WP No.38288 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATE : 02.01.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA WP No.38288 of 2024 Radhakrishnan ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Registrar, Kallakurichi 2. The Sub Registrar, Sankarapuram, Kallakurichi ... Respondents Prayer: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the 2nd respondent in Proceedings No.RFL/Sankarapuram /39/23 dated 2/8/23 quash the same and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to register the exparte decree passed in O.S.No.47/2019 dated 06.04.2023 with respect to the property bearing S.No.82/1E, S.No.145/3D, S.No.145/3E, S.No.145/3J in Vadachettiyananthal Village, Sankarapuram. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.38288 of 2024 For Petitioner : Mr.S.N.Subramani For Respondent : M/s.C.Meera Arumugam Additional Government Pleader for R1 and R2 ORDER Challenging the order passed by the 2nd respondent refusing to register the decree passed in OS No.47 of 2019 dated 06.04.2023 of the Principal Sub Court, Kallakurichi, the petitioner is before this Court seeking to issue a writ of Certiorarified mandamus to quash the said order and direct the 2nd respondent to register the said decree. 2. Heard Mr.S.N.Subramani, learned counsel for the petitioner and M/s.C.Meera Arumugam, learned Additional Government Pleader for respondents 1and 2. 3. The refusal to register the said decree was on the ground that it is an ex-parte decree. The decree whether ex-parte or otherwise or as the same force and it does not lie within the authority of the 2nd respondent to refuse to register the same. Till such time as the decree has not been set- 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.38288 of 2024 aside, it is a valid one. Therefore, this writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set-aside. The 2nd respondent is directed to register the decree within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the representation from the petitioner. 4. This Writ petition is allowed accordingly. No costs. 02.01.2025 rka Index :Yes/No Internet:Yes Speaking Order/Non-speaking Order To 1. The District Registrar, Kallakurichi 2. The Sub Registrar, Sankarapuram, Kallakurichi 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No.38288 of 2024 P.T.ASHA.,J rka WP No.38288 of 2024 02.01.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis