IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2011 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13721 of 2011(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NAVEEN GEORGE, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O. LATE E.K.GEORGE, ILANJIKKAL HOUSE, MARAYOOR VILLAGE, DEVIKULAM TALUK, IDUKKI DIST. BY ADV. SRI.SAJI MATHEW SRI.DENU JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRY DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI DISTRICT, KUYILMALA, IDUKKI. 3. THE TAHSILDAR DEVIKULAM, PIN-685613. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KDH VILLAGE PIN-685613. 5. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR GP SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).13721/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges the Circular dated 19.3.2007 issued by the Inspector General of Registration insisting that, for registration of properties in Idukki District, NOC obtained from the revenue authorities should be produced. 2. In the judgment in Selvom v. State of Kerala (2010 (1) KLT 508), this Court had occasion to deal with this very question and it was held that in the absence of any provision in the Registration Act obliging production of any such certificate, Registration Department cannot insist on production of the NOC. However, it was clarified that the Revenue Officers will be at liberty to proceed against the property transferred, if it is found that the land belongs to Government or that the Patta allegedly obtained is bogus. 3. Now that the law has been declared by this Court in the aforesaid judgment, this writ petition is disposed of clarifying that if the petitioner presents documents for W.P.(C).13721/11 2 registration, such documents will be accepted for registration without insisting on any NOC as directed in the circular referred to above. The documents shall be submitted for registration in accordance with law. It is clarified that it will be open to the revenue officials to proceed against the property transferred, if it is found that the same belongs to Government or that the Patta obtained is found to be bogus. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, Judge mrcs