THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26091 of 2010 Date: 14.12.2010 Between: Vanguri Prabhu ..... Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Hyderabad and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Boya Ravinder Reddy Counsel for Respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following: ORDER: Feeling aggrieved by the inaction of respondent No.4 in receiving and registering the document sought to be presented by the petitioner in respect of plot No.74 admeasuring 100 sq. yards in survey No.195/2 of Bagh Hayathnagar Village, Ward No.4, Block No.9, Hayathnagar Revenue Mandal, L.B.Nagar Municipality, Ranga Reddy District, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. While it is the case of the petitioner that the aforementioned land is a private land, in the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.4, it is stated that the said land is classified as poramboke as per information furnished by the District Collector, vide letter dated 20.02.2009 and the memo dated 21.02.2009 of the District Registrar. In my opinion, if any document falls within the provisions of Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’), respondent No.4 is entitled to refuse registration. Wherever, he is satisfied that there are reasons for such refusal, he has to pass such an order under Section 71 of the Act. Therefore, respondent No.4 cannot refuse to receive the document even if he has reasons to believe that such a document cannot be registered. He is bound to receive the document and pass appropriate order under Section 71 of the Act and communicate the same to the party who presented the document. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.4 to receive the document that may be presented by the petitioner and if he has reasons to refuse the document, he shall pass appropriate order under Section 71 of the Act and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of presentation of the document. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by such communication, he is entitled to avail the remedy under Section 72 of the Act. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.33323 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 14th December, 2010 GHN