THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.8113 OF 2011 DATED 1st APRIL, 2011 BETWEEN: Banda Mangamma and others. … Petitioners A n d The District Collector, Kadapa, Kadapa District, And others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.8113 OF 2011 O R D E R The petitioners assail the action of the Tahsildar, Rayachoty, Kadapa District, the third respondent, in including their lands admeasuring Ac.1-95 cents in Sy.No.58/1 and Ac.5-35 cents in Sy.No.58/2 of Botla Cheruvu Village, Katinayakunta Gram Panchayat, Rayachoty Mandal, Kadapa District, in the list of lands with regard which a prohibition as to registration of documents would operate. They seek a consequential direction to the Sub-Registrar, Rayachoty, the fourth respondent, to register and release their documents in respect of the subject lands upon presentation. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, stated that the subject lands were classified as Government lands in the revenue records and accordingly the Tahsildar, Rayachoty, in his letter dated 24.11.2006 addressed to the registration authorities included the said lands while forwarding the list of lands with regard to which prohibition of registration of documents would operate. The learned Assistant Government Pleader however conceded that no notification under Section 22-A(2) of the Registration Act, 1908 had been published in respect of the subject lands. The issue is squarely covered by my order in SYED AHAMED V/s. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KADAPA COLLECTORATE COMPLEX, KADAPA DISTRICT[1], wherein I had held that unless a notification was issued under Section 22-A(2) of the Registration Act, 1908 it would not be open to the revenue authorities to claim a land as Government land on the basis of revenue records and prevent registration of documents in respect thereof. The writ petition is accordingly allowed directing the exclusion of the petitioners’ lands in Sy.Nos.58/1 and 58/2 of Botla Cheruvu Village, Katinayakunta Gram Panchayat, Rayachoty Mandal, Kadapa District, from the list of ‘prohibited lands’, and consequently directing the Sub-Registrar, Rayachoty, to receive, register and deliver the documents presented for registration by the petitioners in respect of the subject lands in accordance with the due procedure without insisting upon certification from the revenue authorities. No costs. --------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 1st APRIL, 2011 PGS/VGSR [1] W.P.NO.5338 OF 2010, Dt.02.07.2010