IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31568 of 2011(U) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- N.RAGHAVAN, S/O.NARAYANASWAMI, KALLUPURACKAL HOUSE, VEDIKUZHI KARA, VAGAMON VILLAGE, PEERMADE, IDUKKI. BY ADVS. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN, SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- THE SUB REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF THE SUB REGISTRAR, PEERMADE, IDUKKI, PIN.NO.685 531. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.J.RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.31568/2011 U APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PATTA IN FAVOUR OF PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.31568 of 2011 --------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner is the owner of the property covered by Ext.P1 Patta. He wants to sell the property. His grievance is that the respondent is refusing registration in the absence of, an NOC issued by the Revenue Authorities. It is complaining of the above, this Writ Petition has been filed. 2. Issues similar to what is complied by as already been considered by this Court in Selvam v. State of Kerala (2010 (1) KLT 508) and it has been held that for registration of the sale deeds, NOC issued by the Revenue Authorities cannot be insisted. 3. Consistent with the above, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing that it will be open to the petitioner to present sale deed for registration and if the sale deed is otherwise valid in law, the same will be accepted and dealt with, without insisting on the production of NOC from the Revenue Authorities. It is made clear that such registration of the document will not be to the prejudice W.P.(c)No.31568 of 2011 2 of the respondents, if the property is otherwise liable to be proceeded against for any other reason. sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE /True copy/ P.A. to judge ln