THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.25273 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner claims to have purchased an extent of Ac.5.09 guntas of land in Sy.No.191 of Kollur Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, Medak District, from Sri B. Yohan, and certain others. It is stated that the land was assigned in favour of Ex-servicemen in the year 1972, and after expiry of 10 years, the petitioner purchased the same. With a view to sell the land, the petitioner approached the 2nd respondent, for the purpose of presenting the sale deeds. The 2nd respondent insisted on production of No-objection Certificate from the District Collector, the 1st respondent herein. On a representation made by the petitioner, the 1st respondent issued memo dated 04-07-2007, declining to issue No- objection Certificate, on the ground that the land was assigned. The petitioner contends that the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11-11-1993, permitting the Ex-servicemen to alienate the lands, assigned in their favour, after expiry of ten years, and the 2nd respondent himself issued several No-objection Certificates on 23-04-2004, as regards the land assigned in favour of Ex-servicemen. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. It is not in dispute that the land in Sy.No.191 of Kollur Village, Ramachandrapuram Mandal, was owned by the Government. Some parts of the same were assigned in favour of different Ex-servicemen, in or about 1972. The petitioner purchased Ac.5.09 guntas of land from different Ex-servicemen, under sale deeds. When he approached the 1st respondent, with a request to issue No-objection Certificate, it was declined on the ground that it was an assigned land. The petitioner has placed before this Court, copies of No-objection Certificates, dated 23-02-2004, issued by the Joint Collector, Medak, at Sanga Reddy. It reads as under: “This is to certify that Sri K.Danaiah S/o.Papaiah had been assigned Government land under Ex-Servicemen quota bearing Sy.No.191 admeasuring 3.00 Acres situated at Kollur Village of Ramchandrapur Mandal and there is no objection to sell the above land”. The land held by the petitioner possesses the same character. The prohibition against alienation does not operate against the lands assigned to Ex-servicemen, in view of G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11-11- 1993. The 1st respondent did not verify these aspects, and simply went upon the fact, that the land was assigned. The impugned order cannot be sustained in law. The writ petition is accordingly allowed, and the impugned order is set aside. The 2nd respondent is directed to receive the documents presented by the petitioner and admit them to registration, in case it is found that he purchased the lands from the Ex-servicemen. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ Dt.18-02-2009. L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. KO