IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23161 of 2008 Between: 1.V. Krishna Reddy, S/o. Late V. Venkat Reddy, R/o. H.No. 1-158, Balapur, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. 2.Smt. V. Jayamma, W/o. Late V. Sudharshan Reddy, R/o. 1-159, Balapur, Ranga Reddy District. Hyderabad. 3.Smt. V. Amrutha, W/o. Late V. Ramalinga Reddy, R/o. 1-60, Balapur, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. Rep. by their Registered G.P.A. Holder, V. Laxma Reddy the Petitioner No.4 herein 4.V. Laxma Reddy, S/o. Late V. Venkat Reddy, R/o. 6-16, Balapur, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Registrar, Ranga Reddy District, Moosapet, Hyderabad. 2 The Sub Registrar, Shamshabad Sub Division, Ranga Reddy District. 3 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakadikapool, Hyderabad. 4 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....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 a Writ, orders or direction, preferably in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring that the acts and deeds for registration relating to the land admeasuring Acres 2.31 guntas in Survey No. 103/82; Acres 3.2l6 guntas in Survey No. 103/83; Acres 4.15 guntas in Survey No. 103/84;Acres 4.13 guntas in Survey No. 103/85;Acres 5.20 guntas in Survey No. 103/86;and Acres 4.08 guntas in Survey No. 103/87; situated at Shamshabad Village and Mandal (Shamshabad Village, Hyderabad West Taluk), Ranga Reddy District, is illegal, arbitrary, malafide, abusive of their official position and much against to the legal and fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 2 to entertain the sale deeds as when presented for registration and release the same after due registration in accordance with law without withholding the same on the ground that the subject land is covered under Section 22 -A(b) of the Registration Act 1908. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.PALIVELASATYARAJA BABU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.23161 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be the owners of land in various survey numbers of Shamshabad Village & Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. They state that when they approached the Sub-Registrar, Shamshabad Sub-Division, Ranga Reddy District, the second respondent, to present certain documents in relation to the land in question, he refused to receive the same on the ground that the lands are owned by the Government. They seek appropriate directions to the respondents to receive and process the documents. The second respondent filed a counter affidavit. He states that the petitioners have not presented any documents at all. According to him, the land in Survey Nos.103/82 to 87 of Shamshabad village admeasuring 788.03 guntas is Government poramboke and no documents can be entertained in relation to the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader Revenue. While the petitioners assert that they have presented documents before the second respondent, the latter refutes the same. Be that as it may, whenever any document is presented by a citizen before the Registering authority, it has to be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 and the Rules made thereunder. In case document conforms to the requirements under law, it has to be admitted to registration. On the other hand, if there exists any legal or factual impediments for registering the document, the reasons have to be communicated to the concerned parties, in writing. The aggrieved party can work out the remedies on the basis of such communication. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that as and when the petitioners submit any document for registration, the second respondent shall receive and process the same in accordance with law. If he finds that there are any legal or factual impediments for registering the same, he shall communicate the same in writing to the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.Narasimha Reddy, J Dt.24.02.2009 Note: Issue CC in three days. (b/o) VGB