IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.28701 of 2010 BETWEEN Jeenath Bee and another. ... PETITIONERS AND The State of AP, rep. by the District Collector, Ananthapur and three others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. K. SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: ORDER: Heard both sides. 2. The only grievance of the petitioners is that the fourth respondent is not receiving the document of sale deed for the purpose of registration on the ground that he has instructions from the third respondent not to register any document. 3. Learned Government Pleader states that the lands in question are classified as Government lands and therefore, the action of respondents 3 and 4 is justified. 4. Irrespective of the sustainability of the claim of respondents 3 and 4, I am unable to see any reason as to why the fourth respondent would not even receive the document for the purpose of registration. Under the Registration Act, 1908 it is open for the registering authority to refuse registration on any of the grounds specified under the Act, but the action of the fourth respondent in not receiving the document is clearly unsustainable. The writ petition, therefore, is disposed of directing the fourth respondent to receive the document, if any, presented by the petitioners for registration and pass appropriate orders by either registering the document or refusing registration in accordance with the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 31, 2010 DSK