THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20353 of 2010 Date:16.11.2010 Between: N. Ram Mohan Rao ..... Petitioner AND The Registrar, (Stamps and Registration), Kurnool and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Naseeb Afshan Counsel for Respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following: ORDER: Feeling aggrieved by the inaction of respondent No.2 in registering the agreements of sale executed by the petitioner in respect of plots in survey Nos.235/2A to 235/2F of Mamidipadu Village, Kurnool District, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has not submitted any document so far for registration and that if and when documents are presented, respondent No.2 will examine the same and take appropriate action in accordance with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’). A perusal of the provisions of the Act would show that under Section 71 of the Act, if the Sub-Registrar has reasons to refuse the document presented for registration, he shall make an endorsement containing reasons and communicate the same to the person who presented the document. If the person concerned feels aggrieved by such refusal to register, he is entitled to avail his remedies under Section 73 of the Act by approaching the District Registrar and also under Section 77 of the Act by filing a suit in the event the District Registrar passes an adverse order. Therefore, the petitioner is permitted to present the document before respondent No.2 for registration. If respondent No.2 finds reasons for refusal, he shall pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of presentation of the document by the petitioner. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by such order, he is entitled to avail the abovementioned remedies. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.25843 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 16th November, 2010 GHN