THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.25172 of 2009 18.03.2010 Between: Maya Ramchander and others ….Petitioners AND The Sub Registrar, Bhongir, Nalgonda District, and others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.25172 OF 2009 ORDER: The petitioners are statedly owners of land comprised in survey Nos.741 to 743, 747 to 750 admeasuring Acs.15.27½ guntas situated at Bhongir Village, Nalgonda District. They entered into sales transaction with Mandadi Rajaram Reddy of Bhongir. Having come to know that second respondent addressed a letter dated 25.11.2006 to first respondent to the effect that the lands are Government lands and wakf lands, petitioners addressed a representation dated 18.08.2008 to second respondent denying the allegation and inform that the property in their possession is ancestral property. On 19.02.2009, they submitted sale deed for registration duly paying stamp duty of Rs.5,21,670/-. The document was kept pending as P.No.28 of 2009. Aggrieved by the same, present writ petition is filed. The counsel for petitioners and Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue made the submissions. It is no doubt true that when a document is presented, it is incumbent on the part of the Registering Officer to examine the same with reference to Sections 31 to 36 of the Registration Act, 1908 (the Act, for brevity) and/or Rules 26 and 58 of the Andhra Pradesh Rules under the Act. This aspect of the matter was considered by my learned brother Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy in W.P.No.15199 of 2004, dated 01.09.2004. Following the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing first respondent or any other Registering Officer to consider the document presented by the petitioners for registration. Be it noted, if for any reason, the document presented is not registered, it is incumbent on the part of the Registering Officer to record and furnish reasons under Section 71 of the Act. Even thereafter, if the petitioners have any grievance, they may file appeal before the appellate authority under Section 72 of the Act. Thereafter, if any adverse order is passed by the appellate authority, the petitioners can file a suit under Section 77 of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 18.03.2010 Pln