IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5616 of 2008 Between: 1 K.Kaveri Lakshmi Bai, W/o. K.Sunder Rao, R/o.50-102-2,TPT Colony, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam. 2 Indira Patro, W/o.P.C.Patro, Rep by their GPA Holder Smt.K.Kaveri Laxmi Bai, i.e., the 1st Petitioner. 3 Laxmi Marikar, W/o.S.Marikar, Rep by their GPA Holder Smt.K.Kaveri Laxmi Bai, i.e., the 1st Petitioner. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Sub Registrar, Registration & Stamps Department, Lankelapalem, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the in action of the respondent in not receiving the documents pertaining to the lands belonging to the petitioners situated in Sy.Nos.127/P to the 130/P,446/P, 447 to 451, 459, 460,461/P, 462, 463, 467 to 478 of Cheepurupalli Village, Parawada Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, presented for registration by the petitioners as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to receive the documents presented by the petitioners and register the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.R.A.CHARY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 5616 of 2008 Order: Questioning the action of the respondent in not receiving the documents presented by the petitioners for registration in respect of their lands situated in Survey Nos. 127/P to 130/P, 446/P, 447 to 451, 459, 460, 461/P, 462, 463, and 467 to 478 of Cheepurupalli Village, Parawada Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, the present writ petition is filed. When the matter is taken up for admission today, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue produced copy of the letter dated 19.03.2008 addressed by the respondent, namely the Sub- Registrar, Lankelapalem, to the Government Pleader for Revenue (General), which reads as follows: “I bring to your kind notice that all the allegations made in the affidavit filed by Smt. K. Kaveri Lakshmi Bai in relation to Writ Petition No. 5616 of 2008 in the Honourable High Court of Andhra Pradesh are false and baseless. No document was presented for registration nor request was made to issue challan so far in respect of the lands belonging to the petitioners situated in Sy.Nos.127/P to 130/P, 446/P, 447 to 451, 459, 460, 461/P, 462, 463, 467 to 478 of Cheepurupalli village, Parawada Mandal, Visakihapatnam District. The documents, if presented, will be considered for registration if they comply with the provisions of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Registration Act, 1908 and the rules passed thereunder.” In view of the above stand taken by the respondent, and having heard both the counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioners are directed to approach the respondent, namely the Sub-Registrar, Lankelapalem, Visakhapatnam, and present the documents for registration, and if the petitioners present the documents for registration, the respondent shall receive, process and register the same in accordance with law, if they are otherwise in order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 25.03.2008 Ksr/Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{LS}