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.28153 of 2014 Between:
V. Chandrasekhar Rao, S/o. V. Varadarajulu Naidu, Aged about 60 years, R/o. 1133, 8th B Main, BTM, 1st Stage, Bangalore – 29.
.. Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & 3 others .. Respondents The Court made the following:
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.28153 of 2014 ORDER:
The case of the petitioner is that when he presented the Deed of Conveyance in respect of the house plots bearing Nos.102 and 103, to an extent of 741.658 square yards in Survey No.320/1, situated at Kallur Village and Mandal, Kurnool District, before the Sub-Registrar of Assurances, Kallur, Kurnool District (2nd 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 of Assurances, Kallur, Kurnool District (2nd 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: 20th September, 2014 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.28153 of 2014 Date: 20th September, 2014 KL