High Court for State of TelanganaWP/40774/2015disposed of no costs

Velagala Satti Reddy, Son Of Late Nagi Reddy v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

2015-12-16Vilas V.Afzulpurkar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH * * * THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No. 40774 of 2015 BETWEEN V.Satti Reddy ... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary and others ...RESPONDENTS Date of Order pronounced: 16.12.2015 ORDER:- Heard.

2. Petitioner states that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the plot bearing No.88, admeasuring 300 sq.yds., situated in Survey No.174/1 and 175 of Palacharla Revenue Village of Rajanagaram Mandal, East Godavari District, having purchased the same under a registered sale deed dated 29.10.1985 vide document bearing No.8878 with the Sub-registrar of Rajahmundry, from its original owner and possessor. It is stated that when the petitioner intends to sell the above said plot for his personal needs, the 2nd respondent on the ground that a letter was received by him dated 12.07.2013 from the Tahsildar. The very same letter was considered by this Court in W.P.No.22649 of 2013 dated 05.08.2013 and held to be not

enforceable. Questioning the action of the second respondent, the present writ petition is filed.

3. In view of that, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to receive and process the document presented by the petitioner. The second respondent is further directed to receive and process the document in accordance with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and if the document is in conformity with the provisions, thereafter register and release the document in accordance with the due procedure. It is also made clear that in the event of registering authority not being satisfied with the compliance under the Registration Act or the Stamp Act, appropriate refusal endorsement together with reasons shall be recorded and communicated to the parties in terms of Section 71 of the Registration Act.

As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

_____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 16, 2015 LMV