THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3545 of 2009 ORDER: The first petitioner is an Association of owners of plots in Hafeezpet, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Petitioners 2 to 6 are said to be some of its members. They seek a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents 4 and 5, the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, and the Sub- Registrar-II, Moosapet, Ranga Reddy District, respectively, in registering the deeds of conveyance executed by respondents 6 to 11 in respect of the lands in Survey No.78 of Hafeezpet Village, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of various enactments. They also seek a direction to respondents 4 and 5 not to register any deeds in respect of that land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. An attempt is made by the petitioners to impress upon the Court that the lands in Survey No.78 of Hafeezpet can not at all be dealt with by respondents 6 to 11. The reasons mentioned by the petitioners are that the land in that survey number has become surplus under the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act’) and that the registration of documents in relation to the same is prohibited under the Registration Act, 1908. The Association is said to be comprising of owners of 1500 plots. Certain copies of documents said to have been executed by respondents 6 to 11 are also filed. The petitioners do not claim any ownership over the land in Survey No.78. Assuming that the said land is the subject matter of the proceedings of the Act or prohibition of any kind operates against it by operation of law, the petitioners cannot be said to have suffered any detriment on account of the transactions in relation thereto. The nature and character of a property can be determined only when the same is put on issue in a proper forum duly impleading the affected parties. Even such a relief can be claimed by those who claim interest therein. At any rate, the mere registration of a document does not, by itself, affect the rights of the persons, who were not parties thereto. At the most, the petitioners can bring the irregularities, if any, to the authorities concerned and leave the matter at that. Viewed from any angle, the relief claimed by the petitioners cannot be granted. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:24.02.2009 kdl