THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.40431 of 2014
Dated : 31.12.2014
Between:
Adapa Venkanna S/o.Adapa Ramanna, Aged about 55 yrs, Occu : Agriculture, R/o.Mentada Street, Salur Village & Municipality, Vizianagaram District.
.. Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by the Principal Secretary, Registration and Stamps (Revenue) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 2 others .. Respondents This Court made the following :
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.40431 of 2014
ORDER :
The case of the petitioner in this writ petition is that he entered into an agreement, to purchase a semi constructed house property to an extent of 58.5 Square yards, Devara Street, Kota Street, Ward No.8 in Survey No.159/2, Salur Village & Municipality, Vizianagaram District, for a sale consideration. Accordingly, when the petitioner along with his vendor approached the Sub-
Registrar, Salur, Vizianagaram District (3rd respondent), requesting him to furnish stamp duty and registration charges and permit him to present the deed of conveyance, the 3rd respondent refused to receive and process the same on the ground that the property is classified as ‘Government land’ and cannot be permitted for registration as per the communication furnished by the revenue authorities.
2. When the matter is taken up for consideration, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned Standing Counsel for Municipality, represented that the subject matter of this writ petition is covered by the decision of this Court rendered in W.P.No.1339 of 2014 and batch.
3. In W.P.No.1339 of 2014 and batch, after construing the provisions in Section 2(1) of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905, the proceedings issued by the District Collector, Kadapa in Circular Reference No.E3/1291/2007, dated 29.04.2007, G.O.Ms.100, dated 22.02.2014, and earlier decision of this Court in W.P.No.23634 of 2012 and batch, this Court held as under :
“As evident from the Circular of the District Collector, Kadapa, and the Orders of the Government in G.O.Ms.No.100 dated 22.02.2014, the lands classified as Gramakantham are not the Government lands and that there is no restraint for alienation of the said properties. Thus, the decision of the Sub-Registrar in refusing to entertain the deed of conveyance concerning the properties in Sy.Nos.159/2 and 162/2 of Salur Municipality is erroneous.”
4. Following the earlier decision of this Court concerning Survey Nos.159/2 and 162/2, falling within the Salur Municipal Limits, this writ petition is also disposed of directing the Sub-Registrar (3rd respondent) to furnish stamp duty and registration charges concerning the property in Survey No.159/2 of Salur Municipality and to receive and process the deed of conveyance, as and when presented by the petitioner, in accordance with Indian Registration Act, 1908 and Indian Stamp Act, 1899, without raising the objection that the land is classified as Government land. The Sub-Registrar, shall complete registration formalities, if the document is otherwise, in order and release the same. If the Sub-Registrar, has any other valid reason for not entertaining the document, he shall pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the party. There shall be no order as to costs.
5. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.
P.NAVEEN RAO,J 31st December, 2014
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