THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 4552 of 2011 Date: 01st March, 2011 Between: N. Rama Mohan Sarma and 3 others … Petitioners A n d The District Collector and 3 others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 4552 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners assail the action of the Sub-Registrar, Ananthapur Rural, Anathapur District, the 4th Respondent, in not entertaining the documents presented by them in respect of the Plot Nos.19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 62, 63 and 76 in Itikalapalli Village, Ananthapur Mandal and District, for registration. They seek a consequential direction to the 4th Respondent to process their documents for registration in accordance with law. 2. Upon instructions, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue stated that the subject lands were claimed to be Government lands as per the entries in the revenue records and therefore, the documents presented by the petitioners in respect of such lands were not being entertained. 3. It is not in dispute that no Notification under Section 22-A(2) of the Registration Act, 1908 has been issued by the Government in respect of these lands. As per this statutory provision, it would be necessary for the Government to issue a Notification in the event it wishes to put in place any prohibition with regard to registration of documents pertaining to lands falling within Section 22-A(1)(e) of the said Act, including Government land. In the absence of such a Notification, it would not be open to the revenue authorities to stake a claim over any particular land as Government land basing upon mere entries in the revenue records. Further, the registration authorities cannot be interdicted by the revenue authorities from discharging their functions under the Registration Act, 1908 on the basis of such claims. 4. There shall accordingly be a direction to the Sub-Registrar, Ananthapur Rural, Ananthapur District, to entertain and process the documents presented by the petitioners in respect of their subject lands in Itikilapalli Village, Ananthapur Mandal and District, in accordance with law. 5. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR 01st March, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. within 4 days. B/o Ksm / Vv