THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 19532 OF 2011 O R D E R: The petitioner herein Sri Oram Dasaratham claims to be the son of Sri Oram Rajaiah, who was an ex-serviceman. Sri Oram Rajaiah has been assigned land of an extent of Ac.4.20 guntas situate in Survey No. 521 of Tekurthy Village, Jammikunta Mandal, Karimnagar District, through the proceedings of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Jammikunta. He was also assigned, by another proceedings, dated 30.10.1991 in the same survey number another extent of Ac.0.20 guntas. Thus, he was assigned a total of Ac.5.00 of land. It will also be appropriate to notice that the station headquarters of Secunderabad of the Indian Army had certified that Sri Rajaiah had served the Army and got discharged there from. Therefore, he was eligible for being assigned the said land. After his death, his son, Sri Oram Dasaratham has also been granted pattadar passbook bearing No. 422 by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Jammikunta on 07.07.2007. The State Government has taken a policy decision that after expiry of ten-year period, the ex-serviceman can alienate such land. Since more than ten-year period elapsed, there is no further necessity to obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the Revenue Divisional Officer. If the petitioner presents any deed of conveyance concerning this Ac.5.00 of land situate in Survey No. 521 of Tekurthy Village, Jammikunta Mandal, Karimnagar District, the 4th respondent Sub- Registrar may not reject to entertain the same. He may receive the said document, process it in accordance with law, keeping in view the prohibition contained in Section 22-A read with the power available to him under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 and pass appropriate orders. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of at the admission stage, after hearing the learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignments). No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 14th July 2011 Issue CC in a week. ksld