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Lankapalli Chinna v. State of Telangana

Telangana HC17 Aug 2021WP/17784/2021

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What is this about?

This court disposed of a Writ Petition and lis pendens application concerning the refusal to register a property document. The court granted the petitioner liberty to present the document in compliance with formalities for registration, subject to the registering authority recording reasons for any subsequent refusal.

What did the court decide?

Liberty granted to petitioner to present document for registration in compliance with formalities; if refused, reasons must be recorded per S. 711 Indian Registration Act.

Lankapalli Chinna Vs State of Telangana — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2021)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P, NAVEEN RAO

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WRIT PETITION NO: 17784 OF 2021

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Between:

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Lankapalli Chinna, S/o. lmmanuel, Aged 51^years, R/o. 3-307, Suraram Colony, Quthbullapur lvlandal, Malkajigiri-Medchal District.

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...pETtTloNER

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AND

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State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad, Telangana.

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District Collector, Malkajgiri-Medchal District, At Keesara, Telangana.

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Tahsldar, Quthbullapur lvlandal, l,4alkajgiri-tt/edchal District, Telangana.

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District Registrar (Stamps and Registration), [/a lkajigiri-l\4edchal District, Keesara, Telangana.

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Sub - Registrar, Suraram, Malkajigiri-l,4edchal District,^Telangana.

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,..RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavlt filed therewith, the High Court may be^{pleased to} issue an appropriate Writ more in the nature of Writ of l,4andamus declaring the action of the sth Respondent in refusing registration of the document^presentedby the Petitioner in respect of the^plots at Gajularamaram,^{in Sy.No.49/7, despitethe} status of the lands were decided by this Hon'ble Court in^{W.A.No.72012003, dated} 11512009 and under erroneous assumptions that the lands are^{Prohibitedfor} Registration despite earlier registrations till 2017, as being arbitrary,^{illegal and} offending Articles 14,21 and 300-4 of the Constitution of^{lndiaand consequently} direct the Respondents to register the lands/plots of Gajularamaram, Quthbullapur Mandal in Sy.No.49/7.

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lA NO:^'l OF 2021

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Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying that in the circumstances^{stated in the} affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court may be^{pleased to directthe} sth Respondent Sub-Registrar, Suraram, Quithbullapur Mandal, Malkajigiri-Medchal District to forthwith register the Document^{presentedby the Petitionerin respectof} the Plots in Sy.No.49/7 Gajularamaram, Quthbullapur^{[t4andal, pendingWritPetition.} Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. CH. SAMSON BABU

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Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE

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The Court made the fillowing: ORDER

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HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEENTIAO}

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WRIT PETITION^{No.1 7784 of 2O2l}

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ORDER:

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Heard Sri Ch.Samson^{Babu, learned cou'nse1 forthe} petitioner and learned^{Assistant GovernmentPleade:rfor Revenue} appearing for the^{respondents. With their consent, the Writ} Petition is disposed^{of at the stage of admission'}

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The main^{grievanceof the petitioner is that the Sub-} Registrar -5th respondent^{authority is refusing to rr:ceive, register} andreleasethesubjectdocumentsubmittedbytht:petitionerfor registration in respect^{of Plot in Sy.No.49/7of Gajularamaram,} Quthbullapur^{Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District cn the ground} that it falls under^{the prohibited 1ist. However,no proof is filed in} support of his claim^{of presenting the document for registration'}

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Considering the submissions^{oflearned counsel for} petitioner and the learned^{Assistant GovernmentPleader coupled} with the^{provisionin Section 711 of the Indian RegistrationAct,} 19O8, without^{expressingopinionon status of the land the Writ} Petitionisdisposedolgrantinglibertytothepetiti<lnertopresent the document in^{complianceof the registrationformalities' If the} document is^{presentedfor registration,the Regist':ringAuthoriry} shall receive and^{processthe subject document,if it is compiying}

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I S.71. Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded I

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l1l Every Sub-registrar^{refusingto register a document,excepton the ground} iir,,rl"'pi.p"":ito^{which it re'iatesis not situatedwithin his sub-rlistrictshall} make nn order oi refusal^{and recordhis reasonsfor such orderin hiii BookNo 2'} ur-rJ "naor"" the^{words"registration refused" on the documelrt;and'on} application made^{by any person executing or claiming underthe^ doclment'shall} rv'iihort pay*"t t^{andunnecessary delay, give him a copyof the reasonsso} recorded.

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iii^{lfo-."gi"t".l"gofficershallaccept for registrationa documentso endorsed} ,.rl""s a."d untiil under^{the provisions herelnafter contained'the Cocumentis} directed to be registered.

with the provisions of the lndian Registration Act, 1908,^and Indian Stamp Act, 1699. lt will be open to the^Registering Authority to refuse to receive/to register the document^presented before him, if he has any objection, by duly assigning^{reasons in} support of such decision and communicate the^{said decisionto the} petitioner. It is made clear that mere registration of document does not confer title to the property. Pending miscellaneous^{petitions, if}

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any, shall st and closed.

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5D/-v. suDHA ASSISTANT RE STRAR

//TRUE COPY//

SECTION O CER

To,

The Principal Secretaryi^{Revenue Department, state of Telangana, secretariat} Buildinos Hvderabad, Telanqana. 2. ihi tjidtiiii'coireibr, vaikaisiri-Medchal^{District, At Keesara, Telangana} J. iHe irfi.uur, OuinUuttapur^{Mandal, Malkajgiri-MedchalDistrict,Telangana.} 4. iH;^'Di;i;[t h;gisi;ii [Starps^{anu nesjfttration),Malkajisiri-MedchalDistict'} Keesara, Telangana. 5. fil Srb - Reoiitrar. Suraram,^{Malkaiigiri-MedchalDistrict,Telangana'} 6. One CC to S;i Ch. Samson^{Babu,Advocate} [OPUC] 7. il; CC; to^{-Ci-tor Revenue,High Courtfor the Stateof Telangana at} Hyderabad. [OUT] o. Two CD Copies v. One Spare Copy CHR

HIGH COURT

DATED: 1710812021

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W.P.No.17784 of 2021

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT^PETITION WITHOUT COSTS.

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Lankapalli Chinna v. State of Telangana

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