IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 24669 of 2008 Between: Musinana Appa Rao S/o. Suryanarayana, HIndu R/o. 34-10-15, Jyanapuram Dayas Street, Visakhapatnam-4 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of A.P. Rep. by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Sub Registrar, Gopalapatnam Vizag District. .....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 a writ Order or direction more one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd respondent to receive and register the Document of the petitioner in respect of land admeasuring Ac 19-12 cents in Sy.No. 275/B1 situated at Adivivaram Village, Visakhapatnam District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SREE RANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 24669 of 2008 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the second respondent to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.19-12 cents in Sy.No.275/B1 of Adivivaram Village, Visakhapatnam District. It is contended by the petitioner that in the absence of any notification under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 prohibiting registration of documents in respect of the land in question, the action of the second respondent in not receiving the document is arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the specific plea of the petitioner that no notification is issued under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, as on today, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to receive the document presented by the petitioner and process the same in accordance with the provisions of the Stamp Act and the Registration Act as amended by Act 19 of 2007, and take necessary steps within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of document in question. It is made clear that in case, the document cannot be registered on any ground whatsoever, the second respondent shall communicate the reasons in writing within the period specified above. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 30-12-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in 3 days. B/o KLP