IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28987 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.M.JOHNY, S/O.MATHEW, AGED 52 YEARS, PUTHENVEETTIL, NEW COLONOY ,KDH VILLAGE, MUNNAR, IDUKKI DIST BY ADV. SMT.BINITHA JAMES RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANAHTHAPURAM-695001 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE PAINAVU, IDUKKI DIST-685603 3. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DEVIKULAM , IDUKKI DIST-685613 4. SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRAR OFFICE, DEVIKULAM , IDUKKI DISTRICT-685613 GP SRI MUHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28987 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- TRUE COPY OF THE PATTA EXT.P2:- TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT. (True copy) P.A To Judge ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).28987/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Petitioner claims to be the owner of a property having an extent of 1.62 Ares comprised in Sy.No.917/part of KDH Village of Idukki District. According to him, he wants to sell the property and complains that the fourth respondent is refusing to register the documents in the absence of NOC from the revenue authorities. It is with this grievance the writ petition has been filed seeking a direction for registration of the documents executed by the petitioner. 2. In my view, the issue canvassed by the petitioner is covered in his favour by virtue of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Selvam v. State of Kerala (2010 (1) KLT 508). In the light of the said judgment, this writ petition is disposed of directing that it will be open to the petitioner to present the document for registration before the fourth respondent in which event, if the document is otherwise valid, the fourth respondent shall accept it and deal with the same in accordance with law, without insisting for production of any NOC from the revenue authorities. W.P.(C).28987/11 2 3. It is clarified that such registration will be without prejudice to the right of the respondents to proceed against the land, if the same is liable for any other reason. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs