THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27825 of 2010 Date: 14.12.2010 Between: M. Nagalinga Reddy ..... Petitioner AND The Tahsildar, Mulugu Mandal and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared Counsel for Respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent Nos.1 to 3 in treating the lands admeasuring Ac.0.35 cents, Ac.0.43 cents, Acs.1.65 cents, Acs.5.68 cents, Ac.0.28 cents, Ac.0.18 cents, Acs.1.58 cents, Ac.0.55 cents, Acs.1.25 cents, Ac.0.98 cents, Acs.5.93 cents, Acs.4.65 cents, Acs.4.55 cents, Acs.2.03 cents, Acs.4.20 cents, Acs.9.06 cents, Acs.1.50 cents and Acs.1.30 cents in survey Nos.133, 134, 197, 205, 249, 274, 311, 732, 733, 734, 808, 809, 811, 813, 844, 876, 884 and 885 respectively of Markook Village, Mulugu Mandal, Medak District, as surplus lands despite the order dated 16.02.1994 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms Tribunal in C.C.No.954/G/75. The petitioner sought for a further direction to respondent No.4 to register the documents that may be presented by him in respect of the above lands. Though notice was ordered on 10.11.2010, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has not reported instructions. The facts pleaded by the petitioner show that the abovementioned lands were declared as surplus by the Land Reforms Tribunal. However, an appeal filed by the petitioner was allowed by the Land Reforms Appellate Tribunal and the matter was remanded to the Land Reforms Tribunal for fresh enquiry. After remand, the Land Reforms Tribunal by impugned order dated 16.02.1994 held that the lands held by the declarant, who is the father of the petitioner, is within the ceiling limits. It is the case of the petitioner that despite the said order attaining finality, the revenue officials have not informed the same to the Sub-Registrar – respondent No.4, as a result of which respondent No.4 is refusing to receive the documents sought to be presented by the petitioner for registration and insisting on production of ‘No Objection Certificate’. The above facts have remained uncontroverted. Therefore, it requires to be held that the petitioner is the owner of the lands. Under the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’), every document presented for registration shall be registered except in cases which fall within the provision of Section 22-A of the Act. If respondent No.4 has reasons to refuse registration, he shall make an endorsement supported by such reasons under Section 71 of the Act and communicate the same to the party, which presented the document for registration. Therefore, respondent No.4 is directed to receive the documents that may be presented by the petitioner in respect of the abovementioned lands. If the facts pleaded by the petitioner as noted above are correct, he shall register the documents. Conversely, if he has reasons for refusal of registration, he shall pass an appropriate order under Section 71 of the Act and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of four weeks of the presentation of the document by him. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.35495 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 14th December, 2010 GHN