IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2653 of 2008 DATED: 12.2.2008 Between: Gulivindala Nookaraju petitioner And The Governmentof A.P Rep by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration & Stamps) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and ors Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2653 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the second respondent to receive and register documents presented by the petitioner with regard to land admeasuring Ac.4.93 cents in Survey No. 365/2, Yerravaram, Yellamanchili mandal, Visakapatnam. The petitioner, who is an Ex. Serviceman, was assigned an extent of Ac. 4.93 cents of agricultural land by the Government in Survey No. 365/2, Yarravaram, Yellamanchili mandal, Visakapatnam and a D-form patta D.R No. 2/97/A dated 10.12.1997 was issued to the petitioner and since then he is in possession and enjoyment of the said land. Now, he intends to dispose of the said land to one Mr Gantala Moola Rao and when he approached the second respondent on 1.2.2008 with sale deed, the second respondent is refusing to receive the same for registration on the ground that the land belonging to him is an assigned land. According to the petitioner, the refusal or rejection to receive or register the said land is in violation of the provisions of the Board Standing orders and also G.O.Ms No. 1117 dated 11.11.1993 and the respondents cannot reject the said registration of the land and questioning the said action, the present writ petition is filed. The Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that there is no rejection order passed by the respondent authorities and the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to receive and consider the documents submitted by the petitioner for registration in accordance with law. After hearing the counsel appearing for both sides, the writ petition is disposed of with the following direction: The second respondent is directed to receive and consider the documents for registration and if there is any legal or statutory objection, he has to pass a speaking order. The second respondent is also directed to take into consideration both the Board Standing Orders as well as the G.O.Ms.No.1117 dated 11.11.1993 while passing order of rejection or acceptance of the said document. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 12.2.2008 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2653 of 2008 DATED: 12.2.2008