IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.27096 of 2014 Between:
G. Venkataramanappa, S/o. Narasaiah, Aged about 60 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. K. Basavanapalli Village, Krikera Post, Hindupur Mandal, Anantapur District & 3 others .. Petitioners AND The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department (Stamps & Registration), Secretariat, Hyderabad & 4 others .. Respondents The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.27096 of 2014 ORDER:
The case of the petitioners is that when they presented the Deeds of Conveyance in respect of the lands to an extent of Ac. 0.94 cents in Survey No.85-7A, Ac. 0.93 cents in Survey No. 85-7B, Ac. 0.67 cents in Survey No.85-7C and Plot No.49 in Survey Nos.428-1 & 2A Paiki, situated at Kirikera Village, Hindupur Mandal, Anantapur District, before the Sub-Registrar, Hindupur, Anantapur District (5th respondent) for registration, he refused to receive the same. Hence this writ petition.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that irrespective of the status of the lands, the Sub-Registrar cannot refuse to receive the documents at the threshold. However, no evidence is shown as proof of presentation of documents for registration.
3. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to present the Deeds of Conveyance before the Sub-Registrar, Hindupur, Anantapur District (5th respondent). As and when such Deeds of Conveyance are presented, the Sub-Registrar shall receive and process the same in accordance with the Registration Act, 1908, and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. If the Sub-Registrar has valid reasons for refusing to register the Deeds of Conveyance, he shall pass orders under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908, and communicate the same to the petitioners within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of such documents. 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: 12th September, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.27096 of 2014 Date: 12th September, 2014 KL