IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20563 of 2008 Between: V.Sathayanarayana S/o.V.Anjaiah H.No.4-14/4, Pargi, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps Department, Office of the Registration and Stamps Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The District Registrar, Office of the Registration and Stamps Department, Ranga Reddy District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the 1st and 2nd Respondent suspending the Licence No.10/1985, Renewal No.14/2006 of the Petitioner under Proceedings No.A/456/2008 Order Dated 18.1.2008 which was served upon the petitioner on 4.6.2008 is illegal, arbitrary and against to the principles of natural justice and further directing the respondents to restore the licensee of the petitioner by renewing the same from time to time without any sort of further hindrance to his work and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.T.H.SOWBHAGYA LAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following Order: This writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioner seeking a writ a mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent-District Registrar, Ranga Reddy District, in suspending his Licence No.10/1985, Renewal No.14/2006 under proceedings No.A/456/2008 dated 18-01-2008, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioner that on 06-10-2007 at about 12.30 hours in the oﬃce of Sub-Registrar, Pargi, the Sub-Registrar was trapped by the Anti Corruption Bureau, Hyderabad, for receiving an amount of Rs.2,000/- and on seeing ACB Oﬃcers, he gave the said amount to the petitioner, stamp vendor. The phenolphthalein test was conducted over the ﬁngers of the Sub-Registrar and the petitioner and tainted bribe amount of Rs.2,000/- was recovered from the petitioner. Subsequently, the second respondent-District Registrar, Ranga Reddy District, by proceedings dated 18-01-2008, suspended his licence No.10/1985, renewal No.14/2006. The petitioner states that he is no way concerned with the oﬀence. Hence the present writ petition is filed seeking to restore his licence. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the enquiry is still going on and pending the enquiry, the licence of the petitioner may be renewed. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that if would suﬃce if the respondent-authorities are directed to complete the enquiry for which course, the learned counsel for the petitioner also agreed. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent-authorities to complete the enquiry initiated against the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA,J Dt: 22-09-2008 Usd To 1 The Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps Department, Office of the Registration and Stamps Department, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The District Registrar, Office of the Registration and Stamps Department, Ranga Reddy District. 3 Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.