HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.2502 of 2011 Date: February 08, 2011 Between: 1. G.D. Jwalanaiah & 2 others … Petitioner and 1. The District Collector, Anantapur, Anantapur District and 3 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.2502 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners purchased an extent of Acs.2.42 cents of land in survey No.125/2 of Somaladoddi village, Anantapur Mandal and District, on 16.6.1986, from E. Ramanjaneyulu. They intend to sell the plots, and accordingly, presented the documents before the Sub-Registrar, Anantapur, 4th respondent herein, for registration. The latter, however, insisted on production of No Objection Certificate (NOC). Accordingly, the petitioners approached the respondent authorities for issuance of NOC. Though the third respondent sent report to the first respondent through proceedings, dated 09.7.2008, the first respondent rejected their request. Hence, this writ petition. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. 3. The 4th respondent felt that the land held by the petitioners was assigned by the Government on earlier occasion, and accordingly, insisted on production of NOC. To that extent, no exception can be taken. 4. The record discloses that the land was initially assigned to one Sri E. Ramanjaneyulu in the year 1969 and that the assignee, in turn, sold it in favour of the petitioners. The Tahsildar, the third respondent herein, through his letter dated 09.7.2008 addressed to the first respondent, recommending for issuance of NOC stating that the assignee is eligible for selling, gifting and alienate the land after 10 years from the date of assignment, since the condition of non-alienability was not imposed. 5. Though the land was assigned at the initial stages, with the transfer thereof in favour of the vendors of the petitioners, after expiry of the prohibitory period, its character has changed. The provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 Act no longer apply to the said land. Therefore, the respondents are not justified in insisting for NOC. 6. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the 4th respondent is directed to entertain the documents presented by the petitioners and process the same without insisting on production of No Objection Certificate. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J Date: February 08, 2011. Note: Issue CC in one week. //B.O.// BSB