S.Prabhakar Rao v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.15308 of 2015 BETWEEN S. Prabhakar Rao.

... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration and Stamps Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT. V. PADMAJA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE (AP) The Court made the following:

ORDER:

Heard both sides.

2. It is not in dispute that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by orders of this Court in WP.No.36260 of 2014 and batch dated 28.11.2014. Following the said order, this writ petition is disposed of with similar direction, extracted hereunder:

"Having regard to the earlier orders of this Court and above Memo, these Writ Petitions are disposed of directing the concerned Sub- Registrars to furnish the information sought for by the petitioners and to receive Deeds of Conveyance as and when presented and at the stage of receiving of documents or any request for information, the Sub-Registrars shall verify the relevant documents and process the Deeds of Conveyance without insisting for No Objection Certificate from the revenue authorities, in accordance with the Registration Act, 1908, and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. It is made clear that this order is concerning submission of a No Objection Certificate from revenue authorities to be presented along with application eliciting information or presentation of documents for registration. If the registering authority is not agreeable to furnish information sought for or to register the documents presented, he shall assign due reasons and communicate the same to the parties without undue delay. There shall be no order as to costs."

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

______________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J June 2, 2015

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