THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6925 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner feels aggrieved by a letter, dated 03.01.2008, addressed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari District, the fourth respondent herein, to the District Registrar, Kakinada, East Godavari District, the second respondent herein. An agreement of sale-cum-G.P.A. was executed in favour of the petitioner by the Trust Association of C.B.C.N.C., Kakinada, represented by its Attorney, Sri E.Ananda Raju, and the C.B.C.N.C., represented by its Secretary, Sri J.D.Prabhakara Rao, on 20.06.2007 in respect of 5668.88 square yards of land in Ward No.3, Block No.1, T.S.No.597 of Kakinada. Thereafter, a deed of rectification was executed by the vendors of the petitioner. The petitioner states that on the strength of the impugned letter, the Sub-Registrar, Kakinada, East Godavari District, the third respondent herein, is refusing to receive the document for registration. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Through the impugned letter, the fourth respondent requested the second respondent to ensure that no transactions are entertained in respect of certain lands of Kakinada Town. Two survey numbers are mentioned therein. The letter is not referable to any provision of law. It is relevant to mention that whenever the Legislature intended to prohibit registration of any transaction as regards any category of lands, specific provisions were enacted. For instance, Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, prohibits registration of transactions in relation to the assigned lands. Similarly, Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, prohibits registration of transactions in respect of different categories of land mentioned in Clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (1) thereof. The fourth respondent has no independent power or jurisdiction to prohibit registration of any particular category of lands. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned letter is set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:17.04.2009 kdl