W.P(MD)No.34488 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.34488 of 2025 J.Mohamed Rabi ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Sub Registrar, Eraniel, Kanyakumari District. 2.Mariam Beevi ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records of the impugned Refusal Check Slip issued by the 1st respondent in Refusal Number RFL/Eraniel/170/2025 dated 28.10.2025 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the 1st respondent to register the document presented by the petitioner with regard to the property comprised in Survey No.429/1B measuring 5.115 cents and Survey No.429/2 measuring 3.685 cents, totally measuring 355.62 Sq.meter situated at Aalur B village, Kalkulam Taluk, Eraniel, Kanyakumari District within a time frame fixed by this Court. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.34488 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.R.J.Karthick For Respondents : Mr.S.Shanmugavel, 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. 3.With the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner and direction to the registering officer, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 17.04.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No ias 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.34488 of 2025 To:- The Sub Registrar, Eraniel, Kanyakumari District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.34488 of 2025 G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J. ias Pre-Delivery Order in W.P(MD)No.34488 of 2025 17.04.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis