IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.7043 of 2009 Between: Kanuganti Yadagiri S/o. Pentaiah, R/o. Jangaon Village and Revenue Mandal, Warangal District. ...PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Registration & Stamps Department, through its Sub Registrar, Jangaon, Warangal District. 2 The Joint Collector, Warangal. 3 The Tahsildar, Jangaon Mandal, Warangal District. ...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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction declaring the action of the first respondent in not registering the documents presented by petitioner in respect of land in Sy.No.329/3 of Jangaon Village and Mandal, Warangal District, pursuant to the impugned proceedings dt. 25.3.2009 in Lr.No.73/09 issued by first respondent, as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and to consequently direct the first respondent to forthwith receive and register the documents presented by petitioner in respect of the above property; and award costs. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAGHUVEER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.7043 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner presented a document before the first respondent for registration in respect of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.1.33 gts in Survey No.329/3 situated at Jangaon Village and Mandal, Warangal District. The Sub-Registrar, Jangaon, Warangal District, the first respondent herein, refused to process the document on the basis of a letter dated 03.02.2001 addressed by the Joint Collector, Warangal, the second respondent herein and to that effect, he made endorsement dated 25.03.2009. The petitioner challenges the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. The letter dated 25.03.2009 addressed by the first respondent reads as under. “It is hereby informed that as per Joint Collector Orders in the reference 2nd cited, not to entertain Registrations in Sy.Nos.326, 327, 328 and 329 and maintain status quo.” In case, the letter dated 03.02.2001 addressed by the Joint Collector, Warangal, the second respondent herein, is referable to the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 or Registration Act, 1908, no exception can be taken to the same. The very letter dated 03.02.2001 addressed by the second respondent was the subject matter of Writ Petition No.13139 of 2001. In its order dated 03.09.2001, this Court observed that the letter addressed by the second respondent is in relation to the proceedings initiated under Section 38-D of the Andhra Pradesh (T.A.) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (“the Act” for brevity) and there was no basis for him to request the Sub-Registrar not to entertain the documents in respect of lands mentioned therein. The same reason holds good for this Writ Petition also. Further, it is not known as to whether the proceedings under Section 38-D of the Act, which gave raise to the letter dated 03.02.2001, have since been concluded. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent to entertain and process the document presented by the petitioner in respect of land admeasuring Ac.1.33 gts in Survey No.329/3 situated at Jangaon Village and Mandal, Warangal District, without reference to the letter dated 03.02.2001 addressed by the second respondent. There shall be no orders as to costs. _____________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) 6th April 2009 Note: Issue CC today i.e., by 09.04.2009 (b/o) RRB