IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 4346 OF 2010 Between: Smt. Swaroopa Rani and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The Sub-Registrar, Registration and Stamps Department, Sabbavaram, Visakhapatnam District .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioners: Counsel for the Respondent: The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 4346 of 2010 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “ To issue a writ, order or a direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in refusing to receive and register the document presented by the petitioners in respect of the land in Survey No.25, admeasuring Ac.6.55 cents, situated in D.M.S. Puram Agraharam @ Suribotlu Agraharam of Sabbavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, as being illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable and contrary to the provisions of Stamp and Registration Acts and issue a consequential direction directing the respondent to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner in respect of the land in Sy.No.25 without refers the proceedings of the Tahsildar, Sabbavaram in his proceedings Rc.No.314/2000/A, dated 22.03.2007.” When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by a decision of this Court in W.P.No.25406 of 2007, dated 29.11.2007, which was disposed of with the following directions: “Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, and in view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions; The respondent, namely the Sub Registrar, Registration and Stamps Department, Sabbavaram, Visakapatnam district, is directed to receive and process the papers to be submitted by the petitioner for registration of his land in survey No.25, in accordance with the Acts and Rules in vogue, expeditiously.” The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent has not disputed the fact that the petitioners herein is also similarly situated. Accordingly, following the order in W.P.No.25406 of 2007, dated 29.11.2007, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to receive and process the papers to be submitted by the petitioners for registration of their land in Survey No.25, D.M.S. Puram Agraharam @ Suribotlu Agraharam of Sabbavaram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District in accordance with law, expeditiously. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 25.02.2010 Ivd