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M/s Sarath Babuji Projects Private Limited v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC21 Apr 2023WP/965/2023

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What is this about?

Hon'ble High Court disposed of Writ Petitions under Art. 226 and O. 71 R. 11 CPC challenging the Sub Registrar's refusal to register a sale deed. The Court directed the registering authority to receive and register the document subject to statutory compliance, without opining on merits, and quashed related miscellaneous petitions.

What did the court decide?

Directing the registering authority to receive, register, and release the subject sale deed upon compliance with provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 and Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

M/s Sarath Babuji Projects Private… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Telangana HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT^{FORTHE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY, THE TWENry FIRST^{DAY OF APRIL} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY^THREE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE^{MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR}

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WRIT PETITION NO: 965 OF²⁰²³

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Betvveen

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1 tv1/s sarath Babuji Projects^{Private Limited,} .Represented^{by rts.DirectorSrt} P.SUBBA RAJA s/o. sri P^{PADMANABHAIAH,Aged about 69 Years, occ} Arihess Rlo^ptot No 16, IDA^{Balanagar, Hydera6ad.}

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2 tV/s Conceptual Constructions,^{A Partnershipfirm,.having} lts .9ffice. 9t^Plot ttto SZ,^pf,it" l, Venkusa Estaies,^{Kowkur, Alwal, Medchal1vlalkajgiriDistrict'} Represented by its^partners:-

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a Sri Sunder Boddupalli S/o.^{LateB.Raghavachary-'} AS99^{about 58 Years,} O". Business, R/o H.No.6-3-832/1 ,^{- Opp fi/lcH ltlarket,Ameerpet'} Hyderabad.

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b Bri'ness. Sri Ramesh Yepuri R/o H.No 6-5/30/3, S/o Sri^{Hari Yepuri, Aged about Self ' Finance Colony, 60 Years, OccupationVanasthalipuram} Hyderabad.

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Represented by GPA Holder^{l and2}

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B Bharathi Bai Wo Sri Jeevan^{tr/urthy,Aged about64 Years,Occuqation} [orr"*,t" Resrdent of H.No.10-39,^{BtiarafChowrasta' Shamshabad,Ranga} Reddy Dist, Aadhaar No.2480^{90'18 8052.}

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...'ET'T,ONERS

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AND

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I The State of Telangana, Rep.^{by its Principal Secretary (Revenue),} Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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2 The District Regrstrar, Nledchal-^{MalkajgiriDistrict.}

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The Sub Registrar, Malkalgiri^{[Vedchal- Malkajgiri District'}

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4 The Telangana State Wakf Board,^{Nampally, Hyderabad,Rep by its} chairman

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...RESP.NDENTS

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Petition under Article²²⁶ ol^{lhe constitution of lndia prayingthat in the} crrcumstances stated in^{the affidavit filed therewith, the High Courtmay be} pleased to tssue Writ. Order or direction^{more particularly one in the nature of} Writ of fi/andamus declaring^{the action of the 3rd respondentie,The Sub} Regrstrar, Malkalgiri,^{Medchal - IVlalkajgiriDistrict, in refusingto receive' process'} register and releise the^{SaleDeed presentedby the petitioner in respectof} RJsioential Open Plot^{No 4B Part, admeasuring 5.00Sq Yards or 4 18 Sq. Mtrs} '

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and Plot No 49, admr )a';uring 267 Sq.^{Yardsor 223 21 Sq L4t',; . f crming Part of} Survey Nos 11. 35 33 and 37, situated^{at VENKUSAEIST;\TES, PHASE-lll'} Kowkoor Villagr-', wit rir the limits of Greater^{Hyderab,adlVlt nrcicrrlcorporation} Alwal Circle and It/ tndal, tvledchal-Malkajg iri^Districl as^{llt,gal,arbitrary,in} violation of Articles 1 l, 21 and 300-A of Constitution^{of lndia :rrd alsoin violation} of Registration r\ct. 1 )08, besides in violation of Principles^{cf l,\laturat Justiceand} consequently direct t re respondent no.3^{hereinto rece ve p o(les:;. registerand} release the Sale De ec presented by the^{petitioner, n 'esp r.rct of Residential} Open Plot No.4B Pa t. admeasuring^5.OO Sq.Yards^{or 4 1€j[)r1. [\4trs., and Plot} No.49, adrreas-rrrng 267 Sq. Yards or 223.21 Sq^l\iltr:' ,^{iorrnirg I)art of Survey} Nos 1'l , 35. 3€i and 3,', situated at VENKUSA ESTAIES,^{t,'rASE-lll,Kowkoor} Village. within the lim ts of Greater Hyderabad^{[VlunicipalCotcoration Alwal Circle} and [Vlandal, lVlerdcha -lvlalkajgiri District.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2023

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Petition under St:ction 151 CPC^praying that^{in the ,;tr:} -rmt;tances^stated in the affidavit f ilecl irr s,upport of the^petition, the^{HighCcu 1 r ray be pleasedto} direct respondent no 3 herein to receive,^{process. registeran(l re ease theSale} Deed presentec by tt e petitioner in respect of Residen-ral^{C)f on P ot No.48Part,} admeasuring 5.C0 Sc.Yards or 4.18 Sq. Mtrs., and^{PIot No.'1 )adrneasuring267} Sq. Yarcls or 21)-3.21 Sr1. Mtrs., formtng Part of Survey Nos^{1 1. :5, 36 and 37,} situated at VENKUSI E.STATES, PHASE-lll, Kowkoor^/illa!::, 'r"rthrn^{the Iimits of} Greater Hyderabad /r,rnicipal Corporation Alwal Circle anc^{',4andal. l\rledchal-} tVlalkajgirr District, in the interest of lustice,^{pending d spos;tof lhe abov-ewrit} petition pending disp, )sirl of the above wrrt petition penci na r-lrs1. os:rl of the above writ petition.

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Counsel for the Petit orler: SRI B. SHIRISHA

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Counsel for the Resl ondent No.'l to 3 ASST. GP FOR STAIVII]S^AND REGISTRATION

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Counsel for the Res[ ondent No.4: SRI FARHAN AZAM KHI|{, SC FOR WAOF BOARD

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The Court madr: the ollowing: ORDER

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TITE HON,BLE SRI JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER I{UMAR l

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WRIT PETITION No.984 of 2023

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ORDER:

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Heard learned counsel for the pelitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for respondent Nos.l to 2 and Sri Farhan Azam Khan, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.3 Waqf Board. With their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. 2. Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.3 in rcfusing to receive, register and release the sutrject clocumcnt presented by the petitioners for registration in respect of residcntral open plot No.32, admeasuring 267 square yarcls or )23.21 square meters, forming part of survey Nos.11, 35, 36 erncl 37, situzrtcd at Venkusa Estates, Phase{II, Kowkoor Village, within thc limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporalion, Ahval Circle and Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, the petitioners filed tl're present writ petition.

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The Assistant Government Pleader l-ras statcd that the respondents will follow the procedure contemplated uncler SecLion 71 ofthe Registration Act, 1908 (for short, 'the Act, 19O8').

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Section 71 of the Act reads as lollorvs:

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Reasons for refusal to register to bc rccor(l.d.

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(l) Every Sub Registrar relusing to r-cgistcr |t (locLuncrlt, crcepl on Lhe ground that the property Lo rrhich ir rclalcs rs n()L srtLrated lviLhin

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hir slb district shlll makc an orde. of rtfusal rurrl tc:orded his rei so'rs lbr sucir or-dc:r in his Book No.2, an(L rrr(l^,rsc the words "r( listration rcfuscd'oLr thc document; atrcl on ap l i('ati.n made by arr rerson exccLltirlll o| claiming rLlldel tlre llcurn,rnt. shztll, \,i hout pa),mcnt arld ulllcccssan' delay,^qive: l1in1 a clpy of lhe rer so rs so recor rlccl.

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(2) N(j r(gistering oihct:r slrall accr:pr lbr rcgi^jtratior i. do,rumcnt so cr lorscrl unI:ss ;rnd turlrl. Llnder thc prr)lisirrrs^'rereinafler co tainrd, tlre d()(ru rnr rs dlrccl(l l() bc rc3isttre([

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In vir w ol- tl.re airovc made submissrons ccrr l)led rvith the

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provision u lcler Section 7l ol the Act. 1908, this \r'rit Petition is disposcd o1' directiLrg the Registering Authorit'v- to rr:ccive, register and rclcas, ht: sulrjt'ct^{(.locur.nent,} subjecl t() tl-c potitioners complying vilh the pr ovisiors of the Act. 19O8 : r; n'eLl as the IndiarL Sta np .{cl. 18c)(-). It^.'r'i1l be opcn Lo rlr,: Re gistering Authorit], t( r.:fi-rsc tlic^(iocluncnI prcscntcrl L,cfon: h m, if he has any objecti lr. bt' ci,ll.r rrssi;1niug re.rsons in sul;p,orL of such decision ar' C comnrrrnrc:rlc llrc s:rid clccisiorr to t.rc petitioners. It is rLade c lcrrr-that this Colrrt has no1 expressed:.rr',, olrinion on merits, of th ) ( ase as Io t lrc crtrllcmcnt of tllc r;etitiorLlrs 1.o get the subject doc lnrcnl r, ci\r, r,,l. N',,^q515

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Misct' [li:ncous Pctitiol]s. rl anl', pcndir-rg in th:; wri- petition shall :;tand :krsecl.

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SD/- V.KAVITHA ASSISi'trANT REGISTRAR

,TRUE COPY'

To,

SEC TION 6FFICER

1 The Prin,;ipal i er;retary (RevenLte) The State of Tolanqarril, Sr:cretariat, Hyderab;rd

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2 The Distrrct Re 3is;trar I,4edchai- l\4atkalgiri District. 3 The S-rb Regi-. ra, I/al\alg l l,4edcrral' l\4alkarqjri l)js.rrc.

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4 The Chairman Ile fetanrana Stale Wakf Boai"O. tLampa y Hyderabad.

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5 One CC ro SR B SH|RIS"HA AOuocate tOFUt 6 One CC 1o SRI F,\F:HAN AZAN/ KHAN, SC Fod \i!ACIF ]]OARD [OPUC] 7 Two CCs to Gt FOR STAA/PS AND REGTSTRATTON t-t gyr Courttortfrel State of I elanc ar,a. [OUT]

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8 Two CD {)opie ; BN RK

CC TODAY

HIGH COURI'

DATED: 2110112023

ORDER

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DISPOSING CF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT CI)STS

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