THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.8066 of 2009 ORDER: Ac.20.68 cents of land in Sy.No.141 of Ongole Revenue Village, Prakasam District was notified as Wakf property. The A.P. Wakf Board, the 4th respondent herein, submitted a proposal for alienation of the same. The Government accorded permission, vide its order in G.O.Ms.No.31, dated 01-01-1986. On the basis of the same, the land was alienated in favour of Muslim Minorities Samkshema Seva Sangham (for short ‘the Sangham’). The land was divided into plots, and was allotted to the members of the Sangham. Sale deeds were executed in the year 1990, in favour of its members. One Mr.Syed Iqbal was allotted a site of 400 sq.yards in the year 1990. He sold it in favour of G.Venkata Subba Reddy, through a sale deed, in the year 2006. The petitioner entered into an Agreement of Sale and General Power of Attorney, with Subba Reddy, on 08-04- 2009. The same was presented for registration before the 1st respondent. However, he refused to register the document, on the ground that the land was notified by the Wakf Board. The petitioner seeks necessary declaration and direction in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the A.P. Wakf Board, and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. It is no doubt true that the land in Sy.No.141 was notified as Wakf property. If the land retained the same character, the 1st respondent was justified in refusing to register the document, in relation thereto. The reason is that Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 prohibits the registration of properties, belonging to Wakfs and Endowments, in addition to other categories of lands. It is a matter of record that the Wakf Board sold the land in favour of the Sangham, after obtaining necessary permission from the Government. The plot in question has changed hands thereafter. No objection was raised, either by the Wakf Board, or the member of the Sangham, alienated the plot No.120, carved out of Sy.No.141, in favour of Subba Reddy, in the year 2006. No subsequent development has taken place, on account of which, the Wakf Board has acquired any rights. Therefore, the land in Sy.No.141 ceased to be the property of the Wakf Board, or any Wakf, governed by it. Hence, the writ petition is allowed, and the 1st respondent is directed to process the document, without treating the subject-matter thereof, as Wakf property. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.29-04-2009. KO