IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 14TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2367 of 2010(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.K.KESAVAPANICKAR, AGED 52, S/O.M.P.KESAVAPANICKAR,37/1985,'AISWARYA', KADAVANTHARA, PIN-682 017,ELAMKULAM VILLAGE, KANAYANNUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.KURIAKOSE PETER SRI.SUNU P.JOHN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SUB REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF THE SUB REGISTRAR, KUTHIYATHODU. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.2367 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a direction to the Sub Registrar to register the original Ext.P1 settlement deed. It is averred in the writ petition that the settlement deed is executed on 12/1/2010 whereby 28.500 cents of land along with an incomplete building comprised in Survey No.27/6A/3-10 of Aroor Village is settled in favour of his son Krishna Kesav. The petitioner went to the office of the second respondent to register Ext.P1 document. The second respondent informed the petitioner that the valuation shown in the document is very low compared to the market value prevalent in the locality and he refused to register the same. In these circumstances, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that the document has not been produced so far and once it is produced, the same will be duly registered in accordance with law. The same is recorded. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. If there is any dispute regarding the valuation, then the same can be raised before the second respondent, after the document is registered. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj