THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.2035 of 2011 ORDER: At the admission stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed feeling aggrieved by the action of respondent No.3 in not registering the documents presented by petitioner in respect of land to an extent of Ac.3.20 gts. in Sy.No.46 of Kothapalle village, Proddatur Mandal, Kadapa District. The main ground on which registration was refused was that through Ref.No.B/2622/2008, dated 09.09.2008, respondent No.2 informed respondent No.1 that the land in question along with several other lands which are shown in the list annexed to the said letter are Government lands. In the writ petition, the petitioner averred that she purchased the subject land in the year 1974 by way of registered sale deed and pattadar pass books and title deeds were also issued in her favour by the Government. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that since the revenue record has classified the land in question as Assessed Waste, it is treated as Government land. Indeed, a similar issue was considered by this Court in W.P.No.6016/2010 dated 02.07.2010 and it was held therein that mere classification of the land as Assessed Waste and the entry in the revenue record that it belongs to Government does not determine title and the Registrar cannot ignore ownership of the party by giving weight to mere entries in the revenue record. Further it was held that unless the notification is issued in accordance with Section 22-A of the Registration Act prohibiting registration of the properties, the Registrar cannot decline registration of documents on the mere communication issued by revenue officials. Following the reasons contained in the said order of this Court, I am of the opinion that the action of respondent No.3 in refusing to register the documents presented by the petitioners purporting to rely upon letter dated 09.09.2008 of the Tahsildar, Proddatur Mandal, Kadapa District, cannot be sustained. Respondent No.3 is directed to receive the documents and register the same. Respondents 1 and 2 are however free to assert their title in appropriate court of law as registration of the documents by itself would not confer title on the purchasers. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.2503 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J 04.02.2011 v v