IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 12023 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ 1. RAKESH ROSHAN K. PUTHIYEDATH HOUSE, PONNMERI PARAMBIL, VILLIAPILLY VADAKARA P.O, KOZHIKODE DT. PIN 673 542. 2. THUSHARA V. W/O.RAKESH ROSHAN PUTHIYEDATH HOUSE, PONNMERI PARAMBIL, VILLIAPILLY VADAKARA P.O, KOZHIKODE DT. PIN 673 542. BY ADV. SRI.C.VATHSALAN SRI.GHOSH YOHANNAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- THE SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, ERNAKULAM P.O, ERNAKULAM SOUTH, ERNAKULAM DT. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 12023 OF 2009 (W) ===================== Dated this the 8th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T Ext.P1 is a sale deed of which the petitioners are the purchasers. The allegation is that when the document was presented for registration before the respondent, the same was declined to be registered on the allegation of under valuation. 2. In several cases of this nature, this Court has directed that if a document is presented for registration, it is duty of the respondent to take steps for its registration and thereafter if necessary to take further action in the matter. Taking into account the above, this writ petition is also disposed of directing that it will be open to the parties of Ext.P1 to present the original of Ext.P1 for registration, in which case, if the document is otherwise in order, the respondent shall take steps for its registration. It is clarified that once the process is completed, it will be open to the respondent to take further action, if any, in accordance with law. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp