IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.9573 OF 2007 DATED 1-05-2007 BETWEEN Sri Vittal Rao and 4 others. .. PETITIONERS And The Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others. .. RESPONDENTS THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.9573 of 2007 Oral Order: The petitioners presented a document for registration on 30.12.2005 before the 3rd respondent. Through proceedings dated 4.10.2006, the 3rd respondent informed the reasons for refusal of registration to the petitioners. Reference was made to the orders of the Government published in AP Gazette dated 19.6.2000. Aggrieved by the proceedings dated 4.10.2006 issued by the 3rd respondent, the petitioners presented an appeal before the 2nd respondent under section 72 of the Registration Act in November, 2006. The grievance of the petitioners is that the said appeal is not disposed of as yet. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners availed a statutory remedy under Section 72 of the Act by presenting an appeal before the 2nd respondent. Inasmuch as the appeal was presented only in the month of November, 2006, it cannot be said that there was undue delay on the part of the 2nd respondent. However, having regard to the fact that the document was presented way back in the year 2005, the matter needs to be dealt with at the earliest. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to pass orders on the appeal preferred by the petitioners within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dated 1.5.2007 msv