IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.31858 of 2010 BETWEEN T. Pedda Muridappa and others. ... PETITIONERS AND The State of AP, rep. by the District Collector, Ananthapur and another. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. NARSIMHULU PARISE Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: ORDER: Heard both sides. 2. The grievance of the petitioners in this case also is that the settlement deed proposed by the petitioners is not being received by the second respondent for registration. 3. For the reasons already mentioned in WP.No.28701 of 2010 disposed of today, I am unable to see any substance in the second respondent not receiving the settlement deed itself. It is open for him to either register or refuse to register the document in accordance with the Registration Act, 1908 but refusal to receive the document is neither valid nor sustainable. 4. Petitioner’s counsel also has brought to my notice a similar view taken by this Court in WP.No.31132 of 2010 dated 10.12.2010. In view of the above, the writ petition, therefore, is disposed of directing the second respondent to receive the document, if any, presented by the petitioners for registration and pass appropriate orders by either registering the document or refusing registration in accordance with the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 31, 2010 DSK