IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9164 of 2008 Between: 1 Gavini Giridhar Murari, S/o. Adinarayanaiah, R/o. Tallemvaripally, Obulavaripally Mandal, Krishna District. 2 Subbugari Subbamma, W/o. Subbugari Eswaraiah, R/o. H.No. 172, S.B.H.A. Colony, V.T.P.S., Vijayawada City, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Sub Registrar Office of the Registrars Office, Sri Balaji Registration District, Renigunta,ChittoorDistrict .....RESPONDENT 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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondent not accepting the document presented bythe Petitioners for Registration on 21-04-2008 pertaining to the land in Sy.No. 109/2 to an extent of Ac. 0-85 cents out of Ac. 1.27 cents situated in Upparapalyam Village, Settipalli Gram Panchayat, Tirupathi Urban Mandal, Chittoor District is contrary to law and the provisions of Registration Act and Consequently direct the respondent to register the document presented for registration on 21-04-2008 and release the documents in favour of the petitioners and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.SUBBA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9164 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent in not accepting the document presented by the petitioner for registration on 21.4.2008 with regard to land admeasuring Ac.0.85 cents in survey No. 109/2, Upparapalyam village, Settipalli Gram Panchayat, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor district as illegal. The case of the petitioners is that they have purchased the subject land for a total consideration of Rs.6,38,000/- and their vendors have executed an Agreement of Sale cum Irrevocable General Power of Attorney and submitted the same to the respondent on 21.4.2004 and the respondent without assigning any reasons has refused to receive the same. Hence, the present writ petition. Today when the matter is taken up, learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the issue raised in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the orders of this Court in W.P. No. 13721 of 2007 dated 2.8.2007. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue admitted the same. Both counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the admission stage in terms of the orders passed in W.P.No. 13721 of 2007 dated 2.8.2007. This Court in W.P. No. 13721 of 2007 has already considered the similar issue as raised in the present writ petition and disposed of the same by orders dated 2.8.2007. The operative portion of the same reads as under; “Even if there exist any reasons for not admitting the documents for registration, the authority must communicate the same to the parties, and the documents cannot be kept pending, indefinitely. Such a course would be opposed to the very scheme under the Act, and the Rules made thereunder. For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of directing that; a) In case the document presented by the petitioner is otherwise in order, and the registration thereof is not prohibited by any law, it shall be admitted to registration within a period of ten (10) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. b) If, on the other hand, the respondent is of the view that the document cannot be registered for any reasons, he shall communicate the same in writing to the petitioner within the same time. In the circumstances, following the orders passed by this Court in W.P No. 13721 of 2007 dated 2.8.2007 and for the reasons stated therein, this writ petition is stands disposed of. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 24.4.2008 TVK Note: Registry to annex copy of the order in WP13721 of 07 dated 2.8.2007 B/o TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9164 of 2008 Date: 24.4.2008