W.P.(MD) No.19440 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.07.2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN W.P.(MD)No.19440 of 2026 Susila ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Registrar, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Tirupathur, Sivagangai District. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the second respondent in his proceedings in Refusal Number RFL/Tirupathur-Karaikudi/18/2026 dated 19.05.2026 and quash the same as illegal and consequently directing the respondents to register the petitioner's settlement deed dated 19.05.2026, within a stipulated period fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.L.Prabakaran For Respondents : Ms.P.Sudarkodi Natchiyar Government Standing Counsel _____________ Page No. 1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.19440 of 2026 ORDER The petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition challenging the impugned Refusal Check Slip dated 19.05.2026 bearing Reference No.RFL/Tirupathur-Karaikudi/18/2026 issued by the second respondent, whereby registration of the Settlement Deed dated 19.05.2026 executed by the petitioner in favour of his daughter, Kavitha, was refused. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents fairly submitted that the issue involved in the present Writ Petition is no longer res integra and stands concluded by the judgment of the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in M/s Dugars v. The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Registration Department and Others, rendered on 23.06.2026 in W.P.(MD) No.7415 of 2026 etc. batch, wherein Section 34-C of the Registration Act, 1908, inserted by the Registration (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2026, was declared ultra vires and struck down. 3. In view of the aforesaid authoritative pronouncement, the refusal to register the document on the sole ground of non-production of the _____________ Page No. 2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.19440 of 2026 original title documents by invoking Section 34-C of the Registration Act, 1908 cannot be sustained. Consequently, the impugned Refusal Check Slip dated 19.05.2026 bearing Reference No.RFL/Tirupathur- Karaikudi/18/2026 is quashed. 4. The second respondent is directed to receive and register the Settlement Deed dated 19.05.2026 presented by the petitioner, provided that the document is otherwise in order and the petitioner complies with the other requirements of the Registration Act, 1908 and the Rules made thereunder. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. NCC : Yes / No 10.07.2026 smn2 To 1.The District Registrar, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Sub Registrar, Sub Registrar Office, Tirupathur, Sivagangai District. _____________ Page No. 3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.19440 of 2026 C.SARAVANAN , J. smn2 W.P.(MD) No.19440 of 2026 10.07.2026 _____________ Page No. 4 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis