HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA W.P. No. 7046 of 2011 DATED:18.03.2011 Between: C. Ramalakshmamma and two others .. Petitioners And The District Collector The Revenue Divisional Officer The Tahsildar The Sub-Registrar .. Respondents O R D E R:- The petitioners purchased an extent of Ac.11.97 cents of land in Sy.No.78 situated in Kotanka village, Garladinne Mandal, Ananthapur District through various sale deeds. They intended to sell the property to the proposed vendors. For that purpose, they approached the 4th respondent to gather necessary particulars. The 4th respondent is said to have insisted that the petitioners must obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities. It is in this context, the petitioners approached the 1st respondent with an application. On a report called for by the 1st respondent, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur, the 2nd respondent herein, informed that the land is being enjoyed as patta since 1934 and the entries disclose that it was assigned earlier thereto. The petitioners state that once the land is being enjoyed as patta from the year 1934, there is no necessity of issuing N.O.C. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The condition prohibiting alienation of the assigned lands was incorporated in the year 1958 and in all the assignments made earlier thereto, the said condition was not incorporated. Therefore, the prohibition contained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act or Sections 3 and 5 of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, does not operate vis-à-vis the lands that were assigned earlier to 1958. Even from a perusal of the proceedings dated 29.10.2010 issued by the 2nd respondent, it is clear that the names of various persons are mentioned as pattedars for the lands since 1934. Further, assuming that it was assigned much earlier thereto, there does not exist any condition prohibiting transfer. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to entertain and process the documents that are presented by the petitioners in respect of the land mentioned above, without insisting on submission of ‘No Objection Certificate’ from respondent Nos.1 to 3. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J 18.03.2011 bcj