IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3500 of 2009 Between: 1.Daravath Thavru S/o. Pulla R/o. Chinna Thanda, Nemaragomula Village, Bibi Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 2.Daravath Manthya S/o. Pulla R/o. Chinna Thanda, Nemaragomula Village, Bibi Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 3.Daravath Bicha S/o. Pulla R/o. Chinna Thanda, Nemaragomula Village, Bibi Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 4.K. Sanjeeva Reddy S/o. Dharma Reddy R/o. Jamilapet Village, Bibi Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Nalgonda District, Nalgonda. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhongir Division, Nalgonda District. 3 The Tahsildar, Bibi Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 4 The Sub-Registrar, Bibinagar, Nalgonda 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 order or orders or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3, in treating the land admeasuring Ac.18-29 gts. in Survey No.219/2 of Nemergomula Village, Bibinagar Mandal, Nalgonda District, as assigned land, though the said land was allotted on payment of market value and the action of the 4th respondent in not receiving the documents and processing the same submitted by the petitioners as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.L.ALI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.3500 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners state that they have presented sale deeds for registration before the fourth respondent in respect of the land in Survey No.219/2 of Nemergomula Village, Bibinagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. The grievance of the petitioners is that the fourth respondent is refusing to receive the documents, much less to admit them to registration. They seek appropriate directions in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Registration Act, 1908 and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure for admitting the documents to registration. In case, a document is otherwise found to be in order, and duly stamped, it has to be admitted to registration. On the other hand, if the subject matter of a document is covered by any land mentioned under Section 22-A of the Act, or it cannot be registered for any reasons, the registering authority has to communicate the same. The refusal to receive the documents amounts to abdication of powers conferred under the Act, apart from arbitrary exercise of power. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the fourth respondent to receive the documents presented by the petitioners. In case, the documents can be admitted to registration, he shall take necessary steps in that direction within four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On the other hand, if the documents cannot be admitted to registration, the reasons therefor shall be communicated to the petitioners within the same time. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.Narasimha Reddy, J Dt.24.02.2009 VGB