IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO :27001 of 2007 DATED: 18.12.2007 Between: P.Sivarama Raju petitioner And The Sub Registrar, Registration and Stamps Department, Sabbavaram Visakapatnam Respondent THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 27001 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner filed this writ petition questioning the action of the respondent in refusing to receive and register the document presented by the petitioner in respect of land in survey No. 25 admeasuring Ac.0.50 cents, Dongala Marri Seetharamapuram, Sabbavaram Mandal, Visakapatnam as illegal and arbitrary. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and admitted to by the learned Government Pleader for Revenue that the issue raised in this writ petition was considered and decided by a learned Judge of this Court in W.P. No. 14132 of 2007, and that the learned Judge, having considered the effect of the newly incorporated Section 22-A in the Stamps and Registration Act, 1908 incorporated vide Act 19 of 2007, disposed of the writ petition by order dated 05.07.2007 with the following directions: The 2nd respondent is directed to receive and process the document presented by the petitioners in accordance with the provisions of the Stamp Act and Registration Act, as amended through Act 19 of 2007, and take necessary steps within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the document. In case the document cannot be registered, he shall communicate the reasons in writing, within that period. In the circumstances, following the said judgment, and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is also disposed of by and in terms of the directions as extracted above. A copy of the above judgment, shall be annexed to this order. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 18th December 2007. TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO :27001 of 2007 DATED: 18.12.2007