HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W. P. No. 21464 of 2009 DATED: 23.10.2009 Between: Gudla Jagadeeswara Rao ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 2. The District Registrar 3. The Sub-Registrar .....RESPONDENTS O R D E R:- The petitioner asserts that his late father Kanakaiah, who was an Ex-Service man, was granted Patta in BR No.318/82 on 03.09.1982 for an extent of Ac.4.20 cents of land in Sy.No.42 and Ac.0.80 cents of land in Sy.No.46/1 situated in Gullalapalem village, Sabbavaram Mandalam, Visakhapatnam District. He states that after the death of his father, he has been in possession and enjoyment of the lands in question by doing cultivation. While so, according to the petitioner, he produced his passbook and title deeds issued in his favour to the 3rd respondent to ascertain the market value of the lands in question for the purpose of alienating the lands in favour of third parties, but it is his grievance that the 3rd respondent refused to receive and register the documents presented by him. Hence, the petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions. The 3rd respondent-Sub-Registrar filed counter affidavit. However, a careful perusal of averments contained in the counter affidavit reveal that there is no specific denial as to the assignment of the lands in question on 03.09.1982 in favour of the father of the petitioner in the capacity of Ex-Serviceman. Further, more than 10 years have passed since the assignment was made in favour of the father of the petitioner, as such, there is no embargo for alienation of the lands in question by the petitioner. Under the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent-Sub-Registrar, Sabbavaram, to receive and register the documents submitted by the petitioner in respect of the land of an extent of Ac.4.20 cents in Sy.No.42 and Ac.0.80 cents in Sy.No.46/1 situated in Gullalapalem village, Sabbavaram Mandalam, Visakhapatnam District, subject to the provisions of the Stamps and Registration Act. No costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J 23rd October, 2009 bcj