IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 8276 of 2001 Between: 1 B.Rama Devi W/o.B.Jagan Mohan Reddy, R/o.Bagh Amberpet, Hyderabad. 2 B.Hema Devi D/o.B N Reddy, R/o.Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Sub Registrar I, Dist. Registration Office, Ranga Reddy Dist. at Bhavani Nagar, Moosapet, Hyderabad. 3 The Joint Sub Registrar II, Dist. Registration Office, Ranga Reddy Dist. at Bhavani Nagar, Moosapet, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring the instructions issued by the 1st respondent in Lr dt. 1.2.2000 in Lr No. E1/7307/99 instructing the Respondents No.2 & 3 not to entertain any registrations, as illegal and arbitrary by directing the Respondents No.2 & 3 to entertain registrations and release the documents without reference to the said instructions ; Award costs and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RAGHUVEER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.8276 OF 2001 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled challenging the instructions issued by the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, in letter No.E1/7307/99 dated 01.02.2000 directing the Registering Authorities not to entertain any registration in respect of the land in Survey No.5/3 of Raidurg Panmaktha Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Rangal Reddy District. The counter aﬃdavit ﬁled on behalf of the Registering Authorities shows that the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District did issue such instructions and being subordinates to the District Collector, they implemented the order and kept the petitioners’ documents pending for registration. Needless to state, it is not open to the authorities to issue such instructions without ﬁrst exercising jurisdiction under Section 22-A of the Indian Registration Act by issuing a speciﬁc notiﬁcation. In any event, pursuant to the interim order of this Court dated 01.05.2001 in W.P.M.P. No.10524 of 2001 in W.P. No.8276 of 2001, it is represented that the petitioners’ documents have been entertained for registration and the process has been completed. No further orders are, therefore, required in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of making the interim order passed by this Court earlier on 01.05.2001 absolute. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ P.V.SANJAY KUMAR, J. 31st October, 2008. VGSR