IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 7117 of 2005 Between: Makineni Uma Maheshwar Rao, S/o. Nageshwar Rao, R/o. H.No. 6-222/1, Kamayyathopu, Vijayawada-7, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector, Ranga Reddy District, at lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 The Sub-Registrar, Sub-Registrar Office, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District. ...RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.2 in not accepting the registration of document in respect of Plots No.2 & 3 admeasuring 1736.00 Sq.Yards comprised in Survey No. 227/1 & 228 situated at Bhadurpally Village, qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District covered by registered Sale Deed Document No.67 of 1997 dated 10-1-1997 of respondent No.2 Office as arbitrary, illegal and ultra vires of the Registration Act, and consequently direct the respondents herein to register the document of the petitioner for registration of the open plots No.2 & 3, admeasuring 1736.00 sq.yards in Survey No. 227/1 & 228 situated at Bahadurpally Village of Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.SATYANARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.7117 OF 2005 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the 2nd respondent – The Sub-Registrar, Medchal, R.R. District in not accepting the registration of the document in respect of Plot Nos.2 & 3, admeasuring 1736.00 sq.yards comprised in Sy.Nos.227/1 & 228 situated at Bahadurpally Village, Qutubullapur Mandal, Rangareddy District as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner states that he is the owner and possessor of the open plots bearing Nos.2 and 3 situated in Sy.Nos.227/1 and 228 situated at Bahadurpally Village, Qutubullapur Mandal, Rangareddy District, having purchased the same under a Registered Sale Deed dated 10-01-1997. It is stated that he intends to sell the said land to meet his financial needs, but he is unable to finalise the sale transactions since the second respondent is not entertaining the registration of any transactions in respect of the land in Sy.No.227/1 basing on 1st respondent’s Circular dated 6-2- 2001. Hence, this writ petition contending that the said action of the respondents 1 and 2 is arbitrary and illegal. The learned Counsel for the petitioner while relying upon a decision of this Court in W.P.No.4364 of 2005, dated 11-3-2005, in which an identical question with regard to the land in the same Sy.No.227/1 of Bahadurpally village was considered, submits that there cannot be any objection for registering the sale deeds since there is no notification under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short, ‘the Act’). The learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents, under instructions, states that there is no such notification under Section 22-A of the Act so far as the land in question. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to receive the documents as and when presented by the petitioner in respect of the land in question and to process the same in accordance with law without taking into account the Circular dated 6-2-2001. No costs. ____________________ 21st April, 2005. gbs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Collector, Ranga Reddy District, at lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 2 The Sub-Registrar, Sub-Registrar Office, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District. 3 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court buildings, Hyderabd. 4 2 CD copies