Thota Eswar Reddy , v. The Principal Secretary (Revenue),

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.21752 of 2015 BETWEEN Thota Eswar Reddy and others.

... PETITIONERS AND The Principal Secretary (Revenue), State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others.

...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. PAVAN KUMAR ADITYA MALLADI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE (AP) The Court made the following:

ORDER:

Petitioners intend to execute an unregistered agreement of sale and their grievance is that the third respondent is not receiving the document.

2. However, the petitioners have not presented the document before the third respondent. Petitioners are at liberty to present the document and if such document is presented, the third respondent shall receive and process the document presented by the petitioners. The third 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 of the aforesaid enactments, 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 petitioners in terms of Section 71 of the Registration Act.

The writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J July 14, 2015 DSK