HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE G. YETHIRAJULU W.P.No. 27443 of 2003 DATE: 31-01-2008 Between: Smt. Mandapaka Vijaya Anantha Lakshmi ……………… Petitioner and 1. The Sub-Registrar, Madhurawada (Stamps & Registration), Chinagadili Mandalam, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District and another. ………….. Respondents HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE G. YETHIRAJULU W.P.No. 27443 of 2003 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the respondents in refusing to register the sale deed with respect to the house property bearing door No.8-150 of the petitioner in an extent of Ac.0-06 cents situated in S.No.14/4 of Madhurawada village as illegal and arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India. The petitioner wrote a letter to the Sub-Registrar, Madhurawada requesting him to give some information with regard to the property proposed to be purchased in S.No.14/4 of Madhurawada village. The Sub-Registrar gave the following endorsement on 11-08-2003: “The S.No.14/4 of Madhurawada village involves government land as per the list of govt lands communicated by the M.R.O., Visakhapatnam (Rural). As such, the registration of the property cannot be done.” From the above endorsement, it is seen that the petitioner did not produce the sale deed for the purpose of registration by paying required stamp duty etc. She only sought for information whether the land situated in S.No.14/4 can be purchased or not. To the said letter, the Sub-Registrar gave information that since it is a government land, registration of the property cannot be done. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that without producing the sale deed, the petitioner sought for opinion of the Sub-Registrar and accordingly, the Sub-Registrar gave the opinion and it cannot be treated as an endorsement on the document refusing to register the same, therefore, the writ petition is premature and is liable to be dismissed. The petitioner did not produce the document for the purpose of registration and no endorsement was made by the Sub-Registrar as per the provisions of the Registration Act, therefore, the submission made by the learned counsel that the MRO is not competent to furnish the list of government properties and as under the Registration Act, the Government has to notify the lands, which are prohibited from registration, cannot be accepted. If the petitioner is interested in getting the sale deed registered, he shall present the document before the Sub-Registrar and if the Sub-Registrar passes orders prejudicial to his interest, the petitioner is at liberty to seek appropriate remedy according to law. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ___________________ Dr. G. YETHIRAJULU, J Date:31-01-2008 YCR