THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3694 of 2009 ORDER: An extent of Ac.0.60 cents of land in Survey No.23/B of Mangalagiri, Guntur District is said to have been owned by one Sri Shaik Adam Saheb. Through a Will, dated 29.03.1975, he bequeathed that property jointly in favour of husband of the first petitioner, by name Meera Saheb, and the second petitioner. Sri Meerasaheb is said to have settled his share in favour of the first petitioner. The petitioners allege that one Sri Shaik Mastan, who is the owner of the neighbouring land, had executed as many as ten sale deeds in respect of the lands held by them. It is their case that they presented ten separate deeds of cancellation on 21.07.2008 before the Sub-Registrar, Mangalagiri Municipality, Guntur District, the fourth respondent herein, for registration. The documents have been assigned P.Nos.109 to 118 and thereafter, an endorsement was made to the effect that the deeds cannot be registered since they do not accord with Rule 26 (i)(k) of the A.P. Rules framed under Registration Act, 1908. The petitioners feel aggrieved by the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Admittedly, the petitioners did not figure as parties to the sale deeds. Some uncertainty prevailed as to whether one of the parties to a document can cancel the same without the consent of the other party. The Rules were amended by inserting Rule 26(i) (k) prohibiting registration of deeds of cancellation unless both the parties to the documents join in it. It is just unimaginable as to how the petitioners, who were not parties to the sale deeds said to have been executed by Sri Shaik Mastan, can cancel them. When the vendor that figured in those documents himself could not have cancelled them, without participation of the vendees, the question of the petitioners being able to cancel such documents does not arise. The writ petition is totally misconceived and it is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:25.02.2009 kdl