HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 26716 of 2011 DT. 23-09-2011 Between: Sree Nakshatra Builders & Developers India Pvt. Ltd., …Petitioner And The District Collector & 2 others …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 26716 of 2011 O R D E R: The petitioner purchased lands admeasuring Ac.25.16 cents comprising Sy.Nos.220/A1 & A2 and Ac.30.22 ½ cents comprising Sy.Nos.216, 221/B, 221/C, 222/A, 222/B, 223, 230/C and 231/B situated at Kojjepalle village of Anantapur District. The petitioner also obtained General Power of Attorney in respect of the lands admeasuring Ac.37.59 cents and Ac.48.51 cents comprising Sy.Nos.89, 219,227 and 218 and Sy.Nos.229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 and 235 respectively. The grievance of the petitioner is that when the sale documents are presented before the 3rd respondent- Sub Registrar, Gooty, Anantapur District, for registration, the 3rd respondent refused to process the document in view of the letter in Rc.No.B-340 of 2011 dated 06.09.2011 of the 2nd respondent directing the 3rd respondent to register the lands pertaining to the above survey numbers of Kojjepalli village only on production of no objection certificate issued by the 1st respondent-District Collector. The action of the 3rd respondent-sub Registrar Gooty, Anantapur District, is assailed in this writ petition. 2. Heard both sides. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, the learned Asst. Government Pleader (Assignment) has taken notice on behalf of the respondents. 4. Both the counsel would submit that the issue involved in the writ petition is squarely covered by the Judgment of this Hon’ble court in WP No.7254 of 2009 wherein, it was held that “ … 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.” 5. In the instant case, even from a perusal of the proceedings dt.6.9.2011 issued by the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, it is patent that all the assignments were made prior to 1958. Therefore, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 3rd respondent-sub-Registrar, Gooty, Anantapur District, to entertain the documents that were presented by the petitioner in respect of the subject lands without insisting for production of No Objection Certificate from the respondent No.1. 6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Dt. 23-09-2011 Mjl/*