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R.Bhanu Murthy v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC13 Oct 2023WP/28734/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court in Telangana held that a Sub-Registrar cannot refuse to receive a gift deed merely on non-production of link documents when government allotment orders and construction regularisation exist. It directed the authority to register the deed if compliant with the Registration Act and Stamp Act.

What did the court decide?

Sub-Registrar ordered to consider government allotment and regularisation proceedings as link documents and register the petition's Gift deed.

R.Bhanu Murthy Vs The State of Telangana — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2023)

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4 The lnspector^{Generalof Stamps and Registration'Hyderabad Telangana} State,

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E The District^{Collector, Medchal Mallkajgiri District' TelanganaState'}

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E b The Sub_Registrar,^{stamps and Registration,Kukatpaily, Medchar Malkaigiri} District,

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7 The Greater^{Hyderabad Municipal corporation,Rep by its commissioner} i;;Gr"d^{Robd, HYderabad'}

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8 TheGreaterHyderabadMunicipalCorporation'Rep.byitsDeputy c'oi'.-ii=i"n.11^{Kukatpally, Hyderabad}

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I The Greater^{Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation'Btq'Oyits Assistant} c'"".iliiiioneil ci rcle^{No 24, f irt<atpaliy' Hyderabad}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 ot the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances staled in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ, order or Direction more particularly onl in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.6 herein refusing to receive, register and rerease the gift deed or any deed presenteo oy irre

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HON,BLE DT. JUSTICE CHII,LAKUR SUIT{ALA THA t44?t'r PL-, 7'Tt-1C),, Aro ? 973 pt 2a23

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_ORDER:

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Heard Sri S. R. Sanjeey l{r_rma -, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri B.Dileep I(rrmar, Icarrcd Assjslant Covcrunrc,rrt Pleacler lor Stamps ancl Registration irho is rcpresenLing respondeni Nos. l, 4 and 6, X{s. F,:rllavi. Iearnee Assistant Govganmsnl pleader for As5jg1lp6nts, rvlg is rcpresentrng respondent Nos.2 and 3, learned ,{ssisianr (iovernment Pleader for Revenue, u4to is reprcscnLing r.espondcr_ri No.S and Sri M.Dhananjay Reddy, je:rrned StanCing Coursel for G,J,{C, r'vho is representing i-espondcnt Nos.7 1e 9.

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This Writ petition is filed seekinll an order in the nature of Writ o1. Mand.antus de claring the rnaction ol respondent No.6 i.e Sub-Rcgistrar, I(ukaLpally, Medchal-Malka;giri District in fecclvtng, rcgistcring and rek:asing the Gift deed presenteci by the petitioner: in respect of House No.2-223lll279C which is constructed cn Plot^{No.279C locatcd in} Sy.No.1B1 situatcd at^{StrcctNo.1 l, AddaguttaSocicty,Near} Society,^{Tirunraiagiri' l(ukaLpauv'} JNTU,^hddagutta and^{conseqLl'entl'v' to direct respondent} as^1[tgd 'r"^{G[r dccd'} F'lderabaC' -r ..\caS(' "^'" \Cf i)\(\ '"' regls 4.rNo6^{to receile'}

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Arglrrng in r-cs1;r--ct ol thc mer.ils of Lhc matter, Iearned counsel for the peLitioner states thar thc Rcgistering Authorir). refused to entertaur the Gift deed presenteci by the petitioner only on thc ground that link document is not produced. Lcarned counsel states that though the petitioner produced a copy of thc procecdings issued b1' respondent No.2-Special Officer and CompctcnL AuLhoritr, Urban Land Ceiling, H),dcrabad. Lhc sermc \'as not considered and aggrieved by the same, the prcscnt Wrii Petition is [i]ed.

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Learncd Assistanr Covcrnmcnt Pleader for Stamps and Registration, learncd Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and lcarncd Assistant Government pleader for Assignments seek thc Court to clispose of the Writ petition on merils.

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The proceedings which the learned counsel for the petitioner referred to are the proceedings issued by the Special Officer and Competent Authorifz, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad uide applicarion No.Ft/4SS/768/Oa titled "Endorsement". Through the said proceedings, the petitioner was allottcd thc subject plot No.279C admeasuring 209 square meters u,hich is located in Sy.Nos. IT7, 1Bl to 18?,

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192, 193. 195, 196 ar.iC 2O I to 203 ol l(ul<atpail.r Villtigc, Balanagr Mandal, Ranga Iledclr I)is1ricl. Therc is a ciear mention that the allotmerlt mzlde b] '.hc Governmenl shall bc conclusive proof of title cf the occuT)ant 1r,sr sUch exceSS ialid allotted. Therefore, as rightl,' contendt:d by ihe Iearncd coLlnsel for the petitioner, the^" Errrlorsc mc r-rt" thr,ts^givenb.r' thc Speciai Olficer and Competcrrt nLrtholitt',^UrbanI-and Ceiling, Hvderabad can^{bc r:onsidel-<cl to 1)(l a iitll< clrlcumct'tt} ior proceeding '"r'ith registration^{ol Li-t: slib.;cct (lift clecd Also'} the iearneci counsel^{for the pcl-itioncrbl-ougiltLo ihc notict'ol} this Court tl-re^{proceedings issucrl bt' theDcpltty} Commissioner,^{Circle i4, GHMC,Kukatpallv'Hydcr:rbad'uide} Pro. No.a519lBPS/Cirno^{l4lW 'ZlOt' clzrtccl18 9 2009b1'} ',vhich^{pena-lt)' wasimposed artd tl'rerrr)authorised} constructlon^{was regularisedregarding il-re sublect house} bearing^No.2-22-311 I^279C'

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Having^{considercd thesedocume nts' this Court ts of the} vierv that^{the RegisteringAuthority ou13htnot to ha,e refused} to receive^{tl-re subjectGift cleed 'lhat apart'the Rcgistcrtng} 'l'tr e has^{no right to rcluseto rcc(livcthe documcnt} Aulhorttl' to^{re()civo\ tl-\e} is^{r-rnderobligzttton} AuthoritY Registerrng

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documents produccd, subjecr them to scrutin-v and thcreafter to pass appropriat c ,Jr.lers cither registcring the document or refusing it indicating rhc rcasons therefor. Thereiore, this Court considers it dcsrrable to dircct the Registering Allthorit5r to register thc subjcct Giit decci basing or.r the documents produced.

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Resultantly, this Writ petition is disposecl of t,ith the follou,ing direcrion: -

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Respondenr No.6 Sub Rcgistrar, Kul<atpally is directed to considcr tl-re proceedir-rgs issued by the Spccial Officcr and Compcte n t authoritr,, Urban Lald Ceiling, Hyderabad titled,.Endorsement,, uide application No.F1/455/768/04 as a link document and also to consider the proceedings issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Circle 14, I(ukatpally vidc pro.No.4519/BpS/Cirno.14l W.Z/OB dared 18.9.2009 and proceed u,ith the registration of the subject Gift deed in case, the said document is in consonance rvith the provisions of the Registration Act, 19Og and the

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SD/- G.SIREESHA ASSISTANT REGIStrRAR

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//TRUE COPY//

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t,i SECTION)FFICER

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To, 1. The Special Chief Secretary and Chief Corrtmissioner of Land Administration, at Hyderabad Telangana State

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The Inspector General of Stamps and Regrstration, Hyderabad Telangana State,

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The District Collector, Medchal Mallkajgiri D,istrict, Telangana State.

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The Sub-Registrar, Stamps and Registration, Kukatpally, tMedchal Malkajgiri District,

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The Commissioner, The Greater Hyderabac Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad.

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The Deputy Commissioner, The Greater Hyderabad l\rlunicipal Corporation, Kukatpally, Hyderabad

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7, The Assistant Commissioner, The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Circle No.24, Kukatpally, Hyderabad

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B. One CC to SRI S.R. SANJEEV KUMAR, Advocate [OPUC]

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One CC to SRI lV. DHANANJAY REDDY, SC FOR^GHlvlC [OPUC]

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Two CCs to GP FOR STAMPS AND REGISI-RATION, High Court for^the State of Telangana. [OUT]

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'1 1 . Two CCs to GP FOR ASSIGNMENTS, High rlourt for the State of Telangana. Iour]

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12.Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High^{Court for the State of Telangana} lourl

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1 3. Two CD Copies BN

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HIGH COURT

DATED: 13t10t2023

ORDER

WP.No.28734 of 2023

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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R.Bhanu Murthy v. The State of Telangana

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