THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No.5452 OF 2011 DT. 7.3.2011 Between: E Ravindranath and others … Petitioner And The District Collector, Anantapur and others … Respondent Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri K Maheswara Rao Counsel for respondents: G P FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No.5452 OF 2011 ORDER: The facts not being in dispute, the matter is amenable to disposal at the stage of admission. The petitioners assail the action of the Sub-Registrar (Rural), Anantapur, the third respondent, in insisting upon a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities for registering the petitioners’ documents in respect of the land admeasuring Ac. 2.00 cents in Survey No. 23-1C of Kakkalapalli village, Rudrampet Gram Panchayat, Anantapur Rural Mandal, Anantapur district . They seek a consequential direction to the third respondent to receive and register the said documents without insisting upon such certification. The letter dated 13.2.2009 addressed by the District Collector, Anantapur to the Sub-Registrar (Rural), Anantapur, discloses that an extent of Ac.15.95 cents in Survey No. 23-1C, Kakkalapalli village was assigned in the year 1927-28. It is further mentioned therein that in the new list of assigned lands, Survey No. 23-1C was not included. Having stated so, surprisingly, the Collector went on to state that the Sub-Registrar (Rural) Anantapur could consider registration in respect of only Ac.1.00 cents of land out of the total extent of Ac.15.95 cents of Kakkalapalli village, Anantapur Rural Mandal and district. I n D.Raghavendra Rao Vs. The District Collector, Anantapur district[1] this Court, while dealing with the very same Survey number viz., 23-1C, Kakkalapalli village, Rudrampet Gram Panchayat, Anantapur Rural Mandal, Anantapur, observed that the land in the said Survey number was assigned long before the prohibition with regard to alienation of assigned lands was introduced. Such prohibition was put in place for the first time under G.O.Ms No1142 of 1954 insofar as Andhra Area is concerned. That being so, the prohibition with regard to alienation being inapplicable to the present case involving an assignment dating back to the years 1927-28, the land in Survey Number 23-1C cannot be said to be an assigned land attracting the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. In that view of the matter, the action of the Sub-Registrar (Rural), Anantapur in insisting upon certification from the Revenue authorities as a condition precedent for entertaining the petitioners’ documents in respect of their land in Survey No.23-1C of Kakkalapalli village, Rudrampet Gram Panchayat, Anantapur Rural Mandal, Anantapur, cannot be accepted. The Sub-Registrar (Rural), Anantapur is accordingly directed to entertain the petitioners’ documents in respect of said land and process and register the same in accordance with law, without insisting upon a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the Revenue authorities. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No order as to costs. ______________ SANJAY KUMAR,J DATE: 7.3.2011 TVK THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Writ Petition No.5452 OF 2011 DT. 7.3.2011 [1] WP No. 31688 of 2010 dt 16.12.2010