IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.28241 of 2014 Between:
D. Sreenivasulu, S/o. D.A. Obulesu, Age 45 years, Mudireddy Palli, Hindupur, Anantapur District.
.. Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. through its Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.28241 of 2014 ORDER:
The case of the petitioner is that when he presented the Sale Deed in respect of the land admeasuring Ac. 0.65 cents in Survey No.443-3, situated at Kotnur Village, Hindupur Mandal, Anantapur District, before the Sub- Registrar, Hindupur, Anantapur District (4th 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 Sale Deed before the Sub-Registrar, Hindupur, Anantapur District (4th respondent). As and when such Sale Deed 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: 20th September, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.28241 of 2014 Date: 20th September, 2014 KL