HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA W.P. No. 6919 of 2011 DATED: 18.03.2011 Between: J. Manjulaniadu .. Petitioner And The District Collector The Revenue Divisional Officer The Tahsildar The Sub-Registrar-I .. Respondents O R D E R:- The petitioner purchased an extent of Ac.0.46 cents of land in Sy.No.466-1 situated in Ananthapur Rural village and Mandal, Ananthapur District from one M.Sankaraiah under a regular sale deed dated 22.06.2005. When she intended to sell the property to third parties, she approached the 4th respondent to gather necessary particulars, but the 4th respondent is said to have insisted that the petitioner must obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities. It is in this context, the petitioner approached the 1st respondent-District Collector with an application. On a report called for by the 1st respondent, the Tahsildar-3rd respondent informed that the land is being enjoyed as a patta since 1951 and the entries disclose that it was assigned earlier thereto. The petitioner states that once the land is being enjoyed as patta from the year 1951, there is no necessity of issuing N.O.C. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The condition prohibiting alienation of the assigned lands was incorporated in the year 1958 and in all the assignments made earlier thereto, the said condition was not incorporated. Therefore, the prohibition contained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act or Sections 3 and 5 of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, does not operate vis-à-vis the lands that were assigned earlier to 1958. Even from a perusal of the proceedings dated 05.01.2010 issued by the 1st respondent-District Collector, it is clear that the name of a person is mentioned as pattedar for the land since 1951. Further, assuming that it was assigned much earlier thereto, there does not exist any condition prohibiting transfer. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent-Sub-Registrar-I to entertain and process the documents that are presented by the petitioner in respect of the land mentioned above, without insisting on submission of ‘No Objection Certificate’ from respondent Nos.1 to 3. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J 18.03.2011 bcj