THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No.4793 OF 2011 DT. 7.3.2011 Between: Boya Chinna Thirupathaiah and another … Petitioners And State of A.P. rep by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Dept, Secratariat And others … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Vedula Srinivas Counsel for respondents: G P FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No.4793 OF 2011 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners is with regard to the action of the Revenue Authorities in including the land in Survey No. 405/1, Dinne Devarapadu village, Kurnool Mandal and District in the list of prohibited lands prepared under the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and communicating the same to the Joint Sub Registrar- I, Kurnool, the 4th respondent, for the purpose of restraining the registration of documents relating thereto. The petitioners seek a consequential direction to the 4th respondent not to refuse registration of the documents in respect of the said land. Upon instructions, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue stated that the subject land was included in the list of prohibited lands as the Government claims that the said land belongs to it. It is however admitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader that no notification under Section 22-A (2) of the Registration Act, 1908 has been issued in respect of the subject land. This Court has time and again held that in the event the Government wishes to put in place a prohibition with regard to registration of documents in respect of the lands claimed to be its own, falling within the ambit of Section 22-A (1) (e) of the Registration Act, 1908, it necessarily has to issue a notification under Section 22-A (2) thereof. In the absence of such a notification, it is not open to the Revenue Authorities to restrain the Registration Authorities from registering documents in respect of such lands basing on the claims founded on Revenue records. The writ petition is accordingly allowed directing the deletion of the land in Survey No. 405/1, Dinne Devarapadu village, Kurnool Mandal and District from the list of prohibited lands. Consequently, there shall be a direction to the 4th respondent to receive and register the documents pertaining to said land in accordance with law. No costs. ______________ SANJAY KUMAR,J DATE: 7.3.2011 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No.4793 OF 2011 DT. 7.3.2011