IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 16130 of 2008 Between: S. Ramanappa Reddy S/o S. Venkat Reddy R/o H. No. 13-2-254A, Chinnakapu Street, Tirupati urban Mandal, Tirupati, Chittoor Dsitrict. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by the District Rgistrar, Chittoor District, 2 The Sub-Registrar (Stamps and Registration), tirupati Urban Mandal, Tirupati Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not registering, while presented, the sale deed executed by the petitioner and the other co-owners in respect of the petitioners to an extent Ac. 0.05 cents, in Sy. No. 57/3, NO. 29, Tirupathi, Village Account, 19th ward Vivekananda Circle, Tirupati, Chittoor District, on the alleged ground that the Revenue oﬃcials have directed the said authority not to register any deeds of conveyance, as being illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Article 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, apart from the various judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, as well as this Hon'ble Court, and consequentially direct the respondents to register the deed of sale executed by the petitioner and other co-owners by receiving the application in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.SESHADRI NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioner seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent-Sub Registrar in not registering the sale deed executed by the petitioner and the other co-owners in respect of the land to an extent of Ac.0.05 cents in Sy.No.57/3, No.29, Tirupathi, Village Account, 19th ward, Vivekananda Circle, Tirupati, Chittoor District, on the ground that the revenue oﬃcials have directed him not to register any deeds of conveyance in respect of the said land, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The ownership of the land in question and other aspects, as stated by the petitioner in the writ petition, are not relevant for the purpose of this petition. 3. The second respondent ﬁled a counter-aﬃdavit stating that the petitioner neither presented any document before him nor approached him for registration of the land in question, and that he never refused his request. It is further stated that if the petitioner presents the document, the same will be considered and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Stamps and Registration Act. However, on 25.09.2008, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue made an oral representation that a letter was received by him from the ﬁrst respondent- District Registrar to the eﬀect that the land in question is not a Government land and that it belongs to the Mutt and hence, the properties are not registered. 4. Even though the learned counsel for the petitioner denied the counter averments, in view of the statement made in the counter-aﬃdavit that the petitioner has not presented any document for registration, the petitioner is now directed to produce the document in question for registration. On such presentation, the second respondent-Sub Registrar is directed to consider and process the same in accordance with law. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date:23.10.2008 sj ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Registrar, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor District, 2 The Sub-Registrar (Stamps and Registration), Tirupati Urban Mandal, Tirupati Chittoor District. 3. 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Building, Hyderabad. (OUT). 4.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}