THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.1016 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners state that their father by name Ahmed Hussain was transferred an extent of Ac.1.55 cents of land in Survey No.142/1B of Banaganapalle village and Mandal, Kunool District on payment of market value. According to them, in the family partition, an extent of Ac.0.85 cents has fallen to their share. The petitioners contend that the owners of the other share of the land have alienated their property and that when they intended to alienate their share, objection is being raised by the Sub-registrar, Banaganapalle, 4th respondent herein. An application is said to have been made before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nandyal , 2nd respondent herein with a request to grant No Objection Certificate. Their grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners intended to sell the land that was acquired by their father and has fallen to their share in the partition. The circumstances, under which the sale deeds in respect of part of that very land were admitted to registration are not immediately before this Court. It is no doubt true that Section 5 of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act (for short ‘the Act’) bars the registration of documents in relation to assigned land. The question as to whether such a prohibition operates against the land acquired by the father of the petitioner needs to be examined. In case, it was assigned on payment of market value, it may not partake the character of assigned land as defined under the Act. This however is a matter, which needs to be examined by the 2nd respondent. Any delay in disposing of the application would have its own bearing upon the necessities of the petitioners. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to pass orders on the representation made by the petitioners within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. To avoid further delay, it is left open to the petitioners to enclose a copy of the representation along with the copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 05.02.2010 jsu THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.1016 of 2010 Date: 05.02.2010 jsu