IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14185 of 2008 Between: Doddi Nooka Krishna Appa Rao, S/o. Appala Naidu R/o. D.No. 15-13-46, Polimera Veedhi, Gavarapalam, Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam district. 2 The Sub-Registrar, O/o. Sub-Registrar Anamapalle Post, Visakhapatnam 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No.2 in not processing the document bearing No.P-117/08, dt. 17-5- 2008 in respect of the land admeasuring Ac. 0-27 1/2 cents in Sy.No. 1562/2 of Anakapalli-N-2, ( Railway Station Ward) of Anakapalle Municipality, Visakhapatnam District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to process and release the document P-117/08 in favour of the petitioner, and to grant such other relief or relief as this Hon'ble Court deeds fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.TADDINAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the action of the 2nd respondent-Sub Registrar in not processing the document bearing No.P-117/08 dated 17.5.2008 in respect of the land admeasuring Ac. 0-27 1/2 cents in Sy.No. 1562/2 of Anakapalli-N-2, ( Railway Station Ward) of Anakapalle Municipality, Visakhapatnam District submitted by the petitioner for registration and for not releasing the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the matter is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage itself. It is averred in the aﬃdavit ﬁled in support of the writ petition that when the petitioner submitted the document for registration of the subject matter of property, the 2 nd respondent Sub-Registrar has expressed his inability to register the document and advised him to approach this Court and to obtain an order even though the land is a patta land. On the last occasion, when the matter came up for admission, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue was directed to get instructions. Today it is submitted that one Budha Satyanarayan ﬁled a writ petition before this Court being W.P.No.6120 of 2007 questioning the action of the District Collector, Visakhapatnam in not passing orders on the letters addressed by the 2nd respondent-Sub Registrar requesting to conﬁrm the pattadar pass books and title deeds issued by the Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, Anakapalle in respect of 0.31 ½ cents of wet land in S.No.1562/2 of Anakapalle for the purpose of release of the registered documents, and this Court by order dated 6.8.2007 allowed the writ petition directing the registering authority to process the document presented by the petitioner and to complete the necessary steps. It is conceded that the subject matter of land involved in the instant writ petition is also situated in the same survey number which is the subject matter of W.P.No.6120 of 2007 and, therefore, this writ petition is covered by the judgment of this Court dated 6.8.2007 in W.P.No.6120 of 2007. In the circumstances, the writ petition is allowed directing the 2nd respondent to process the document presented by the petitioner without raising the objection that the same is a government land and register the same if it is otherwise in order. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.31.7.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Sub-Registrar, O/o. Sub-Registrar Anakapalle Post, Visakhapatnam District. 3 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 4 2CD copies