P.Uma Maheswara Reddy, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI CE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRI T PETI TI ON No.925 OF 2017 ORDER:

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. With their consent, the present writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

2.

The present writ petition came to be filed with the following prayer:

"to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not providing valuation certificate for the purpose of sale and registration of the lands in Sy.No.52/11C and Sy.No.62/11A situated in Kaloor Revenue Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District in pursuance to letter Roc/A/291/2012, dated 24.03.2012 issued by the Tahsildar, Tirupati Rural Mandal as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of law and also against the settled position of law by this Hon'ble High Court and consequently, to direct to issue valuation certificate and register the sale deed in respect of the lands in Sy.No.52/11C and Sy.No.52/11A."

3.

Section 71 of the Registration Act reads as follows: "71. Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.-

(1) Every Sub-Registrar refusing to register a document, except on the ground that the property to which it relates is not situate within his sub-district, shall make an order of refusal and record his reasons for such order in his Book No. 2, and endorse the words "registration refused" on the document; and, on application made by any person executing or claiming under the document, shall, without

CPK,J WP_925_2017 payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of the reasons so recorded.

(2). No registering officer shall accept for registration a document so endorsed unless and until, under the provisions hereinafter contained, the document is directed to be registered."

4.

As per Section 71 of the Registration Act (for short " the Act"), the 2nd respondent is bound to receive the documents and register, if the same are in order as per Stamps and Registration Act and Rules made thereunder. If he intends to refuse the registration, he has to record reasons as envisaged under Section 71 of the Act referred to above.

5.

In view of the above, respondent No.2 is directed to register the document if the same is in order as per provisions of Indian Stamp Act and Registration Act and the rules made thereunder and if he intends not to register the same, he shall record reasons and communicate the same to the parties.

6.

With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ JUSTI CE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR Date:06.01.2017 INL