THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 17189 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted for declaring the action of the 4th respondent-Sub Registrar, Hindupur, Anantapur District, in not entertaining the documents presented by the petitioner in respect of land of an extent of Ac.0.58 cents situated in Sy. No.243-2A, Ac.0.92 cents in Sy. No.243-3A and Ac.0.50 cents in Sy. No.250-3A of Utukuru village, Parigi Mandal, Ananthapur District for registration and insisting for No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the revenue establishment. 2. The 3rd respondent-Tahsildar, Parigi Mandal, appears to have instructed the 4th respondent that the lands in Sy. No.243 are assigned lands and consequently, the 4th respondent, in view of Section 22-A (i) (a) of the Registration Act, has been insisting the petitioner for submission of NOC from the revenue establishment in view of the prohibition contained against registration. 3. At my instance, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue has obtained instructions in the matter from the 3rd respondent. The 3rd respondent has pointed out that lands situated in Sy. Nos.243-2, 243-3 and 250-3 of Utukuru village have been assigned initially in favour of Sri Hanumanthappa gari Thimmaiah through proceedings in D.A.R.Dis. No.387/38, dated 26-09-1928. 4. As is now clear that these lands were assigned in favour of initial beneficiaries in the year 1928. Prior to 1954, the State Government has not contemplated any prohibition against alienation of the assigned lands. Only in the year 1954, prohibition against alienation of such lands was contemplated. Hence, all such lands which were assigned prior to 1954 are not only heritable but, in the given circumstances, they are also alienable. In view of this and in view of the fact that the lands in question were assigned in the year 1928, their alienations have not been prohibited. The transactions which have been carried out by others prior to coming into force of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1971, render the lands undergo change in their status. Those lands cannot be described as assigned lands any longer. Hence, there cannot be any prohibition against the registration of any conveyance deed that might be presented with regard to such lands. 5. In view of the legal principle, the 4th respondent is directed to entertain, process and deal with the conveyance deed or deeds that the petitioner might present concerning the lands situated in Sy. Nos.243-2A, 243-3A and 250-3A of Utukuru village, Parigi Mandal, Ananthapur District, provided they are in accordance with law. The 4th respondent will register the documents after processing them in accordance with law. 6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao Date: 28.06.2011 kvr