THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 890 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims to have purchased an item of immovable property from one Mr.Medishetti Mallaiah. A document, said to have been executed on 18.08.2006 was presented before the 2nd respondent for registration. However, even before the process of registration was completed, the vendor is said to have left the office. Therefore, the registration could not be effected. The 2nd respondent issued a written intimation dated 26.09.2006 informing the petitioner that the document could not be released to her, since the executant had evaded registration. Aggrieved by this intimation, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent. Her grievance is that no orders have been passed by the 1st respondent so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Even from what is stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition and what is argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner, it becomes clear that the registration of the document could not take place, on account of non-cooperation of the executant. There is little that the registering authority can do about it. Neither the Registration Act nor the rules made thereunder empower the registering authority to compel an individual to subscribe his signature or to take other steps. Section 72 of the Registration Act deals with the cases of refusal of registration on grounds other than denial of execution. In the instant case, it was clearly mentioned in the intimation to the petitioner that it is a case of denial of execution by the vendor. Therefore, there is no point in directing the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal. If the petitioner is so advised, she has to file a suit for specific performance against her vendor. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue her remedies in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 27.01.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 890 of 2009 Date: 27.01.2009 JSU