IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THRUSDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.24277 & 24278 of 2010 W.P.No.24277 of 2010 Between: V. Nageswara Rao ..... Petitioner AND The District Registrar, Registration & Stamps Department, Visakhapatnam & another. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K.V. Simhadri Counsel for the respondents : AGP for Revenue The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24277 & 24278 of 2010 COMMON ORDER: Writ Petition No.24277 of 2010 is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not receiving and registering the document for alienation of the property bearing D.No.10-50-47, Ramnagar in T.S.No.1196, Block 56, Plot No.11 part, Waltair Ward, Visakhapatnam over an extent of 266.39 square yards (Approx) as being arbitrary, illegal and unreasonable and contrary to the provisions of the Registration and Stamps Act and issue a consequential direction to the respondents forthwith to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner without referent to G.O.Ms.No. 657, dated 08.10.2001.” Writ Petition No.24278 of 2010 is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not receiving and registering the document presented by the petitioner for alienation of Flat No.503, D.No.11-2-8, Assessment No.249999 having an extent of 110 square yards equivalent to 92 square meters being undivided and unspecified proportionate share out of 746 square yards over a plinth area of 1600 sft in 4th floor in Jyothi Residency, Daspalla Hills covered by Block 43 in T.S.No.1027/B-4 of Waltair Ward, Visakhapatnam as being arbitrary, illegal and unreasonable and contrary to the provisions of the Registration and Stamps Act and issue a consequential direction to the 2nd respondent forthwith to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner without referent to G.O.Ms.No. 657, dated 08.10.2001.” At the hearing, it is agreed among the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue that the issue raised in these two Writ Petitions is squarely covered by orders dated 06.07.2010 and 08.09.2010 in Writ Petition Nos.13491 and 22405 of 2010 respectively. Following the said orders, these two Writ Petitions are allowed with the direction that the reasons and directions contained therein shall form part of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.31060 of 2010 in W.P.No.24277 of 2010 and WPMP.No.31061 of 2010 in W.P.No.24278 of 2010 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 09.12.2010 ES