THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.849 of 2011 Date:24.01.2011 Between: Sri G.Sambasivaiah .. Petitioner And The State Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its District Collector, Y.S.R. District, Kadapa and others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.849 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 20.10.2010 passed by the fourth respondent in refusing to entertain the sale deed for registration in respect of the land to an extent of Acs.04.25 cents in Survey No.446/3, Abbavaram Village, Rayachoty Mandal, Y.S.R. District. According to the respondents, the subject land is classified as Government land/assigned land and the petitioner has been asked to produce ‘No Objection Certificate’ from respondent Nos.1 to 3 for registration. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case is squarely covered by the decision in W.P.No.5338 of 2010 decided on 02.07.2010, wherein directions were issued to the respondents that they should not insist upon ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the revenue authorities as a condition precedent for entertaining any document for registration once the prohibition under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 does not come into operation. It is not open to the registration authorities to treat any particular land as Government land basing on the mere communication to that effect by the revenue authorities which, in turn, is based on mere entries in the revenue records. Learned counsel for the respondents did not dispute the aforementioned legal position. In view of the above, this writ petition is allowed in the same terms as in W.P.No.5338 of 2010 and the Sub Registrar, Rayachoty, Y.S.R. District – fourth respondent, is directed to entertain the document presented by the petitioner in respect of his land in Survey No.446/3 of Abbavaram Village, Rayachoty Mandal, Y.S.R. District and process the same for registration in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA 24.01.2011 KH/Tsy