THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27167 of 2010 Date: 02.11.2010 Between: Chelikani Kiran Kumar ..... Petitioner AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palakonda and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms.T.V.Sridevi Counsel for Respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside the proceedings dated 26.08.2010 of respondent No.2, whereby he directed respondent No.3 not to register sale deeds in respect of the land to an extent of Acs.32.55 cents in survey Nos. 52-2, 52-4, 52-6, 52-7, 53-2, 53-3, 53-3, 53-4, 53-5, 53-6, 53-6, 53-7, 54-2, 54-3, 55-1, 55-2, 55-3, 55-4, 55-5, 55-6, 55-7 and 55-8 of Rajam Village and Mandal, Srikakulam District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner averred that he has sold the abovementioned land by converting it into house plots to various third persons and that in pursuance thereof, when he sought to get the sale deeds registered, respondent No.2 has requested respondent No.3 not to register the plots in view of initiation of proceedings under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). The petitioner has not disputed that such proceedings were in fact initiated with publication of notification under Section 4(1) of the Act on 15.10.2009. The said proceedings are pending at the stage of enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. In my opinion, when the State has used its power of eminent domain by initiating the land acquisition proceedings, till conclusion of such proceedings, the petitioner cannot insist on completion of registration process by respondent No.3. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioner to approach respondent No.3 for registration subject to the result of the land acquisition proceedings pertaining the land in question. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.34710 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 02nd November, 2010 GHN