THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.21072 of 2010 Date : 25-11-2010 Between: M.Nageswara Rao .. Petitioner And The Sub-Registrar, Stamps & Registration Department, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam .. Respondent Counsel for petitioner : K.Laxmaiah Counsel for respondents : Assistant G.P. for Revenue The court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not receiving and registering the document proposed to be presented by the petitioner in respect of Ac.2-82 cents, comprised in Sy.No.135/C2 (old), Sy.No.135/5 (new) of Kurmannapalem village, Visakhapatnam District as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner claims that his mother purchased the above mentioned agricultural land under registered document dated 17-9- 1954, that after the demise of his mother, the petitioner claims to have succeeded to the said property and he is in possession of the same, that while intending to sell the said property, he approached the respondent and sought to present the document and that the respondent has refused to receive the same without assigning any reasons. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue stated that as in the opinion of the respondent, the document cannot be registered as the property is an assigned land he refused to receive the document. She however stated that the respondent will receive the document and if he finds that there are valid reasons for not registering the document, he will pass an order under Section 71 of the Registration Act 1908. In the light of the above submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent to receive the document that may be presented by the petitioner, pass appropriate order under Section 71 of the said Act within two weeks of receipt of such document giving reasons for his refusal to register the document and communicate the same to the petitioner. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.26807/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 25-11-2010 AM