IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.20146 of 2014 Between:
R. Rajendra Naidu, S/o. Muniratnam Naidu, Aged 53 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. Kanakampadu Village, Putuur Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents WRIT PETITION No.20156 of 2014 Between:
Smt. T. Subhashini, W/o. T. Raghunatha Reddy, Aged 56 years, Household, R/o. Door No.18-8-15, Madhura Nagar, Tirupati Town, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents WRIT PETITION No.20158 of 2014 Between:
N. Doraswamy Reddy, S/o. N. Gangi Reddy, Aged 56 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Door No.55, Sharada Nagar, K.T. Road, Tirupati Town, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents WRIT PETITION No.20162 of 2014 Between:
I. Siva Prasad, S/o. Late I. Nagaiah, Aged 43 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Door No.18-2-66, Korlakunta, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents WRIT PETITION No.20166 of 2014 Between:
Smt. B. Kalpana, W/o. Dr. J. Muniratnam Naidu, Aged 45 years, Household, R/o. Door No.18, Prakasam Nagar, SVU Campus, Tirupati Town, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents WRIT PETITION No.20176 of 2014 Between:
Smt. N. Padmavathi, W/o. Sudhakar, Aged 52 years, Household, R/o. VArdappa Naidu Peta, Vallivedu Post, Pakala Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents WRIT PETITION No.20177 of 2014 Between:
V. Venkat Rao, S/o. V. Koteswara Rao, Aged 60 years, Business, R/o. Door No.5-118A, Rayala Cheruvu Road, Avilala Post, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents WRIT PETITION No.20179 of 2014 Between:
A. Damodar, S/o. A. Slubbaramaiah, Aged 57 years, Business, R/o. Vardappa Naidu Peta, Vallivedu Post, Pakala Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents AND WRIT PETITION No.20251 of 2014 Between:
Smt. T. Sujatha, W/o. T. Ramachandra Redyd, Aged 53 years, Household, R/o. Door No.18-2-24C, Ashok Nagar, Tirupati Town, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor District.
.. Petitioner AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.20146, 20156, 20158, 20162, 20166, 20176, 20177, 20179 & 20251 of 2014 COMMON ORDER:
In all these cases, the complaint of the petitioners is that earlier when the petitioners wanted to present the Deeds of Conveyance, the Sub-Registrar, Renigunta, Chittoor District (3rd respondent) refused to receive them on the ground that unless a No Objection Certificate is produced from the revenue authorities, he cannot receive the documents. Compelled by the said action of the Sub-Registrar, writ petitions were instituted earlier and those writ petitions were disposed of directing the Sub-Registrar to receive the documents without insisting for production of No Objection Certificate from the revenue authorities. It is the case of the petitioners that when the petitioners approached the Sub-Registrar along with the order of this Court not to insist for a No Objection Certificate, this time the Sub-Registrar refused to receive the documents on the ground that the properties on which the registration is proposed, the Deeds of Conveyance are prohibited and, therefore, he cannot accept the documents.
2. The Joint Sub-Registrar, Renigunta, Chittoor District, furnished remarks in W.P.No.20251 of 2014 to the learned Assistant Government Pleader. It is the assertion of the Joint Sub-Registrar that no document was presented for processing to the Sub-Registrar after the orders of this Court in W.P.No.2709 of 2014, dated 04.02.2014, and states that he would take necessary action as and when such documents are presented.
3. There is no material on record which would disclose that the petitioners have presented the documents, but the Sub-Registrar has refused to receive the same. Only an assertion is made stating that they have presented the documents, but the Sub- Registrar has refused to receive the documents.
4. According to the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the remarks furnished by the Joint Sub-Registrar, Renigunta, Chittoor District, would apply to all the cases.
5. Having regard to the stand taken by the Sub-Registrar, Renigunta, Chittoor District (3rd respondent), liberty is granted to the petitioners to present the Deeds of Conveyance concerning the respective lands, which they claim to own and which they intend to alienate, before the Sub-Registrar and 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, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of such documents. If the Sub-Registrar has valid reasons to take a decision not to process the Deeds of Conveyance for registration, he shall pass orders by assigning due reasons and communicate the same to the petitioners.
6. With the above observations, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. 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: 7th August, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.20146, 20156, 20158, 20162, 20166, 20176, 20177, 20179 & 20251 of 2014 Date: 7th August, 2014