THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6496 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner claims to have purchased an extent of Ac.0.10 guntas of land in survey No.14 of Bhairagiguda Village, Rajendra Nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, from Sri K.Chalamaiah, under an unregistered document, dated 20.06.1978. He presented the document before the District Registrar, Stamps and Registration, Ranga Reddy District, for validation. Through an endorsement dated 01.08.2000, the District Registrar, collected a sum of Rs.245/- towards deficit stamp duty and Rs.55/- towards penalty. Claiming that the endorsement made by the District Registrar constitutes validation of the unregistered sale deed, the petitioner approached the Tahasildar, Rajendra Nagar Mandal, the second respondent, with a request to enter his name in the revenue records, and to issue pattadar pass book. The second respondent rejected the claim of the petitioner through memo, dated 06.02.2007. Appeal filed by the petitioner before the Special Deputy Collector and Revenue Divisional Officer, Chevella Division, the fourth respondent, was rejected on 12.02.2008. In a revision filed under Section 9 of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’), the Joint Collector observed that it is not maintainable, vide Memo, dated 11.04.2007. Hence, this Writ Petition. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The so-called purchase of the land made by the petitioner was, through an unregistered document. It is only the Mandal Revenue Officer, that is conferred with the power under Section 5-A of the Act, to validate the unregistered documents in respect of agricultural lands. Earlier to that provision, the matter used to be covered by Section 50-B of the A.P. (TA) Land Revenue Act. The District Registrar has no role to play in the matters of this nature. Further, the process of validation is not an act of mere collection of deficit stamp duty and penalty. Such a step, at the most, may rectify the defect as to stamp duty. Validation of an unregistered document involves issuance of notice to the vendor, under the document, and a semblance of enquiry, as to the truth or otherwise of the transaction. Further, the transactions must be within the parameters of the relevant provisions of law. Dates, with reference to the same, are notified from time to time. It is not in dispute that the petitioner did not approach the Mandal Revenue Officer, with an application under Section 5-A of the Act. The orders passed by various authorities, which are impugned in the writ petition, are perfectly valid and legal. If the petitioner is so advised, he has to work out his remedies by filing an application under Section 5-A of the Act. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to avail the remedy under the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, and in particular Section 5-A thereof. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dated:03.03.2009 GJ