W.P.(MD) No.19938 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN W.P.(MD) No.19938 of 2026 1.R.Chandrasekar 2.Uma Rani 3.Lakshmi ... Petitioners /vs./ 1.The Sub Registrar 1st Joint Sub Registrar Madurai North Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police Central Crime Branch Madurai. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned proceedings in Va.No.5/2026 dated 19.05.2026 issued by the 1st respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the 1st respondent herein to register the said settlement deed presented by the petitioners with regard to the property an extent of the 1 acre 1 cent in Re- Survey No.121/3A situated in Uthangudi Village, now Madurai East Taluk, Madurai North I Joint Sub Registrar Office, Madurai District. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.19938 of 2026 For Petitioners : Mr.R.Srinivasan For R1 : Ms.Sudarkodi Natchiyar counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu For R2 : Mr.P.Vetrivel Government Advocate (Crl.side) ORDER Ms.Sudarkodi Natchiyar, learned counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu, takes notice for the first respondent and Mr.P.Vetrivel, learned Government Advocate (Crl.side), takes notice for the second respondent. 2.By consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the time of admission after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. 3.The petitioners have approached this Court against the impugned refusal slip issued by the first respondent vide Va.No.1/2026/, dated 19.05.2026. 4.The reason stated in the impugned refusal check slip is as under:- 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.19938 of 2026 “Mtzj;jpy; Fwpg;gplg;gl;Ls;s nrhj;jpw;F kj;jpa Fw;wg;gpupT fhty; Ma;thsu; mtu;fsplkpUe;J jil cj;juT ngwg;gl;Ls;sjhy; jhf;fy; nra;ag;gl;l MtzkhdJ gjpT kWf;fg;gl;L jpUg;gg;gLfpwJ.” 5.It is noticed that already a case has been registered in Crime.No.9 of 2025 dated 24.03.2025 on the file of the second respondent at the behest of one P.Gandhi, S/o.Periyasamy against the petitioners and few others, in respect of which, the petitioners appear to have received a sum of Rs.1,20,00,000/-. It is in this background, the FIR has been registered against the petitioners and others named in the FIR in Crime No.9 of 2025. 6.Considering the fact that the case is still under investigation before the second respondent, registration of the settlement deed executed by the first petitioner in favour of one Nandini cannot be countenanced at this stage. Therefore, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is accordingly, dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to approach the respondents for registration of the aforesaid settlement deed after the investigation in Crime No.9 of 2025 is completed and if no charge sheet is filed. No costs. Index : Yes / No 15.07.2026 Internet : Yes / No 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.19938 of 2026 To 1.The Sub Registrar 1st Joint Sub Registrar Madurai North Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police Central Crime Branch Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.19938 of 2026 C.SARAVANAN, J. mm W.P.(MD) No.19938 of 2026 15.07.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis