BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
W.P(MD)No.18174 of 2018(PRONOUNCED ON : 12.11.2024)
1.C.Pakkir Maideen and 3 others … Petitioners
vs
1.The Principal Secretary to Government,
Commercial Taxes and Registration Department,Fort St. George,Chennai. And 3 others
…. Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Mandamus, directing the fourth respondent to register the Adoption Deed dated 07.07.2018 executed by the petitioners, by considering the representation of the petitioners dated 21.07.2018 within the time fixed by this Court.
Court’s view:
Para 18.Thus, the registering authorities are restrained from registering any document of marriage or divorce as it has no legal sanctity under any law. Likewise, the registration of the adoption deed between the petitioners has also no legal sanctity under any law and it will not give any rights for the parties to the adoption. Further, the registration of the adoption deed will be a futile exercise, since it has no legal sanctity under any law. Therefore, the registration of the adoption deed does not arise before any of the registering authorities. Hence, the Judgments relied upon by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners are not applicable to the case on hand.
para No.19.In view of the above, the direction sought for by the petitioners in this Writ Petition cannot be granted and the Writ Petition itself is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed.
