The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.19763 of 2010 Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks declaration, by way of Mandamus, that the action of respondent Nos.1 to 3, in not issuing No Objection Certificate (for short ‘NOC’) to the petitioners for registration of their lands covered by Survey Nos.1355/1, 1342, 1336, 1348, 1353, 1356/1 and 1337 of Gangadipalem Revenue Village, Guntur District, and directing respondent No.4 not to register the title deeds that may be presented by the petitioners in respect of the aforesaid lands, as illegal and arbitrary. It is the case of the petitioners that the aforesaid lands were originally assigned to political sufferers, who, after expiry of ten years of such assignment, sold the same to them and that as of now, they are the absolute owners and possessors of the same. It is their grievance that though the condition of non-alienation of the land assigned to the political sufferers within a period of 10 years has been relaxed by the Government vide G.O.Ms.No.1745, dated 28-08-1959, in view of a communication sent by respondent No.3- Tahsildar to the registering authority stating that the aforesaid lands are in the assigned lands list, the registering authority is not accepting their documents for registration and insisting for production of NOC from the Tahsildar concerned. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that though the petitioners made representation, dated 31-05-2010, to respondent No.2 seeking a direction to respondent No.3 to issue NOC, no steps are being taken therefor and on the other hand, the registering authority is not accepting the documents presented by them. When this Writ Petition came up for admission earlier on 11-08-2010, it was adjourned to enable the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents to ascertain the genuineness of the grants made to the political sufferers and also with regard to the subsistence of orders issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.1745, dated 28-08-1959. Today, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the assignments of the lands in question in favour of the political sufferers are genuine and that GO.Ms.No.1745, dated 28-08-1959, is also in force. In view of the petitioners’ claim that they have purchased the lands in question from the political sufferers and in view of subsistence of G.O.Ms.No.1745, dated 28-08-1959, relaxing the condition of non-alienation of lands allotted to the political sufferers, there appears no reason for the respondents not to consider the petitioners’ request for grant of NOC. However, it is also not in dispute that the list of assigned lands sent by respondent No.3 to the registering authority includes the lands in question. Inasmuch as no decision has been taken by respondent No.2 on the petitioners’ representation, dated 31-05-2010, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition permitting the petitioners to make fresh applications, seeking grant of NOC for transfer of the lands in question, before respondent No.2 within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such applications being filed, respondent No.2 shall consider the same in the light of assignments made in favour of the political sufferers & taking into account GO.Ms.No.1745, dated 28-08-1959, or any other instructions issued by the Government in this regard, pass appropriate orders thereon and communicate the same to the petitioners within a period of two months from the date of filing of such applications. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Date: 18th August, 2010 lur