IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8024 of 2009 Between: Kothalanka Gourisankara Sastry, S/o. Late Kothalanka Surya Bhaskara Sarma R/o. D.No.14-1-12, Flat No.202, 2nd Floor, Gokul Complex, Maharanipeta, Nowroji Road, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Registrar, Registration and Stamps Department, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Joint Sub-Registrar-1, Registration and Stamps Department, Near Old Post Office, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the second respondent in not receiving and registering the document presented by the petitioner for alienation of Flat No.2, II Floor of Gokul Complex, situated in Town Survey No.1196, Waltair Ward, Daspalla Hills, Nowroji Road, Visakhapatnam as being arbitrary, illegal and unreasonable and contrary to the provisions of the Registration and Stamps Act and issue a consequential direction directing the 2nd respondent to forthwith receive and register the document presented by the petitioner without reference to the G.O.Ms.No.657 dated 8.10.2001. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.V.SIMHADRI Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent, namely, the Joint Sub- Registrar-I, Registration and Stamps Department, Visakhapatnam, in refusing to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner for alienation of Flat No.2, II Floor, Gokul Complex, situated in Sy.No.1196 of Waltair Ward, Daspall Hills, Nowroji Road, Visakhapatnam, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the second respondent to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner in respect of the flat in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The second respondent, namely, the Joint Sub-Registrar-I, Registration and Stamps Department, Visakhapatnam, is directed to receive and process the document to be presented by the petitioner in respect of the flat in question in accordance with the provisions of the Stamps and Registration Act, 1908, expeditiously. In the event, if he has any objection to register the said document, it is open for him to make an endorsement to that effect by recording his reasons and communicate the same to the petitioner. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Date:20.04.2009 SJ