IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20375 of 2002 Between: Neelagiri Ramayamma W/o Late Ramanaiah Rep. By her General Power of Attorney Pattamatta Ram Kishore, R/o.51-7, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Sub -Registrar Gopalapatham, Visakhapatnam Dist 2 The District Collector Visakhapatnam 3 Executive Officer Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devastnam Visakhapatnam 4 The Inspector General of Stamps and Registration Balakrishna Complex Chikadpally, Golconda X Roads Hyderabad 5 The Chief Secretary to the Government Endowment Department , Ramkoti, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not registering any documents of conveyance pertaining to the petitioner's land to an extent of 2.90 cents in survey No. 275/1D of Adivivaram village and Visakhapatnam Dist, as illegal, arbitrary, ultravirus against the provisions of the Indian Registration Act and in violation of the constitutional gurantees and to consequently direct the Respondent No.1 to register any conveyance deeds that may be executed by the petitioner pertaining to her land at Advivaram village of Visakhapatnam Dist. to an extent of 2.90 cents in Sy.No.275/1D as and when they presented for the registration and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.SARVA BHOUMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not registering any documents of conveyance pertaining to the petitioner’s land to an extent of Acs.2.90 cents in Survey No.275/1D of Adivivaram Village, Visakhapatnam District, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Indian Registration Act. It is stated that the petitioner is the G.P.A. holder of the landlady to an extent of 2.90 cents of patta land. According to him, when the landlady approached the first respondent-the Sub Registrar, Gopalapuram, she was informed that there was prohibition against registering any transactions pertaining to the land of Adavivaram Village and several other villages except with the permission of the Executive Officer of the third respondent- Devasthanam on the ground that several lands in those villages belong to Devasthanam. Further, the Registration Department relied upon a Memo.No.5878/EDS.IV2/89/1, dated 25.07.1989, in which the Additional Secretary to the Government relied upon a letter of the Commissioner of Endowments Department, dated 12.08.1989 and requested the Inspector General of Registration to issue necessary orders to all his subordinate Officers to ensure that the lands in the villages stated in the Memo are not registered without prior permission of the Executive Officer of the third respondent- Devasthanam. Therefore, the action of the respondents is arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity to go into all the details. It is suffice to note from the counter-affidavit of the respondents that the lands in question are located in Adivivaram Village, Visakhapatnam District and are notified in G.O.Ms.No.508, dated 28.07.2000, under Section 22-A of the Registration Act (for short ‘the Act’). Once the said lands are notified under Section 22-A of the Act, the respondents cannot be blamed for not entertaining any documents for registration of the said lands. Therefore, the writ petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. However, this will not preclude the petitioner from challenging the notification issued under Section 22-A of the Act and work out his remedies under law. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU,J 11.06.2009 kdl