IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.23853 of 2014 Between:
Ediga Venkatramudu, S/o. Late Adinarayana, Hindu, Aged 50 years, R/o. Akuthotapalli Village, Anantapuram Mandal, Anantapuram District.
.. Petitioner AND The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Stamps & Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.23853 of 2014 ORDER:
The case of the petitioner is that when he presented the Deed of Conveyance in respect of the land to an extent of Ac. 1.69 cents in Survey No.151-3, situated at Itikalapalli Village, Anantapuram Mandal, Anantapuram District, before the Sub-Registrar, Anantapuram Rural, Anantapuram 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 Deed of Conveyance before the Sub-Registrar, Anantapuram Rural, Anantapuram District (4th 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 Deed of Conveyance, 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: 21st August, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.23853 of 2014 Date: 21st August, 2014 KL