W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.06.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 V.Parthiban ... Petitioner /vs./ 1.The Sub Registrar Andipatti Sub-Registrar Office Andipatti Theni District. 2.Vanitha 3.Padmarani ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the Refusal Check Slip No.RFL-Andipatti/6/2026 dated 16.06.2026 issued by the 1st Respondent, quash the same as illegal, arbitrary, and devoid of jurisdiction, and directing the 1st Respondent to register the Sale Deed dated 16.06.2026 executed by the petitioner in favour of Tmt.Sandhiya regarding the 7 Cents of undivided share in Survey No.913/4, Andipatti Village, within a time frame fixed by this Court. 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 For Petitioner : Mr.S.Pradeep For R1 : Mr.R.Parthiban counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu ORDER This writ petition is disposed of at the time of admission after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu for the first respondent and after dispensing with the notice on the respondents 2 and 3, who are none other than the mother and sister of the petitioner. 2.The case of the petitioner appears to be that the property, measuring an extent of 21 cents, was owned by the petitioner's father, who died on 10.06.2004, pursuant to which, there was an oral partition between the petitioner and the private respondents herein. 3.It is the further case of the petitioner that the second respondent earlier registered a sale deed for 7 cents and thereafter, the third respondent registered a 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 sale deed for another 7 cents, which was registered without any demur by the office of the first respondent. However, when the petitioner approached the first respondent for transferring the balance 7 cents of land, the impugned refusal check slip has been issued. The relevant portion of the impugned refusal check slip reads as under:- “Njdp khtl;lk; Mz;bgl;b tl;lk; ngupaFsk; gjpT khtl;lk; Mz;bgl;b rhh;gjpT mYtyfk; Mz;bgl;b fpuhkk; gl;lh vz; 11931 ek;gupy; GQ;ir epyk; mad; rh;Nt vz; 913/4I ek;gupy; Vu;]; 0.13.0f;F nrz;L 32y; tlgf;fk; nrz;L 21 cs;s epyj;jpw;F ehd;Fkhy; Nkw;F RNu\;Fkhu; epyk; tlf;F ghf;fpayl;Rkp epyk; fpof;F epyj;jpy; gpuptpidapd;wp 3y; 1 gq;F nrz;L 7 cs;s epyKk; ,JTk; \ epyj;jpYs;s fpzu; kw;Wk; fpzw;wpy; mikj;jpUf;Fk; 7 vr; gp vnyf;l;upf; Nkhl;lhu; gk;G nrl; tifawh mjd; ru;tp]; (I58) ghj;jpaKk; Nru;e;J 8y; 1 gq;F ,jpy; rupghjpapy; 3y; 1 gq;F ghj;jpaKk; ,JTk; \ epyj;jpw;Nfw;gl;l kh%y; topeilghij ghj;jpak; tifawh cs;gl fpiua Mtzkhf vOjp nfhLf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ Nkw;gb Mtzj;jpd; Kd; Mtzkhd 2890/2003 d;gb Mz;bgl;b fpuhkk; ru;Nt vz; 913/4I ek;gupy; Vu;]; 0.13.0f;F nrz;L 32y; tlgf;fk; nrz;L 21 cs;s epyj;jpd; cupikjhuu; Nty;KUfd; Mthu; Nkw;gbahu; fhyk; nrd;wgpd; thupRfshd tdpjh gj;khukzp ghu;j;jpgd; %d;W egu;fs; Nkw;gb ghfk; gpupf;fhky; jdpj;jdp Mtzq;fshf gpuptpd;wp Mtz vz;fs; KiwNa Mtz vz; 2586/2023 %yk; gj;kuhzp mtu;fs; gpuptpd;wp 7 nrz;Lk; Mtz vz; 2676/2024 %yk; tdpjh mtu;fs; gpuptpd;wp 4 nrz;Lk; kw;Wk; Mtz vz; 3801/2025 gtu; Vn[z;l; %yk; 3 nrz;Lk; vOjpf;nfhLj;Js;shu;fs; Nkw;fz;l %d;W Mtzq;fspy; Mz;bgl;b Ng&uhl;rp 7tJ thu;L vd;[pX efu; jw;NghJ 18 tJ thu;by; fl;Lg;gl;Ls;sjhf njuptpj;Js;shu;fs;. Mdhy; jw;NghJ gjpTf;F jhf;fy; nra;ag;gl;Ls;s gpupglhj nrhj;jpd; ru;Nt vz;zpw;F njU kjpg;G fhz;f vd cs;sjhy; efu; Cuikg;Gj;Jiwapduhy; tud;Kiwg;gLj;jg;glhky; gjpTf;F jhf;fy; nra;ag;gl;Ls;sJ. vdNt Nkw;fz;l Mtzk; gjpTr;rl;lk; gpupT 22(A)2 f;F ghjpf;fj;jf;f tifapy; cs;sjhy; gjpT kWj;jspf;fg;gLfpwJ.” 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 4.The reason given in the above refusal check slip is that the property, which is proposed to be transferred by the petitioner in favour of the buyer, is being sold for housing purposes, although the description of the land is for agricultural purposes. 5.The issue is no longer res integra. This Court has already passed a detailed order in Ramaprabha Vs. The Sub Registrar, Kottaram Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari District, W.P.(MD) No.14197 of 2026, dated 21.05.2026, whereby balancing the interests of the revenue as also the local authorities and the inalienable constitutional right under Article 300-A, this Court has ordered as under:- “5.In view of the fact that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.(MD) No.3111 of 2026 dated 28.04.2026 and following the ratio laid down therein as extracted above, this Court is of the considered view that the impugned refusal check slip dated 07.05.2026 cannot be sustained and is liable to be set aside. 6.Needless to state that, while presenting the document for registration, 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 the petitioner shall also make corrections with reference to the term “Puriyadam” and describe it as punjai land or nanjai land, as the case may be. 7.Accordingly, the impugned refusal check slip dated 07.05.2026 is set aside and the writ petition is allowed in terms of the order dated 28.04.2026. No costs.” 6.Considering the same, I direct the first respondent to obtain necessary affidavit from the petitioner and the buyer that the usage of the land will not be altered as was ordered by the Court in the above case. Subject to the petitioner as also the buyer agreeing to furnishing such an affidavit, the document shall be registered. 7.It is made clear that it will be the responsibility of the respondents to inform all the other statutory authorities and local authorities that the usage of the land will not be altered and no permission shall be given either for water connection or electricity connection or putting up any construction either under the provisions of the relevant Development Control Rules or the law governing the permission for putting up a construction except in accordance with law. 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 8.The Writ Petition stands disposed of, with the above direction. No costs. Index : Yes / No 30.06.2026 Internet : Yes / No mm To The Sub Registrar Andipatti Sub-Registrar Office Andipatti Theni District. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 C.SARAVANAN, J. mm W.P.(MD) No.18134 of 2026 30.06.2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis