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The petitioners have filed this Writ Petition praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the second respondent to register the judgment and decree, dated 17.11.2014 passed in O.S.No.715 of 2014 in favour of the petitioners, by the learned Principal District Munsif, Salem, order copy made ready on 24.04.2015, without insisting on the period of limitation enumerated in Section 23 of the Registration Act, in the light of the order dated 31.03.2015 passed by this Court in W.P.No.9352 of 2015 (B.Vijayan Vs. The District Registrar, Office of the District Registrar of Chennai South, Jeans Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015 and another) and by considering the representation, dated 08.02.2016 of the petitioners, within a specified period.

4. Heard both sides.

5. When the Writ Petition is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioners relied on a judgment of this Court in W.P.No.9352 of 2015 (B.Vijayan Vs. The District Registrar, Office of the District Registrar, Chennai South, Jeans Road, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015 and another), dated 31.03.2015, wherein, this Court observed as under in paragraph 8:

"8. It is noteworthy to point out that in the case of A.K.Gnanasekar (A.K.Gananasekar Vs. The Joint-2 Sub-Registrar, Cuddalore-2), reported in 2007 (2) TCJ 68, wherein, this Court has held that limitation prescribed for presenting documents does not apply to decree, as decree is a permanent record of Court and to register the case, no limitation can be prescribed."