THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6590 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners purchased different extents of land in Survey No.365 of Bowrampet Village, Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District between the years 2000 and 2005. Consequent upon the amendment to Section 22-A of the Registration Act, prohibiting alienation of the lands notified by the Government, the first respondent issued G.O.Ms.No.282, dated 09.03.2005. In the Annexure to the G.O., the land in Survey No.365 was included by mentioning it as Poramboke. The petitioners state that the land was classified as patta ever since 1950-51 and in the Khasra pahani also, it was mentioned as patta land. On a representation made by the petitioners to the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, the third respondent herein, remarks were called for from the Tahsildar, Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, the fifth respondent herein. Through his letter, dated 12.08.2005, the fifth respondent opined that the land was never classified as Poramboke and it always remained as patta. He also opined that the request of the petitioners for deleting the land from the purview of the notification may be considered. Same view was expressed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Ranga Reddy District, the fourth respondent herein, vide communication, dated 29.11.2005. The grievance of the petitioners is that no action has been taken so far and the documents presented by them are not being admitted to registration by the Sub-Registrar, Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, the sixth respondent herein. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Though Section 22-A of the Registration Act in its previous form was held to be ultra vires by this Court, the subsequent amendment had validated the notifications issued under the previous provision. Therefore, the registration of any documents in relation to the land that is included in a notification issued under Section 22-A of the Registration Act stands prohibited. On noticing that the land in Survey No.365 of Bowrampet Village was included in the Annexure to the G.O., the petitioners approached the respondents with necessary representation. Verification and examination of the revenue records revealed that the land was wrongly mentioned as Poramboke and it was patta all through. When such a blatant mistake was noticed, it was incumbent upon respondents 1 and 2 to take immediate steps to issue amendment to the G.O. Any more inaction in this regard would have the effect of trampling or defeating the rights of the petitioners. Several years have elapsed ever since the Tahsildar and the Revenue Divisional Officer have submitted their reports. The reports virtually establish that the inclusion of land in Survey No.365 in the G.O. is totally untenable. As a matter of fact, the respondents are under obligation to compensate the petitioners for the loss they have sustained on account of the wrongful inclusion of Survey No.365 in the Annexure to the G.O. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent to take immediate steps on the basis of the reports submitted by the Tahsildar and the Revenue Divisional Officer as to the classification of the land in Survey No.365 and pass appropriate orders within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:30.03.2009 kdl