THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17517 of 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. The petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Acs.3.70 cents covered by Survey No.185-2B2 situated at Itukulapalli Village, Anantapur Mandal and District. It is stated that initially, the said land was assigned to an Ex-serviceman vide proceedings bearing D.A.R.Dis.43/1986, dated 26.07.1976 and D-Form patta was issued. It is further stated that as per the conditions of patta, it is open to the Ex-serviceman to sell away the said land after ten years of the grant. It is also stated that he purchased the said land from the original assignee. It is his grievance that when he wanted to sell the said land and presented a document for registration, the fourth respondent - Joint Sub-Registrar-I, Anantapur, is not entertaining the said document and not considering the same for registration. There is a letter bearing D.Dis.No.6801/2009/E4, dated 10.11.2009 addressed by the first respondent – District Collector, Anantapur to the Sub-Registrar (Rural), Anantapur. In the said letter, it is made clear by the first respondent himself that as much as the said piece of land was assigned to an Ex-serviceman and as the petitioner has purchased the said land by a registered sale deed, there is no objection for registration of the said land. Under the scheme of the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’), if there are any objections for such registration, the registering authority shall record reasons under Section 71 of the Act and communicate the same. In that view of the matter and particularly, in view of letter, dated 10.11.2009 addressed by the first respondent, there appears no reason for not entertaining the document for registration to sell the aforesaid land. For the aforesaid reasons, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to accept the document to be submitted by the petitioner and consider the same for registration by taking into account the letter, dated 10.11.2009. However, it is made clear that such consideration for registration shall be subject to the condition that the petitioner complies with the requirements of the provisions of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Registration Act, 1908. It is also made clear that if there are any further reasons for not registering the same, it is open for the registering authority to communicate the reasons by a reasoned order under Section 71 of the Act. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 27th JULY, 2010. kvni