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Kesaraju Uday Bhaskar v. the State of Telangana

Telangana HC11 Jul 2025WP/4052/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana HC writ disposed: refusal to register sale deed dated 08.02.2024 (Flat No.202, SVSS Enclave, East Marredpally); Sub Registrar Marredpally; interim order 16.02.2024 made absolute; registration does not confer title; Registration Act 1908; Indian Stamp Act 1899; Article 226; Section 151 CPC; connected matter W.P.No.19106 of 2010 dismissed 28.05.2025; A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act 1982; I.A.No.1 of 2024; no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.

What did the court decide?

Interim order dated 16.02.2024 made absolute; the subject Sale Deed dated 08.02.2024 had already been registered pursuant to the interim order; clarified that registration confers no title and pending title disputes are unaffected; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed; no order as to costs. ¶37

Kesaraju Uday Bhaskar Vs the State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondent No.3 (Sub Registrar, Marredpally Secunderabad) in refusing to receive and register the Sale Deed dated 08.02.2024 presented by the petitioner in respect of Flat No.202 in SVSS Enclave, East Marredpally, Secunderabad Cantonment, was illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law, and whether Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 ought to be directed to receive, register and release the said deed.

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Court's answer

In view of the submissions made by both sides and the dismissal of the connected W.P.No.19106 of 2010 by the Division Bench of this Court on 28.05.2025, the interim order passed by this Court on 16.02.2024 is made absolute, and accordingly the writ petition is disposed of.

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Key takeaways

Mere registration of the document does not confer title on the subject property; the order shall not have any bearing on matters where title rights of the parties are pending before the authorities either in revision/appeals for adjudication, and does not preclude the parties from asserting their rights before a competent Court of law.obiter¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court (W.P. No.4052 of 2024, K. Sarath J., 11.07.2025): Petitioner sought a writ of mandamus against the Sub Registrar, Marredpally, who refused to receive and register his Sale Deed dated 08.02.2024 relating to Flat No.202, SVSS Enclave, East Marredpally, Secunderabad Cantonment, and consequential directions to Respondents 2 and 3 to register and release it. By interim order dated 16.02.2024 (Notice Before Admission stage), the Court had directed registration if the document complied with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; the deed was accordingly registered. After the Division Bench of the same Court dismissed the State's connected W.P.No.19106 of 2010 challenging the Special Court's order in I.C.No.167 of 1997 under the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 (28.05.2025), the Court made the interim order absolute and disposed of the writ petition. The Court expressly clarified that mere registration does not confer title, that the order has no bearing on title questions pending before authorities in revision/appeal, and that parties remain free to assert their rights before a competent court. No costs; miscellaneous petitions closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH

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WRIT PETITION NO: 4052 OF 2024

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Between:

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KESARAJU UDAY BHASKAR, S/o Late Gopalakrishna Murthy Kesaraju, Aged about 36 years, Occ. Bank Employee, Rl/o Flat No.303,^Block-A, Manasa Apartment, Begumpet, Hyderabad-500 016.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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1 THE STATE OF TELANGANA, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department (Stamps and Registration), Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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2 THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, Stamps and Assurance, Hyderabad/District, Nampally, Hyderabad.

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THE SUB REGISTRAR, Marredpally Secunderabad

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RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court^may be^pleased to pass an order, direction or writ more^particularly one in the nature of^{writ of} mandamus declaring action of the Respondents more^particularly the^Respondent No.3 while refusing to receive and register the Sale^{Deed, Dated 08.02.2024} presented by the Petitioner in respect of Flat No.202 in SVSS Enclave, Municipal D.No.10-3-271515121202 (PTl No.11B1006888) having^plinth area of^1540sft (including common areas and car parking in Ground Floor) along with undivided unspecified share of land admeasuring 60 sq.yds oul of 422 sq.yds in Sy.No.74110, situated at East trlarredpally, Secunderabad Cantonment as illegal, arbitrary^and against the provisions of law and consequently direct the Respondent^{Nos. 2 and 3} to receive and register the Sale Deed, Dated 08.02.2024^presented by^the Petitioner pertaining to the above property thereby to release the sameⁱⁿ accordance with law

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lA NO: 1 OF 2024

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Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying that in the^{circumstancesstated in} the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court may be^pleasedto DIRECT the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to receive and register the Sale^Deed,

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Dated 08.02.2024 p,resented by the Petitioner in respect o{ F lat No.202 in SVSS Enclave, l/unicipal D. No.1 0-3-271515121202 (PTl No.11B1l03BBB) having plinth area of 1540 sft (including common areas and car parking 'r Ground Floor) along with undivided unspecified share of land admeasuring 60 sq y^js out of 422 sq.yds in Sy.No.74110, situated at East Marredpally, Secunderaba:l lantonment thereby to release the same

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Counsel for the Pelitioner: SRl. G RAJESHWAR REDDY

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Counsel for the Rer;pondents: Ms. S. SRAVANTHI AGP FOR STAMPS AND REGISTRATION

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The Court made thr-'following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRT JUSTTCE K.SARATH

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WRIT PETITION No.4O52 OF 202

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ORDER:

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Heard learned counsel lor the petitioner ancl

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Ms.S.Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government pleadcr tl.re lor Stamps arld Registration appearing lor rcspondents and perused thc material on record.

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Lcarned counsel for the petitioner submits that whiti: orderir-rg Notice Before Admission, this Court grantecl interirn order on 16.O2.2O24 directing the Registering Authorilies to receive and register the document I)rcscnted^{by the petitioner,} il it is otherwise found to bc in compliance with the requirements of the Registratior-r Act, l9O8 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

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Today, u,hen the matter is taken up for hcaring, learncd counsel for the petitioner submits that in pursuance to the interim order passed by this Court on 16.O2.2024, the Registering Authorities have registered

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the subject document.

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4, LearnecL Counsel for both sides subrn ts that the connectcd rnatter in W.P.No. 19106 of 2O1t) filed b),^the StiLtc Govcrnmcnt against tlt<: order in^l. liC.No.167^oI 1997 pa:;scd brv tl-re Spccierl Oourt urtder the A.P.^Larnd was (iral.rbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, Hyrle'rabzrd, dismissed bv the Divisron Bcnch of tl ir; Court on 2E.O5.2025

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In vicu' of the submissious made by bol r sides and in vicu' of the disrnissal ol \V.P.No. 19106^,rf 2010 on '28 O5.2O25, thc intcrim ordcr passed by l-is Cottrt or-r 16.O2.2024 is made absolutc. AccordilgLy, the u'rit perit ion is c isposed of

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It is rnade clear ll-rat mcre registration of the document r-locs not confer tille on the stt';lect propert]r ar-rd it is also made clear tl-iat tl-ris order s'l'rld not have any bearin5l on all those matters where titl ,lrights of the partles ar€ pending bcfore the authorities either in revision/ appeals for adjudication and in zrnv other case this order ztlso does not prech.rde the^{partie s} in asserting

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their rights before a competent Court of law. There shall

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be no order as to costs

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