THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28942 of 2009 Date:16.11.2010 Between: Smt. Nara Santhi ..... Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by the District Registrar, Chittoor and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Smt. Vasantha Lakshmi Bavaraju Counsel for Respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following: ORDER: Feeling aggrieved by the inaction of respondent No.2 in registering the document presented by the petitioner, which is in the nature of gift/settlement deed dated 22.09.2007 in respect of property admeasuring 222.2 sq. yards in survey No.242, Paimaish No.10 and patta No.130 of Tiruchanur Revenue Village, Padmavatipuram Gram Panchayat, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District, the petitioner filled the present writ petition. The Sub-Registrar, Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor District, filed a counter-affidavit, wherein it is inter alia stated that the property in respect of which the document was presented by the petitioner for registration is included in the list of endowment properties furnished by the Commissioner of Endowments, Andhra Pradesh, vide letter No.RcN1/27520/2009 dated 19.04.2010. Respondent No.2 has relied on Section 22-A (1) (c) of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’) in order to justify his action in not registering and releasing the document. Under Section 71 of the Act, if the Sub-Registrar has reasons to refuse the document presented for registration, he shall make an endorsement containing reasons and communicate the same to the person who presented the document. If the person concerned feels aggrieved by such refusal to register, he is entitled to avail his remedies under Section 73 of the Act by approaching the District Registrar and also under Section 77 of the Act by filing a suit in the event the District Registrar passes an adverse order. Respondent No.2 is, therefore, directed to pass an appropriate order and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by such order, she is entitled to avail the abovementioned remedies. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.37565 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 16th November, 2010 GHN