High Court for State of TelanganaWP/38178/2015disposed of no costs

Gottimukkala Bhaskar, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

2015-12-08Vilas 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. 38178 of 2015 BETWEEN Gottimukkala Bhaskar and others ... PETITIONERS AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary and others ...RESPONDENTS Date of Order pronounced: 08.12.2015 ORDER:- Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue.

2. Petitioners submit that on the basis of pending dispute, which was communicated by the Tahsidlar fifth respondent, to the Sub-Registrar, fourth respondent, the registration of the petitioners' document was kept pending unregistered. Petitioners, however, state that later on all the said disputes were resolved and the Tahsildar communicated the same under his letter viz., Rc.No.443/2015-DT, dated 26.10.2015 to the fourth respondent confirming that there is no more dispute pending with regard to Survey

No.338/1A admeasuring Ac.3-64 cents and requested him to process the registration. Petitioners' grievance in this writ petition is in spite of the said letter, the fourth respondent is not taking any further steps with regard to the document presented by the petitioners.

3. Learned Government Pleader states that the Sub-Registrar will process the document in accordance with law.

4. In view of that, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the fourth respondent to consider the aforesaid letter of the Tahsildar, dated 26.10.2015 and process the document presented by the petitioners. The fourth respondent is further directed to receive and process the document 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 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 communicate 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 8, 2015 LMV