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Banumathi Gopalakrishnan vs The Registrar
2022 Latest Caselaw 9448 Mad

Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 9448 Mad
Judgement Date : 6 June, 2022

Madras High Court
Banumathi Gopalakrishnan vs The Registrar on 6 June, 2022
                                                                               WP.No.12400 of 2022

                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                                DATED : 06.06.2022

                                                       CORAM

                                    THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN

                                                W.P.No.12400 of 2022


                     Banumathi Gopalakrishnan
                     D/o.Late N.Nagarajan                                   ... Petitioner

                                                          Vs.

                     1. The Registrar,
                        Office of the Registrar of Co-operative
                        Societies (Housing)
                        No.48, Ritherden Road,
                        Vepery,Chennai-600 007.

                     2. The President,
                        Periyar Nagar Government Servants
                        Co-operative House Site Distribution
                        Society Limited,
                        No.29, Karthikeyan Salai,
                        Periyar Nagar, Chennai-600 082.                     ... Respondents.



                     Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for
                     issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to execute the
                     Deed of Conveyance or Deed of Sale to and in favour of 1.Banumathi
                     Gopalakrishnan, 2. Preetha, 3.Susmitha and 4. P.V.Ramadoss pertaining to

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                     the property premises bearing Plot No.465-C, Chandrasekaran Salai
                     (Meenakshipuram), Periyar Nagar, Chennai-600 082 comprised in Survey
                     No.382/1, Peravallur Village at present Ayanavaram Taluk, Chennai
                     District, measuring to an extent of 1 Ground and 650 sq.ft.

                                              For Petitioner  : Mr.N.Sathyamoorthy
                                              For Respondents :
                                              For R1          :Mr.M.Shahjahan,
                                                               Special Government Pleader

                                              For R2            :Mr.C.Kathiravan,
                                                                 Special Government Pleader

                                                            ORDER

This Writ petition is being filed for issuance of a writ of mandamus

directing the respondents to execute the Deed of Conveyance or Deed of

Sale to and in favour of 1.Banumathi Gopalakrishnan, 2. Preetha,

3.Susmitha and 4. P.V.Ramadoss pertaining to the property premises

bearing Plot No.465-C, Chandrasekaran Salai (Meenakshipuram), Periyar

Nagar, Chennai-600 082 comprised in Survey No.382/1, Peravallur Village

at present Ayanavaram Taluk, Chennai District, measuring to an extent of 1

Ground and 650 sq.ft.

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2. According to the petitioner, the petitioner's father viz., N.

Nagarajan was allotted a plot bearing No.465-C, measuring to an extent of

1 Ground and 650 sq.ft. , Chandrasekaran Salai (Meenakshipuram), Periyar

Nagar, Chennai-600 082 comprised in Survey No.382/1, Peravallur Village,

at present Ayanavaram by the2nd respondent/ Cooperative Society by a

lease cum sale agreement dated 29.07.1974. On 21.01.1992, her father

N.Nagarajan died intestate on 21.1.1992. As one of the legal heirs of her

deceased father disappeared, she filed a suit for declaration in

O.S.No.6135 of 2015 before the VII Asst. City Civil Court, Chennai on the

strength of section 107 and 108 of Evidence Act, 1872 and the said suit was

decreed on 28.06.2016 declaring that the petitioner along with one Preetha,

Sushmitha and P.V.Ramadoss as the surviving legal heirs of thier deceased

father. Mentioning the above facts, the petitioner approached the second

respondent society requesting to execute the sale deed in respect of the

above mentioned property in favour of them, but without any basis, the 2nd

respondent has been prolonging the issue. Hence, the petitioner has sent a

representation on 09.02.2022 to the respondents for execution of sale deed

in respect of the above said property in favour of surviving legal heirs of

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her deceased father However, the respondents, inspite of receipt of such

representation, did not act on the same. Therefore, left with no other

alternative, the petitioner has filed the writ petition.

3. It is seen that pursuant to the Judgment and Decree passed by the

trial Court in O.S.No.6135 of 2015 which came to be decreed on 28.06.2016

declaring the petitioner along with three others as the surviving legal heirs

of the original allottee of the land Thiru.N.Nagarajan, the petitioner gave a

representation on 09.02.2022, but the same was kept pending and no orders

have been passed.

4. The learned counsel appearing for the official respondent as well as

the second respondent submits that appropriate orders will be passed by the

second respondent on the representation dated 09.02.2022 of the petitioner

within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this

order.

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5. Recording the same, this writ petition stands disposed of by

directing the second respondent to pass appropriate orders on the aforesaid

representation of the petitioner dated 09.02.2022 on merits and in

accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt

of a copy of this order. . No costs.

06.06.2022

Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking Order

Vv

To

1. The Registrar, Office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Housing) No.48, Ritherden Road, Vepery,Chennai-600 007.

2. The President, Periyar Nagar Government Servants Co-operative House Site Distribution Society Limited, No.29, Karthikeyan Salai, Periyar Nagar, Chennai-600 082.

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C.SARAVANAN, J.

Vv

W.P.No.12400 of 2022

06.06.2022

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