The petitioner has purchased 1 Hectares 61 Ares and 87 Sq.Meters of property in Survey No.292 of Rajapuram Sub District, Hosdurg Taluk, Kasaragode District vide Assignment Deed No.2041 dated 15.10.2004. The sale deed was executed on the strength of a Power of Attorney No.26/2004 dated 5.2.2004 of the Payyannur Sub-Registry Office. Ext.P1 is the copy of the above Assignment deed. The petitioner submits that he does not have the copy of power of attorney. Therefore, the petitioner has approached the Sub Registry Office for getting certified copy of the Power of Attorney. 2. The petitioner being the beneficiary of the document executed under the strength of Power of Attorney, he is entitled for certified copy of Power of Attorney in terms of Section 57(3) of the Registration Act. According to the petitioner, the Power of Attorney was registered as Power of Attorney No. 26/2004 dated 5.2.2004 of the Payyannur Sub- Registry Office. The petitioner being the beneficiary of the document, necessarily a certified copy of the Power of Attorney has to be issued to him, if a request is made. So there shall W.P.(C) No.26497 of 2014 :2:
be direction to the 1st respondent to issue a certified copy of the Power of Attorney No. 26/2004 dated 5.2.2004 of the Payyannur Sub-Registry Office . This shall be done within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after completing all other formalities.
Writ petition is disposed of.
jm/ A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE