THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.6361 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be the owners of Ac.20.00 of land in Survey Nos.101/7,20&77 of Ankusham Village, Bellampally Mandal, Adilabad District. It is stated that the property has accrued to them several decades ago by way of inheritance and pattadar pass books were also issued to hem. The grievance of the petitioners is that the land held by them is shown as assigned land in the list furnished to the 3rd respondent herein and on the strength of the said list, the 3rd respondent is refusing to entertain any transactions in relation to the said land for registration. They seek appropriate directions in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Section 22-A of the Registration Act prohibits registration of documents in respect of different categories of lands mentioned in clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (1) thereof. It is in this context that the revenue authorities i.e., 2nd respondent herein or the Mandal Revenue Officer, have furnished the list of assigned lands in Ankusham Village to the 3rd respondent. The prohibition contained under Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act would get attracted if only the lands were assigned with a condition prohibiting alienation. It is a matter of record that the condition prohibiting alienation was incorporated for the first time in the year 1958. Thus, if the land held by the petitioners was not assigned at all, or was assigned prior to 1958, the inclusion thereof in the list becomes untenable. On the other hand, if there exists any material to show that the land held by the petitioners was assigned with a condition prohibiting alienation, no exception can be taken to the inclusion. These, however, are matters, which need to be verified by the 2nd respondent in the event of the petitioners making a representation. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that- (a) it shall be open to the petitioners to make a representation to the District Collector, Adilabad, 2nd respondent herein disclosing their nature of title vis-à-vis the land and adequate proof thereof; (b) the 2nd respondent shall undertake necessary verification within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of the representation; (c) in case, it emerges that the land held by the petitioners was not assigned at all, or was assigned prior to 1958, it shall be deleted from the list of assigned lands furnished to the 3rd respondent; and (d) in such an event, the 3rd respondent shall receive and process the documents, without treating the land under the assigned category. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 22.04.2009 Note: Issue C.C. in three days. (B/o) JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.6361 of 2009 Date: 22.04.2009 JSU