THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.27676 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioners purchased an extent of Ac.22.60 cents of land in Sy.No.195/2, of Bayyavaram Village, Kasimkonda Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, from the owners of the said land. The sale deeds were presented before the 1st respondent for registration. The 1st respondent refused to register the documents on the ground that the mere certification as to the nature of the land by the Mandal Revenue Officer would not be sufficient, and the same has to be cross- verified by the District Collector, as per the instructions issued by the Inspector General of Stamps and Registration. The petitioners feel aggrieved by the action of the 1st respondent. The 1st respondent filed a counter-affidavit, stating that as soon as the clarification sought by him is furnished, the documents would be admitted to registration. The 2nd respondent also filed a counter- affidavit stating inter alia that the land in Sy.No.195/2 is a patta land, and they have no claim over it. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The 1st respondent entertained some doubt as to the nature of the land, obviously, in the context of prohibition, contained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act. However, once the 2nd respondent has certified the character of the land, and he did not make any claim on behalf of the Government, the documents ought to have been processed for registration. At any rate, in his counter- affidavit the 2nd respondent has now clarified that the land in question is held as patta, and that the Government has no claim over it. Hence, the writ petition is allowed, and the 1st respondent is directed to process the document presented by the petitioners for registration, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, without insisting on production of no objection certificate, or raising dispute, as to the nature of the land. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ Dt.06-02-2009. L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. KO