THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 2586 of 2011 Dated: 08.02.2011 Between: Kona Bhimeswara Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 2586 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner states that he has presented sale deed for registration before the third respondent in respect of the land in Survey No.31 of Penumarthi Village, East Godavari District. The grievance of the petitioner is that the third respondent refused to receive the documents, much less to admit him to registration. He seeks appropriate directions in this regard. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’) and the Rules made thereunder prescribe the procedure for admitting the documents to registration. In case a document is otherwise found to be in order and duly stamped, it has to be admitted to registration. On the other hand, if the subject matter of a document is covered by any land mentioned under Section 22-A of the Act, or it cannot be registered for any reasons, the registering authority has to communicate the same. The refusal to receive the documents amounts to abdication of powers conferred under the Act, apart from arbitrary exercise of power. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the third respondent to receive the documents presented by the petitioner. In case the documents can be admitted to registration, he shall take necessary steps in that direction, within four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On the other hand, if the documents cannot be admitted to registration, the reasons therefor shall be communicated to the petitioner within the same time. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J Date: 08.02.2011 Ivd/Bsb