IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No: 7721 of 2004 Between: Dasari Appa Rao S/o. Appalaswamy Hindu D.No.11-8-1/1, Ward No.19, Visakhapatnam.- ..... PETITIONER AND 1 the Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3 The Sub Registrar I Town Area, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam Dist. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring (a) Sec.22-A incorporated in Registration Act by AP. Amendment Act 4 of 1999 as illegal, arbitrary, ultravires and unconstitutional; (b) The Andhra Pradesh Registration (Prohibition and Registration and Certain documents opposed to public policy) Rules 1999 and more particularly Rule 2 (b) thereof and the consequent G.O.Ms.No.657, Revenue (Registration-I_ Department Dt 8-10-2001 issued by the 1st Respondent which was published in the part-I Extra-ordinary of A>p. Gazettee under Notiﬁcation No.421 Dt: 20-10-2001 as being illegal, ultravires and unconstitution and set aside the same and to pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.A.NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR REVENUE FOR R1 TO 3 MR.M.SUBBAIAH SASTRY FOR R The Court made the following : ORDER:(Per GR,J) Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the petition with a liberty to challenge the Registration Act, 1908, as amended by Act No.19 of 2007 i.e. the Registration (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2006. In view of the submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty granted as sought. No order as to costs. ______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J ________________________ P.V.SANJAY KUMAR, J September 25, 2008 CVRK