W.P.No.2398 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 12.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.No.2398 of 2026 1.S.Palanivel 2.P.Ramu 3.P.Ranjitha .. Petitioners vs 1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Mandavelipakkam, Chennai – 600 028. 2.The District Registrar, Office of the District Registrar, Salem East, Salem District – 636 104. 3.The Sub Registrar, Office of the Sub Registrar, Thammampatti, Salem District – 636 113. 4.R.Kaliappan 5.K.Palanisamy 6.R.Ganapathy 7.K.Venkatachalam 8.K.Mani @ Duraisamy 9.K.Kalliappan 10.L.Saravanan .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 to cancel settlement deed dated 31.01.2000 (Doc.No.72, Book No.1, Volume 224, Page Nos.77-86, S.R.O., 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2398 of 2026 Thammampatti) executed by the respondents 4 to 10 in favour of Kaliappan, Palanisamy, Ganapathy, Venkatachalam, Mani @ Duraisamy, Saravanan. For Petitioners : Ms.Rohini for Mr.B.Ezhil For Respondents : Mr.U.Baranidharan, Special Government Pleader for R1 to R3 ORDER The petitioners assert title over the land in Survey No.224 of the extent of 12.35 cents. According to the petitioners, respondents 4 to 10 colluded and obtained patta in an unlawful manner in the names of the persons mentioned in paragraph No.11 of the affidavit. Relying on such patta, it is stated that settlement deed dated 31.01.2000 was executed. After issuing lawyer’s notice dated 18.03.2024 to the respondents, requesting that settlement deed dated 31.01.2000 be cancelled, the present writ petition has been filed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that settlement deed dated 31.01.2000 is liable to be cancelled because it was executed by a person without title to the relevant property. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2398 of 2026 3. The petitioners have approached this Court in 2024 in relation to the settlement deed executed in the year 2000. There is no acceptable explanation for the inordinate delay. Even otherwise, the petitioners have raised a title dispute with the private respondents herein. The appropriate forum for adjudication thereof is the jurisdictional Civil Court. 4. For reasons aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of by leaving it open to the petitioners to approach the jurisdictional Civil Court in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. 12.02.2026 Index:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes/No mmi To 1.The Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Mandavelipakkam, Chennai – 600 028. 2.The District Registrar, Office of the District Registrar, Salem East, Salem District – 636 104. 3.The Sub Registrar, Office of the Sub Registrar, Thammampatti, Salem District – 636 113. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2398 of 2026 SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY,J. mmi W.P.No.2398 of 2026 12.02.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis