IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.16980 of 2011 Date of Decision: December 09, 2011 Arun Khanna …..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, DAG, Haryana for respondents No.1 and 2. None for respondents No.3 to 6. K. KANNAN, J(ORAL) 1. The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to register sale deed executed on 15.09.2010, 13.06.2011 and 19.08.2011. The counsel for respondent says that the documents dated 13.06.2011 and 19.08.2011 have since been registered. As regard the document dated 15.09.2010, it is stated by the learned counsel for the respondent that he has no knowledge of the presentation of the said document. The petitioner will have appropriate recourse in the manner provided under the Registration Act itself, if the document is presented and is refused to be registered by the respondent. By way of appropriate guidance, I may also add that a document cannot be retained by registering official or returned without making appropriate orders giving reasons for refusal to register, in the manner contemplated in Part XII of the Registration Act. The reasons for refusal shall be given as specified in Section 71 of the Registration Act. CWP No.16980 of 2011 -1- 2. The petition is disposed of in the light of above direction and the petitioner is at liberty to secure appropriate redressal in the event of non- registration or refusal to register on presentation of the document in the manner contemplated under the Registration Act itself. 09.12.2011 (K. KANNAN) vcgarg JUDGE CWP No.16980 of 2011 -2-