THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.6487 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner asserts that he purchased 14 individual apartments of “Fountainhead Complex” in D.No.63 situated in Koritepadu village, Guntur Revenue Mandal, Guntur District. While so, it is stated that he submitted his documents before the first respondent-Sub-Registrar for registration of his flats, who refused to register the documents on the basis of a letter dated 30-08-2010 addressed to him by the third respondent wherein a list of assigned lands, endowments lands and wakf lands situated in Guntur Mandal was mentioned. It is further stated that no notification under Section 22(A) of the Registration Act prohibiting registration of the lands of the petitioner was issued. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that the first respondent, contrary to the provisions under Section 22(A) of the Registration Act, refused to register his documents. Hence, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue has admitted that no Notification under Section 22(A) of the Act was issued prohibiting registration of land in S.Nos.63 to 65 of Koritepadu village, Guntur District. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents, I am of the considered opinion that the present writ petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered by this Court on 02-07-2010 in W.P.No.6016 of 2010 wherein it held to the following effect: “The writ petition is accordingly allowed holding that there is no legal basis for the registration authorities in insisting upon a “No Objection Certificate” from the revenue authorities as a condition precedent for entertaining any document for registration once the prohibition under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 does not come into operation. It is not open to the registration authorities to treat any particular land as Government land based on the mere communication to that effect by the revenue authorities which, in turn, is based on mere entries in the revenue records. There shall be a consequential direction to the Sub-Registrar, Piler, Chittoor District, respondent 3, to entertain the documents presented by the petitioners in respect of their lands in S.Nos.1969/2, 1972, 1969/1B and 1971 of Doddipalli village, Piler Mandal, Chittoor District and process the same for registration in accordance with law.” In the instant case, as there is no notification under Section 22-A of the Registration Act prohibiting registration of the lands of the petitioners, the first respondent cannot refuse to entertain and process the documents for registration. Resultantly, the writ petition is allowed with a direction to the first respondent-Sub-Registrar, Koritepadu, Guntur district, to receive the documents presented by the petitioner for registration of his lands and process the same, in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA April 06, 2011 Note: Furnish C.C. in one week. B/o.Pn THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.6487 of 2011 April 06, 2011 Note: Furnish C.C. in one week. B/o.Pn