Gangasani Nagaraju v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

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. 40513 OF 2015 BETWEEN Gangasani Nagaraju and others ... PETITIONERS AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Special Chief Secretary to Government and others ...RESPONDENTS Date of order pronounced: 15.12.2015 ORDER:- Heard.

2. Petitioners seek de-notification of their lands from the list of prohibited lands, which was issued and communicated by the District Collector to the Sub-Registrar, the fourth respondent. Petitioners state that they are the absolute owners and their lands are wrongly included in the list of prohibited categories. Petitioners have also given legal notice dated 02.04.2015 to the District Collector requesting for de-notification. Alleging inaction on the part of respondent Nos.2 to 4, this writ petition is filed.

3. It is, however, evident that petitioners have not made any application

as contemplated under Section 22-A(4) of the Registration Act, 1908. Hence, the present grievance of the petitioners cannot be considered unless they make appropriate application.

4. Petitioners, therefore, are at liberty to make appropriate application to the Government and to the District Collector for deletion of their lands. If such an application is received, respondent Nos.1 and 2 shall examine the same and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously preferably within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of such application. With the above direction, 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 December 16, 2015 LMV