IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2662 of 2009 Between: Vallamkondu Varada Raja S/o.Anjaneyulu Chetty R/o.1/418-5A, Maruthi Nagar, Kadapa. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by The District Collector, Kadapa. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, C.K. Dinne Mandal, Kadapa District. 3 The Sub-Registrar, Registration and Stamps Department, Kadapa (Rural), Kadapa 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 a Writ order or direction particularly Writ of Mandamus, directing the third respondent to register the sale deed executed by the petitioner in favour of O.Subba Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy aged 60 years, R/o. Pedda Cheppali Village, Kamalapuram Mandal, Kadapa District in respect of the lands in S.No. 314 of an extent of Ac.3-72 cents situated in Thadigotla Village, C.K. Dinne Mandal, which is presented on 29.1.2009 after duly paying requisite stamp duty and registration fee etc., by declaring the action of respondents 1 and 2 in interfering with the functions of the third respondent as illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.N.NARASIMHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner states that he has presented a sale deed for registration before the third respondent, in respect of the land in Survey No.314 of Thadigotla Village, C.K.Dinne Mandal, Kadapa District. The grievance of the petitioner is that the third respondent is refusing to receive the document, much less to admit it to registration. He seeks appropriate directions, in this regard. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’) 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 third respondent to receive the document presented by the petitioner. In case the document 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 document cannot be admitted to registration, the reasons therefor shall be communicated to the petitioner within the same time. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.12-02-2009. GJ