IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 1452 of 2009 Decided On : 29.01.2009 Rajesh Chadha ...Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. N. K. Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. G. S. Attariwala, Additional AG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 4. The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the official respondents to register the sale deed which the petitioner wants to execute in favour of respondent No.5. The petitioner's case is that he is owner in possession of a plot measuring 180 sq. yards situated within the municipal limits of Doraha, Tehsil Payal, District Ludhiana. The said property is stated to be free from all types of encumbrances. The petitioner entered into an agreement to sell the said plot in favour of respondent No.5 for a sale consideration of Rs.10.50 lacs and is stated to have received Rs.6 lacs towards earnest money. The Sub Registrar, Tehsil Payal, is alleged to have refused to execute the sale deed, without assigning any reason. The petitioner thereafter C.W.P No. 1452 of 2009 -2- represented the authorities, followed by a legal notice sent by his counsel on 03.12.2008 (Annexure P-3). In the light of facts noticed above, I am of the considered view that in case there is no legal impediment in their way, the respondent authorities, especially the Sub Registrar at Payal, is obligated under law to register the sale deed, which the petitioner proposes to execute in favour of respondent No.5. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents No.2 to 4 to look into the petitioner's grievance and register the sale deed which he wants to execute in favour of respondent No.5, provided that there is no legal impediment in the execution thereof. The needful be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. JANUARY 29, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE