IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.29308 of 2014 Between:
C. Damodar Reddy, S/o. C. Linga Reddy, Aged 60 years, R/o. H.No.7-5-95, Kasba, Panjesha Street, Nirmal, Adilabad District.
.. Petitioner AND Government of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & 4 others .. Respondents The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.29308 of 2014 ORDER:
The case of the petitioner is when he presented the Deed of Conveyance in respect of land to an extent of Ac.
0.26 guntas in Survey No.166 and Ac. 0.25 guntas in Survey No.166/1, total admeasuring Ac. 1.11 guntas, situated at Mamada Village and Mandal, Adilabad District, before the Sub-Registrar, Khanapur, Adilabad District (3rd respondent) for registration, he refused to receive the same. Hence this writ petition.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that irrespective of the status of the land, the Sub-Registrar cannot refuse to receive the document at the threshold. However, no evidence is shown as proof of presentation of document for registration.
3. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to present the Deed of Conveyance before the Sub-Registrar, Khanapur, Adilabad District (3rd respondent). As and when such Deed of Conveyance is presented, the Sub-Registrar shall receive and process the same in accordance with Registration Act, 1908, and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. If the Sub-Registrar has valid reasons for refusing to register the Sale Deed, he shall pass orders under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908, and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of such document. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.
P.NAVEEN RAO, J Date: 26th September, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.29308 of 2014 Date: 26th September, 2014 KL