IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34507 of 2010(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. ACHIAMMA IGNATIOUS, W/O.LATE IGNATIOUS, AGED 72 YEARS, PUTHET HOUSE, DEVIKULAM.P.O. (VIA) MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT. PIN CODE.685 613. 2. LINI.P.I., D/O.LATE IGNATIOUS, AGED 40 YEARS, PUTHET HOUSE, DEVIKULAM.P.O., (VIA) MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT. PIN CODE.685 613 (THROUGH POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER AND BROTHER P.I.JOSEPH). BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAJAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI, PIN – 686 502. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI, PIN – 686 502. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, K.D.H. VILLAGE, IDUKKI, PIN – 686 502. 4. THE SUB REGISTRAR, THE OFFICE OF THE SUB REGISTRAR, DEVIKULAM, PIN – 686 502. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 34507 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 16th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners submit that in respect of the property covered by Ext.P2 patta, they want to execute a sale deed alienating the same. The grievance on the basis of which the writ petition has been filed is that, the 4th respondent is insisting that the parties to such documents should produce no objection certificate from the revenue authorities as a condition precedent for registration of such documents. This Court has already in the judgment in Selvam v. State of Kerala (2010(1) KLT 508) and several other cases held that in the absence of any law requiring the production of no objection certificates, the 4th respondent cannot make any such demand. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing that if the petitioners present any sale deed, which otherwise satisfies all statutory provisions, the 4th respondent shall register the same without insisting on the production of no objection certificate from the revenue authorities. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp