THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.9948 OF 2011 DATED 27TH APRIL, 2011 Between: V.Balamani … Petitioner and The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdi-ka-pool, Hyderabad, And another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.9948 OF 2011 O R D E R The petitioner assails the Memo dated 31.03.2011 issued by the Sub-Registrar, Ghatkesar, Ranga Reddy District, calling upon her to submit a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the District Collector, Ranga Reddy, for receiving her document for registration in respect of her land admeasuring Ac.1.09 cents in Sy.No.172 of Kondapur Village and Gram Panchayat, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. She seeks a consequential direction to the Sub-Registrar, Ghatkesar, Ranga Reddy District, to entertain her sale deed for registration on compliance with the formalities prescribed in the Registration Act, 1908 without insisting upon certification from the revenue authorities. The petitioner’s vendor was granted Occupancy Rights Certificate dated 26.11.1997 under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955. His name was accordingly incorporated in the revenue record as evidenced by the memo dated 17.01.1998 issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Ghatkesar. The petitioner purchased the subject land from her vendor under registered sale deed bearing Document No.2048 of 2000 dated 27.06.2000. However, when she presented a document for registration in respect of the subject land, she was issued the impugned memo calling upon her to submit a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue produced letter dated 02.08.2010 addressed by the Tahsildar, Ghatkesar Mandal, to the Special Grade Deputy Collector and Revenue Divisional Officer, Ranga Reddy East Division, referring to the aforestated facts and recommending the case of the petitioner for issuance of a ‘No Objection Certificate’. It is clear from the aforestated facts that there is no objection on the part of the revenue authorities to the registration of the petitioner’s document in respect of the subject land. The prohibition as to registration under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 does not apply either. In the absence of such prohibition, it would not be open to the registration authorities to refuse registration of a document. Further, this Court has consistently held that insistence of a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities as a condition precedent for registration of a document is not sourced in law and cannot be enforced. There shall accordingly be a direction to the Sub-Registrar, Ghatkesar, Ranga Reddy District, to entertain the petitioner’s document in respect of the subject land for registration without insisting upon a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities and to process, register and deliver the same in accordance with the due procedure. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction at the stage of admission. There shall be no order as to costs. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 27TH APRIL, 2011. PGS/VGSR