THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.21641 of 2010 Date : 25-11-2010 Between : P.Chandrasekhar Reddy .. Petitioner And The Sub-Registrar, Renigunta, Chittoor District and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri G.V. Raghava Reddy Counsel for respondents : Assistant G.P. for Revenue The court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not receiving and registering the document in respect of property admeasuring Ac.0-25 cents, out of Ac.11-65 cents, comprised in Sy.No.385 of Anasampally village, Renigunta Mandal, , Chittoor District, as illegal and arbitrary. In his affidavit, the petitioner has pleaded that in respect of the above mentioned land, a ryotwari patta was issued by the Settlement Officer under the provisions of A.P. (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition & Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 on 28-11- 1996, that the said patta was set-aside in appeal on 31-5-1997. The revision filed by the petitioner was allowed by the Commissioner of Land Administration by order dated 16-1-2001 and thereby the patta granted by the Settlement Officer was confirmed. W.P.No.19552/2002, filed by the Government against the said order was dismissed by this Court on 16-6-2010. The petitioner has pleaded that the said order has attained finality as no further appeal was filed against the said order. The petitioner felt aggrieved by the action of respondent No.1 in keeping the document presented by him pending registration purporting to seek clarification from the Revenue Department. On behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2, a counter affidavit has been filed wherein it is inter alia stated that the office of respondent No.1 has received communication from the office of respondent No.4 wherein a list of Government properties was sent vide letter dated 30-7-2010 and that the said list contains property admeasuring Ac.31-65 cents comprised in Sy.No.385, shown as AWD. No counter affidavit is filed on behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4. The averments contained in the affidavit pertaining to the facts relating to grant of settlement patta and its confirmation have therefore remained uncontroverted. Therefore, it is established beyond any pale of doubt that the petitioner is the original owner of the extent of Ac.31-65 cents of which the land admeasuring Ac.0-25 cents forms part. If the Government record is not updated following the grant of patta and its confirmation in favour of the petitioner, the petitioner cannot be blamed. Respondent No.1 is therefore bound to register the document notwithstanding the list furnished by respondent No.4. For the above mentioned reasons, the Writ Petition is allowed. Respondent No.1 is directed to register and release the gift deed executed by the petitioner in respect of the above mentioned land within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ________________________ Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 25-11-2010 AM