IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT APPEAL NO : 982 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 17/08/2006 in WP NO:10975 OF 2006 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Motiram, s/o Sriram, H.No.7-2-1087/10/4/1, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. ..... APPELLANT AND 1 The District Registrar, Rangareddy District. 2 The Joint Sub-Registrar (West) District Registrar Office, Rangareddy District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: Mr.Koona Reddy Anji Reddy Counsel for Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : JUDGMENT: (per the Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Prakash Rao) Heard both sides and at their request, the main appeal itself is taken up for final disposal. The appellant herein is unsuccessful writ petitioner, who ﬁled the writ petition assailing the correctness of the proceedings No.5517/G1/02, dated 23.12.2002 issued by the ﬁrst respondent rejecting the appeal ﬁled by the writ petitioner on the ground that the same is barred by limitation. The learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition holding that the second respondent refused registration by order dated 31.07.1982. When the petitioner ﬁled appeal after a lapse of about twenty years, the same was rejected by the ﬁrst respondent, as time barred. The ﬁrst respondent passed orders on 23.12.2002 and the writ petition is ﬁled almost after four years thereafter. There is no proper explanation for the delay, except stating that the brother of the petitioner was looking after the matter. Aggrieved by the same, the unsuccessful writ petitioner filed the present writ appeal. Having heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and on perusal of the record, it is evident that the appellant herein tries to pursue the proceedings of the second respondent bearing refusal No.289 of 1982 dated 31.07.1982, refusing to register the document on the ground that the permission under Section 26 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 is not produced. Against the said refusal an appeal lies under Section 72 of the Registration Act, 1908, within thirty days. But the appellant herein ﬁled the appeal before the ﬁrst respondent with a delay of twenty years. The same was dismissed by the ﬁrst respondent as barred by limitation. Thereafter the appellant ﬁled W.P.No.10975 of 2006 stating that his brother, M.R.Gupta, was looking after the matter, and therefore, he was not aware of the dismissal of the appeal. The learned Single Judge did not accept the reasons given by the appellant herein for such delay, and dismissed the writ petition confirming the order impugned therein. We do not ﬁnd any reason to interfere with the order passed by the learned Single Judge since such a long delay, which is merely attributable to his own brother, cannot be accepted on the face of it. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ (B. PRAKASH RAO, J.) ___________________ (R. KANTHA RAO, J.) 16th September, 2008 Js. .......REGISTRAR To 1 The District Registrar, Rangareddy District. 2 The Joint Sub-Registrar (West) District Registrar Office, Rangareddy District. 3 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WA {RS}