 executed by the petitioner relating to the land having extent of 8.560 cents equivalent 346.51 sq.mtr. comprised in new S.No.142/8A1A1A1 correlating to S.No.142/8A situated at now Ramapuram Village 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2 W.P.(MD)NO.32348 OF 2025 erstwhile Theroor Village, Agastheeswaram Taluk, Kanyakumari District. For Petitioner : Mr.B.Micheal Sebastin 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. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 3 W.P.(MD)NO.32348 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 PMU To: The Sub Registrar, Edalakudy Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 4 W.P.(MD)NO.32348 OF 2025 G.R.SWAMINATHAN,J. PMU W.P.(MD)No.32348 of 2025 17.04.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis