Madras High Court
J.Sritharan vs The Deputy Inspector General Of ... on 31 August, 2023
W.P.No.25670 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 31.08.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM
W.P.No.25670 of 2023
J.Sritharan ...Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Deputy Inspector General of Registration,
Kumaragiri Bypass Road,
Amma Pettai, Salem.
2.The District Registrar [Administration],
Registration Department,
Salem West, Salem.
3.The Sub Registrar,
Mettur Sub Registrar Office,
Salem District, Salem.
4.Paneer Selvam
5.Jayaprakasam
6.Prathap Chinnasamy
7.Saraswathi Chandrasekaran ...Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for
issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1st respondent to pass orders on
the petitioner's appeal dated 13.09.2022 on merits within a reasonable time.
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For Petitioner : Mr.K.S.Karthik Raja
For R1 to R3 : Mr.T.Arunkumar
Additional Government Pleader.
ORDER
The relief sought for in the present writ petition to direct the 1st
respondent to pass orders on the petitioner's appeal dated 13.09.2022 on
merits within a reasonable time.
2.The issues raised in the present writ petition were adjudicated by this
Court in a batch of writ petitions in W.P.No.4192 of 2018 [A.Selvam vs. The
Sub Registrar, Dadagapatti, Salem District] etc., and batch, and a judgment
was delivered on 15.06.2023. In this regard, the Inspector General of
Registration has issued a Letter No.19464/U1/2023 dated 10.06.2023 in
Circular No.1 of 2023. The relevant paragraphs of the above said judgment
are extracted hereunder:
“33. In view of the facts and circumstances, the
following orders are passed:
1. In respect of the complaints pending before the
District Registrars concerned and the appeals
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pending before the respective Appellate
Authorities, the Inspector General of Registration
shall direct all the authorities to follow Circular
No.1/2023 dated 10.06.2023 strictly for the
purpose of disposal of the complaints and the
appeals in a consistent manner.
2. The Inspector General of Registration is directed
to incorporate the further clarifications as stated in
this order and issue a fresh Circular within a
period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a
copy of this order.
3. The respondents are directed to relegate the
parties to approach Civil Court of Law, in the event
of disputed facts regarding civil rights exist
between the parties.
4. In the event of violation of the guidelines issued
by the Inspector General of Registration or the
directions issued by this Court or any other lapses,
negligence or dereliction of duty is found while
performing the duties by the authorities,
departmental disciplinary proceedings are to be
initiated under the relevant Service Rules.
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5. The Inspector General of Registration is directed
to conduct periodical Reviews as warranted under
the Rules of Public Administration.”
3. In view of the fact that the case of the petitioner is also similar to
that of the cases (cited supra), the case of the petitioner is also to be
considered on the same line.
4. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs.
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To
1.The Deputy Inspector General of Registration,
Kumaragiri Bypass Road,
Amma Pettai, Salem.
2.The District Registrar [Administration],
Registration Department,
Salem West, Salem.
3.The Sub Registrar,
Mettur Sub Registrar Office,
Salem District, Salem.
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S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
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