Aravelli Srinivasa Rao v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO WRIT PETITION No.7868 OF 2016 O R D E R :

Heard counsel for the petitioner and the Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents.

2. Petitioner's grievance is that he is the owner of land admeasuring Ac.2-86 cents in survey No.293/14 of Budumuru Village, Laveru Mandal, Srikakulam District; that he intended to sell the said land to some third party; but the 3rd respondent is not receiving the document for the purpose of registration, and he is not even stating the reasons as to why he is not receiving it and registering it.

3. The Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents 1 to 3 states that the 3rd respondent would receive the document presented by the petitioner and if he does not wish to register it, he will pass orders under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short 'the Act') giving reasons why he does not wish to register the said document.

4. In view of the said submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to receive the document presented by the petitioner, if submitted by the petitioner within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; and if the 3rd respondent does not wish to register it, he shall pass an order, why he does not wish to register, under Section 71 of the Act within a period of eight (08) weeks thereafter and communicate his decision thereon to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs.

5. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand dismissed.

_____________________________ M.S.RAMACHANDRA RAO, J

11th March, 2016.

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