IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29803 of 2011(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.K.JOHN,S/O ANTONY, AGED 53 YEARS, KAIMAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PASUPARA P.O,PIN- 685501 VAGAMON VILLAGE, PEERMEDE TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.RAJU K.MATHEWS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB REGISTRAR, PEERMEDE P.O, IDUKKI -685531 2. SUB COLLECTOR, DEVIKOLAM , P.O. PIN-685 613. 3. THE THAHSILDAR, PEEERMEDE, P.O, IDUKKI, PIN-685 531. GP SRI.MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P(C).No. 29803 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 A TRUE COPY OF BASIC TAX RECEIPT DTD. 3.06.2011. EXT.P2 A TRUE COPY OF HTE LETTER NO. A2/6136/06 DTD. 18.04.08 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 A TRUE COPY OF HTE JUDGMENT DTD. 21.01.2010 IN W.A. NO. 2080/09 /true copy/ P.A. To Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).29803/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 9th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner claims to be the owner of a property having an extent of 20.23 ares comprised in Sy.No.964 of Vagamon Village. It is stated that, now he wants to sell the property; but the first respondent has declined registration on the ground that the petitioner should produce NOC from the revenue authorities. It is in these circumstances, the writ petition is filed. 2. In several cases of this nature, including Ext.P3 judgment rendered by a Division Bench, this Court has held that for registration of documents, Sub Registrar cannot insist for production of NOC from the revenue authorities. 3. Consistent with the above, the writ petition is also disposed of directing that it will be open to the petitioner to produce his documents for registration before the first respondent in which event, if the document is otherwise valid in law, same shall be accepted and dealt with for registration. However, such registration pursuant to this judgment, will not be of the prejudice W.P.(C).29803/11 2 to the respondents provided the property is liable to be proceeded against for any other valid reason. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs