IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN Present HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3218 of 2011 Between: Meda Vijaykumar Reddy .. Petitioner AND The Inspector General of Stamps and Registration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and & 2 others .. Respondents The Court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3218 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner presented document Nos.P666, P682, P709, P714, P766, P769, P770, P847, P849, P861 and P997 in respect of the lands mentioned in the said documents, situated in Fakeer Tekya, Chinagantyada, Vadlapudi and Tungalam Villages, Gajuwaka Mandalam, Visakhapatnam District, before the third respondent for registration. The third respondent vide order, dated 23.04.2009, rejected the applications filed by the petitioner for registration of the documents. 2. Being aggrieved by the order, dated 23.04.2009, passed by the third respondent, the petitioner filed appeal Nos.17 to 27 of 2010 before the second respondent who vide order, dated 25.09.2010, dismissed the appeals filed by the petitioner on the ground of delay and latches, as the same were filed beyond the prescribed period of 30 days from the date of passing of the order by the third respondent, Sub-Registrar, Gajuwaka, in terms of the provisions of Section 72 of the Registration Act, 1908. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner received the documents from the office of the third respondent on 17.09.2010 as is clear from the endorsement made at the bottom of the order and the appeals were filed on 24.09.2010 and, therefore, the appeals were well within the period of limitation. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the aforementioned factual position. 5. As the petitioner has received the original documents on 17.09.2010 from the office of the third respondent and the appeals were field on 24.09.2010, therefore, the appeals filed by the petitioner were well within the period of limitation and hence, the impugned order, dated 25.09.2010, passed by the second respondent is set aside. The second respondent is directed to entertain the appeals field by the petitioner and dispose of the same on merits after issuing notice to the concerned parties. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J Date: 14th February, 2011 KL HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3218 of 2011 Date: 14th February, 2011 KL