HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5809 of 2009 ORDER: The land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in Survey No.233/4 of Nizampet Village, Qutbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District was assigned to an ex-serviceman in the year 1967. He in turn sold parts of it to different persons. From one such person, the petitioners purchased an extent of 750 square yards of land through document, dated 24.03.2003. With a view to sell their plot, the petitioners approached the respondents with a request to furnish the necessary particulars. They were informed that a notification under Section 22-A of the Registration Act (for short ‘the Act’) was published on 09.03.2005, which contained the list of lands, as regards which the transfer is prohibited, and that survey No.233/4 was also included. The petitioners challenge the action of the respondents in including the land in Survey No.233/4 in the notification as well as denying registration of the documents in relation to their plot. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. A notification under Section 22-A of the Act was published on 09.03.2005 notifying that the land in various survey numbers, including the one in Survey No.233/4, belong to Government and informing the registering authority not to entertain any documents in relation thereto. That provision was set aside by this Court. However, the Act was further amended by introducing a provision with different content. A Clause, which has the effect of validating the notifications issued under the earlier provision, is also added. Therefore, strictly speaking, the notification published on 09.03.2005 would continue to operate. The matter however does not end there. The prohibition imposed against the transfer of assigned lands does not apply in respect of the lands assigned to ex-servicemen. The reason is that the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.1117 dated 11.11.1993 directing that it shall be open to the ex-servicemen, who are assigned government land, to alienate the same on expiry of ten years from the ate of assignment. In the instant case, the ex-serviceman has transferred the land on expiry of ten years. The petitioners are the second purchasers of a small bit of land. As a matter of fact, the Tahsildar, Qutbullapur, 3rd respondent herein addressed a letter dated 31.10.1995 informing the Sub-registrar, Qutbullapur, 4th respondent herein that by operation of G.O.Ms.No.1117 the prohibition against transfer shall not operate against the land in Survey No.233/4 and certain other sub-divisions. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the 4th respondent shall entertain the documents that may be presented by the petitioners in respect of their plot and process the same without reference to the notification dated 09.03.2005 issued under Section 22-A of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 23.03.2009 JSU HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5809 of 2009 Date: 23.03.2009 JSU