IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.22904 of 2014 Between:
N. Lakshmi, W/o. Narayanaporapu Ganga Raju, Hindu, female, Aged: 52 years, R/o. Epuru Village, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District.
.. Petitioner AND The Sub-Registrar, Votluru, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District & another .. Respondents The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.22904 of 2014 ORDER:
The case of the petitioner is that when she presented the Sale Deed in respect of the land to an extent of 137 square yards with a thatched house therein bearing D.No.2-154 bearing Assessment No.154, situated at Epuru Village, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District, before the Sub-Registrar, Votluru, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District (1st 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, Votluru, Pedapadu Mandal, West Godavari District (1st 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 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: 12th August, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.22904 of 2014 Date: 12th August, 2014