Enrge Frontier Private Limited v. The Inspector General of Registration

ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the second respondent to refund the sum of Rs.84,00,100/- (Rupees Eighty-Four Lakhs and One Hundred only) paid towards Stamp Duty and the sum of Rs.24,00,100/- (Rupees Twenty-Four Lakhs and One Hundred only) paid towards Registration Fees, in respect of the un-registered Pending Document No. P-385/2024, within a stipulated time

¶2The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that initially the petitioner has presented the sale deed on 30.09.2024 for registration before the third respondent by paying the stamp duty of Rs.84,00,100/- (Rupees Eighty-Four Lakhs and One Hundred only) and the registration fee of Rs.24,00,100/- Page4 of 6 (Rupees Twenty-Four Lakhs and One Hundred only). However, the same has been kept pending in Pending Document No.385/2024 citing the reason that some of the documents like patta etc., are not produced along with the documents presented for registration. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the petitioner is ready to take back the document and hence, seeks a direction to the second respondent to refund the stamp duty and the registration fee paid at the time of presentation of the document for registration. Hence, this Writ Petition.

¶3Mr.T.Gowthaman, learned Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.M.Roshan Atiq, learned Government's Counsel and Mr.B.Pachaiyappan, learned Government's Counsel for respondents 1 to 5 fairly submitted that in the event of the petitioner takes back the pending document, the respondent authority is ready to return back the stamp duty and the registration fee within a period of eight weeks.

¶4Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record.

¶5Considering the limited relief sought by the learned counsel for the petitioner and also considering the submission of the learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the respondents 1 to 5, the petitioner is directed Page5 of 6 to make a request forthwith to the second respondent for refund of the stamp duty and the registration fee paid in the pending document bearing P.No.385/2024 and on such request being made, the second respondent is directed to return the document and refund the entire stamp duty and registration fee to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of such request from the petitioner.

¶6With the above direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. 22-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order SRM Note: Issue order copy on 25.06.2026 To

¶1The Inspector General of Registration, No. 100, Santhome High Road, Chennai - 600 028.

¶2The District Registrar, No. 10, Kanchipuram High Road, Opposite St. Joseph's School, Near Sub-Jail, Chengalpattu - 603 002.

¶3The Sub Registrar Thiruporur, No.29, South Madar Street, Thiruporur - 603 110.

¶4The Sub Registrar, Navalur, Thazhambur Main Road, Navalur - 600 130. Page6 of 6

KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J. SRM

¶5The Tahsildar Thiruporur Taluk Office, Taluk Office Road, Thiruporur, Chengalpattu District - 603 110.

¶6Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption DVAC Headquarters, No.293, Mkn Road, Alandur, Chennai - 600 016.

¶7Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Madras High Court Campus, Gate No.4, George Town, NSC Bose Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 104. W.P. No. 45273 of 2025 22-06-2026

Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY M/s.Enrge Frontier Private Limited, Rep, by its Authorized Signatory Mr. Rahul, Having its registered office at 104/1, N.M. Medu Naducombai P.O., Namakkal - 637 404. ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Inspector General of Registration, No. 100, Santhome High Road, Chennai - 600 028. 2. The District Registrar, No. 10, Kanchipuram High Road, Opposite St. Joseph's School, Near Sub-Jail, Chengalpattu - 603 002. 3. The Sub Registrar Thiruporur, No.29, South Madar Street, Thiruporur - 603 110. 4. The Sub Registrar, Navalur, Thazhambur Main Road, Navalur - 600 130. 5. The Tahsildar Thiruporur Taluk Office, Taluk Office Road, Thiruporur, Chengalpattu District - 603 110. Page2 of 6 6. Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-corruption DVAC Headquarters, No.293, MKN Road, Alandur, Chennai - 600 016. 7. Bilal @ Mohamed Bilal S/o. C.A. Malick (late) 8. Famidha Bhanu D/o. C.A. Malick (late) 9. J.Jaleela W/o. Mohamed Jalaal (late) 10. Mohamed Suhaib S/o. Mohamed Jalaal (late) 11.Mohamed Thoufeeq S/o. Mohamed Jalaal (late) 12.S. Chandrasekaran S/o. Sundaram 13.K. Anitha D/o. Krishnamoorthy ..Respondents Prayer: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the second respondent to forthwith sanction and refund to the Petitioner Company the sum of Rs.84,00,100/- (Rupees Eighty-Four Lakhs and One Hundred only) paid towards Stamp Duty and the sum of Rs.24,00,100/- (Rupees Twenty-Four Lakhs and One Hundred only) paid towards Registration Fees, in respect of the un-registered Pending Document No. P-385/2024, within a stipulated time. For Petitioner : Mr.Saai Sudharsan Sathiyamoorthy Page3 of 6 For Respondent(s): Mr.T.Gowthaman, Additional Advocate General Assisted by Mr.M.Roshan Atiq Government's Counsel for RR-1 to 4 Mr.B.Pachaiyappan, Government's Counsel for R-5 Mr.Durai Gunasekaran Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for R-6 Mr.T.Sai Krishnan for Mr.Velu Karthikeyan for RR - 7 to 12 Mr.P.Muthukrishnan and Mr.M.Abdul Kareem for R-13