Mandagiri Chinnaiah S/O Innaiah, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.38677 OF 2015 ORDER:

Heard.

The petitioner seeks to register an agreement of sale, dated 02.02.2014, and stated to have approached the Sub-Registrar, Phirangipuram, Guntur District, the 4th respondent. The present Writ Petition is, however, filed on the allegation that the 4th respondent is not receiving the said document and not furnishing the market value allegedly on the ground that the subject lands are recorded as Government lands under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908.

The issue raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.17809 of 2015 and batch, dated 22.06.2015. In view of the same, following the aforesaid judgment, this Writ Petition is also disposed of directing the registering authority concerned to receive and process the document presented by the petitioner in accordance with the Registration Act, 1908 and Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and if the document is in conformity with the provisions, thereafter register and release the same 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 Indian Stamp Act, appropriate refusal endorsement together with reasons shall be recorded and communicated to the petitioner in terms of Section 71 of the Registration Act. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.

____________________________ VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR, J 27.11.2015 KH