IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 6048 of 2008 Between: Addigala Yadaiah S/o. A. Narayana R/o. D.No.14-11-1147, Mevathpur, Begum Bazar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Sub-Registrar, Medchal, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENT 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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropraite Writ or order holding that the action of the responddent in not registering the Gift Settlement Deed P-1365/2007, dated 13.11.2007 keeping it as pending Registration as illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable and further direct the respondent to register the Gift Settlement Deed P-1365/2007, dated 13.11.2007 and pass such other or further orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.SOMA KONDA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 6048 of 2008 03-06-2009 Oral Order: The writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the respondent acted illegally in not registering the Gift Settlement Deed P-1365/2007 dated 13-11-2007. It is represented by Sri K. Soma Konda Reddy, leaned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner died yesterday evening. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue states that by the letter dated 02-06-2009 the 1st respondent has declined registration of the gift settlement deed on the ground that the property which is the subject matter of this settlement deed, has been acquired by the State Government under a due process of law for the outer ring road. In the circumstances as the respondent has passed an order declining registration, it would have been open to the petitioner to pursue appropriate remedies thereagainst either accepting the rejection and taking steps to claim compensation for the acquisition of lands, if not already claimed and collected or any other remedy as advised. At any rate, the petitioner has passed away and therefore no relief or adjudication in this writ petition is passed. The legal representatives of the petitioner may pursue their own remedies. The writ petition is dismissed as ‘abated’. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 03-06-2009 Pvks