IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN Present HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.6732 of 2011 Between: S. Narayana .. Petitioner AND The District Collector, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District & 3 others .. Respondents The Court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.6732 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner purchased various extents of lands in Survey Nos.564-4 and 566-1 of Kuderu Village and Mandal, Ananthapur District, which were succeeded by him after the demise of his father. He made an application to the 3rd respondent to mutate his name in the revenue records in the place of his father. Pursuant to the same, the 3rd respondent has mutated his name and issued pattedar pass books, title deeds in his favour. He intended to sell the above property to the proposed vendors. For that purpose, he approached the 4th respondent to gather necessary particulars. The 4th respondent is said to have insisted that the petitioner must obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities. It is in this context that the petitioner approached the 1st respondent with an application. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. 3. The condition prohibiting alienation of the assigned lands was incorporated in the year 1958 and in all the assignments made earlier thereto, the said condition was not incorporated. Therefore, the prohibition contained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act or Sections 3 and 5 of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, does not operate vis-à-vis the lands that were assigned earlier to 1958. 5. In the present case, the land was assigned in the year 1956. Since then, the ancestors of the petitioner were in possession and enjoyment of the property. So, there is no condition for prohibition of alienation of the subject property. 6. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to entertain and process the documents that are presented by the petitioner in respect of the lands mentioned above in accordance with law, without insisting on submission of ‘No Objection Certification’ from Respondents 1 to 3. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J Date: 16th March, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. by one week (B/o) KL HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.6732 of 2011 Date: 16th March, 2011 KL