THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2973 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner presented a sale deed, dated 25.01.2007, for registration before the Sub-Registrar, Chimakurthy, Prakasam District, the respondent herein. It is stated that the sale deed was registered as Document No.112 of 2007. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent has not released the document, as yet. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government for Revenue. In case, a registering authority entertains any doubt about the registration of a document, the procedure is that the document shall be assigned a pending number and further verification shall be undertaken. However, if a document is registered and assigned a number, the question of withholding it does not arise. The Registration Act and the Rules made thereunder do not confer right upon the registering authority to withhold the document, once it is registered. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that in case the document presented by the petitioner was registered and assigned Document No.112 of 2007, it shall be released forthwith. On the other hand, if the registration is kept pending, necessary steps shall be taken thereon, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:18.02.2009 kdl