THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.8024 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner intend to purchase lands in Survey No.55 admeasuring Ac.1-10 cents and Survey No.55 admeasuring Ac.1- 10 cents situated at Kodimi Village, Ananthapur Mandal and District through a sale deed from the proposed vendors. For that purpose, he approached the 4th respondent to gather necessary particulars. The 4th respondent is said to have insisted that the petitioner must obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities. It is in this context that the petitioner 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 a patta since 1939 and the entries disclose that it was assigned earlier thereof. Petitioner states that once the land is being enjoyed as patta from the year 1939, there is no necessity of issuing N.O.C. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner 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-a-vis the lands that were assigned earlier to 1958. Even from a perusal of the proceedings issued by the 1st respondent, it is clear that the names of various persons are mentioned as pattedars for the lands since 1939. 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 petitioner in respect of the lands mentioned above, without insisting on submission of ‘No Objection Certification’ from Respondents 1 to 3. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA April 06, 2011 Pn THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.8024 of 2011 April 06, 2011 Pn