THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.1111 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners intend to purchase an extent of Ac.7.77 cents of land in T.S.Nos.629. 644. 742 and 743 of Ward No.3, Block NO.12, Ongole Town from the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. The sale deed was executed on 21.12.2009 and it was presented before the respondent for registration. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondent is not processing the document. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The A.P. Registration Act (for short ‘the Act’) and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure for admitting the documents to registration, as and when presented. In case, the document cannot be registered for any reason, the registering authority is under obligation to communicate the same as provided for under Section 71 of the Act. Refusal to receive and process the document without stating reasons amounts to abdication of duties on the part of the registering authority. In case, the reasons are communicated, the aggrieved party would be in a position to work out his remedies. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to receive the document presented by the petitioners and process it in accordance with law. If the document cannot be registered for any reasons, the same shall be communicated to the petitioners within 15 days from the date of presentation thereof. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 27.01.2010 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. (B/o) JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.111 of 2010 Date: 27.01.2010 JSU