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Pentakota Venkata Madhu Kiran Suri Appa Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

Telangana HC9 Nov 2012WP/34797/2012

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What is this about?

This writ petition challenged the retention of a land agreement document by the SubRegistrar for over four years due to doubts about the title deed. The court held that without any official objection or record showing government ownership, such detention was unjustified and directed the SubRegistrar to process the document within ten days.

What did the court decide?

Directed respondent No.3 to process the document and complete necessary steps within ten days from receipt of the order.

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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY

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WRIT PETITION No.34797 of 2012

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ORDER:

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Petitioners claim to be the owners and possessors of land admeasuring Ac.1.39 ½ cents in Survey No.1563/1; Ac.0.62 cents in Survey No.1562/2 and Ac.0.10 cents in Survey No.1562/2 of Anakapalli Town, Visakhapatnam District. They entered into an agreement with Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority and presented it before the SubRegistrar, respondent No.3 herein, for registration. It was assigned a pending number, being P-134/2008. Thereafter, respondent No.3 addressed a letter, dated 19.05.2008, to the District Collector, Visakhapatnam, respondent No.2 herein, seeking confirmation on the pass books issued by the Tahsildar, Anakapalli. The grievance of the petitioners is that the document has not been released, though four years have elapsed.

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Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue.

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In the process of verification, as to the genuinity of the title deed and pattadar pass book, relied upon by the petitioners, respondent No.3 spent more than four years. It was not as if any individual or an official of the Government complained that the petitioners are not the owners of the property. Further, the petitioners have placed before this Court, a copy of the certificate, dated 09.01.2007, issued by the

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Mandal Revenue Officer, Anakapalli to the effect that the land in survey No.1562/2 is classified as ‘Zeroyithi wet-land’ and it is not assigned or Government land.

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There would have been some justification for respondent No.3 to entertain a doubt, had it been a case where the land was shown in the records as the one belonging to the Government in any manner. When the record does not disclose so, there was absolutely no justification for respondent No.3 in keeping the document pending for such a long time. Further, the pattadar pass books, issued under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, are to be taken on their face value.

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For the foregoing reasons, the writ petition is allowed and respondent No.3 is directed to process the document, presented by the petitioners, and complete the necessary steps, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

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The miscellaneous petition filed in this writ petition also stands disposed of.

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_______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J.

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Dt.09.11.2012.

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Pentakota Venkata Madhu Kiran Suri Appa Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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