HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.7997 of 2011 Date: March 28, 2011 Between: 1. Suganasi Subrahmanyam & another. … Petitioners and 1. State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its District Collector, YSR District at Kadapa & 3 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.7997 of 2011 O R D E R: As the issue raised is squarely covered, the matter is disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is with regard to the refusal by the Sub-Registrar, Rayachoty, the fourth respondent, to receive and register their document in respect of the land admeasuring Acs.7.65 cents in Survey No.993/2 of Rayachoty village. Under refusal order No.4/2010 dated 14.5.2010, the fourth respondent stated that the document presented by the petitioners was in respect of a land which was classified as a government land as per the list furnished by the Tahsildar, Rayachoty, under his letter dated 10.10.2006 and therefore, a prohibition under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 would apply for registration of such documents. It appears that upon the request of the petitioners, the Tahsildar, Rayachoty, having undertaken an enquiry into the matter, addressed letter dated 14.9.2010 to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa, stating that the subject land was originally assigned in the year 1934 and that several registered transactions took place in respect thereof since the year 1947. 3. The aforestated facts clearly demonstrate that the assignment of the subject land was prior to G.O.Ms.No.1142 dated 14.8.1954. Therefore, no condition of inalienability attached to such assignment. This Court has time and again held that such a prohibition was introduced only in the year 1954 in so far as Andhra and Rayalaseema areas are concerned and therefore, the prohibition with regard to alienation did not attach to such assignments made prior thereto. That being so, the subject land cannot be treated as one covered by a prohibition under Section 22-A(1)(a) of the Registration Act, 1908. In that view of the matter, the refusal by the fourth respondent to receive and register the petitioners’ document on the ground that such prohibition operates cannot be countenanced. 4. The writ petition is accordingly allowed directing the Sub-Registrar, Rayachoty, YSR District, to receive, register and deliver the document presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject land in accordance with the due procedure without insisting upon certification from the Revenue Authorities. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: March 28, 2011. BSB