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Edward Rozario v. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary

Telangana HC17 Jun 2025WP/42952/2017

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What is this about?

Writ petition disposed of at admission stage directing the Sub-Registrar to receive and register the sale deeds subject to compliance with statutory requirements. The Registrar is permitted to refuse registration by recording specific reasons if objections exist.

What did the court decide?

Direction issued to the Sub-Registrar to receive, register, and release the sale deeds/deeds of conveyance, subject to compliance with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

Edward Rozario Vs The State of Telangana, Rep. by its… — Property and Title | Telangana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST 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 PETITI ONNO: 23919 OF 2025

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Between:

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1 sri. Eluri Dani Vinod Kumar, s/o. Late. varaprasad, aqed about 73 vears. occ Retd Emptoyee)k/o. H. No. 49- 275, paonia ruagir "Ctiony_ 1, Odp bh'r;;h; Quthb.uJlap.ur Vittage and Mandat. Medchat Marka"rsiri Oist 'sOObsll R;;.;; hiS DAGPA HOIdET M/S. KVS DEVELOPERS, (PA"N AAZFKsOl3G). rrAViNO-I Partnership firm Registered as Firm No. sla+lzoi2, Di-d5 'i l-"'znli, R€gistered office of the District Registrar of Medchat- ltlait<a1giri, rrlleo-crrii M-a[ajgiri District, Terangana state.*, havinq its offrce Addresi at prot No. 3:21P.. 311P, C- 32, Sri -Ra.m.^{ru9gai Coto"ny,- Srr"rurn, tDn leedimerii,}

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Quthbullapur_ [\Iandar, Medchar- rvt-art<algiri diitrrci Represented bv iis Managing Partners Sri.. Rajulapati'"Srinivasa Rr"-";/;.'R;ijlprti !9n[glelwgya^{Rq9, agej about.64y'ears,Occ Busrness,nlo. H. tto. ii-1A2,} Pjr^{s.aLgolony, Near St.} fvt3fln.^{Sctpql,Chintat,} euthbuilapur Viilage and Mandal, Medchal- Malkajgiri District. , Telangana SiaG _ SOOOaZ.

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2 Sri. L-aggala Shiva Krishna, S/o. Laggala Venkat Rao, aqed about 3.1 vears. Occ Busines. H No 48- 47t1_..paplailh yadav Nagai, -C"f,,"trL OrthOj[-pJi village and Mandal. lrredchal- rr,lalkblgiri District. . Teiangana stite - sooo'7.

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.....PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 The State of Telangana, RQp. by its principal Secretary. Revenue (Stamps and Registration). Secretariat, Hyderabad.'

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The District Registrar, Medchal- Malkajgiri District.

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The Sub Registrar, Qpthbultapur, Medchal- Matkajgiri District.

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The Collector, Medchal- Malkajgiri District.

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The Tahasildar, Quthbullapur Mandal, IVIedchal- Malkajgiri District.

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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 cou( may be pleased to issue any writ order or direction more particurarry one in the nature of

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writ of [\ilandamus^{declaringthe inactionof the RespondentNo.3 in receiving,} registering and releasing^{of the sale deeds/deed of conveyance presented by the} Petitioner in respect^{of the Semi. Finished Flat Nos.301, 302 in Third Floor,401,} 402 in Fourth^{Floor, 501 in FifthFloor,in the building knownas CELESTIA} RESIDENCY, on^{Plot No' 128, in SurveyNo. 12816,Covered Under BlockNo.49,} situated at^{PadmanagarColony-lofVillageQUTHBULLAPUR'[Vlandal} Quthbullapur,^GHMC ,^{Quthbullapur circle,Medchal- tttlalkaigiri Dist , Telangana} state, on the^{groundthat the survey numbers wherethe Petitioners propertyis} situated is^{notified under as prohibited propertylist under Section 22- A ol} Registration^{Act, on ground that the Lr No. E1IMDL/D1/',I53212017-1, Dated 24'} 07. 2024, as^{per the vide Gazette Notification RR No. 83 communicated by Joint} coltector, Ragna^{Reddyvide File No. E5/4730/Quthbullapurdt.25. 09.2013 and} Deputy collector and^{Tahasildar, Quthbullapur Mandal file No. P.158312012dl.17'} 02'2o12andGazetteNotificationNo.134dt.10.03'2005andG.o.Ms.No,292 and296Revenue(Registrationl),gthMarch'2005communicatedby Commissroner and^{lnspector General (R and S), Hyderabadvide File No} G1t4661t2OO5 dt.^{02. 07.2005, as illegal, arbitraryand unconstitutionaland} consequently direct^{the RespondentNo.3 to receive, register and releasethe} sale deeds/deed of^{conveyance presentedby the Petitionerin respect of the} semi- Finished^{Flat Nos. 301, 302 in Third Floor,4Ol ,402 in Fourth Floor, 501 in} Fifth Floor, in the^{building known as cELESTIA RESIDENCY,on Plot No t2B, in} Survey No. 12816,^{Covered UnderBlock No.49, situated at Padmanagar Colony-} 1 of Viilage QUIHBULLAPUR,^{MandalQuthbutlapur,GHMC.,Quthbullapur} Circle, tVledchal-^{I\ilalkajgiri Dist., Telangana State}

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|.A.NO:1 OF 2025

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Petition under sectior<sup>151 CPC prayingthatin the circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filed in support of the petition,the High courtmay be pleasedto} direct the Respondent^{No.3 to receive, register and release the sale deedsideed} of conveyance^{presentedby the petitionerin respect of the semi-FinishedFIat} Nos. 301, 302 in^{Third Floor,401} .402^{in Fourth Floor, 501 in Fifth Floor, in the} building known^{as cELESTIA RESIDENCY,on Plot No. 128,in Survey No. 12816'} covered Under^{Block No. 49, situated at Padmanagar colony-lof Village}

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QUTHBULLAPUR, Mandal euthbullapur, GHtUC., euthbullapur Circle, Medchal_ Malkajgiri Dist., Terangana State, without reference to the prohibited property rist under Section 22- A of Registration Act, the Lr No E1 {MDL/D1 I 1 532t2017 _ 1 Dated 24. 07. 2024, as per the vide Gazette Notification RR No 83 communicated by Joint Collector, Ragna Reddy vide File No ES\4T3Ot Quthbu llapur dt 25 09.2013 and Deputy corector and rahasirdar, euthburapur Ma nda I frle No Bl5B3r2o12 dt. 17.02-2012 and Gazette Notification No. 134 dt. 10 03 2005 and G.O.Ms.No.292 and 296 Revenue (Registration l), 9th March, 2005 communicated by Commissioner and lnspector General (R and S), Hyderabad vide Fire No. G1t4661t2o0s dt. 02.07.2005, pending disposar of the writ petition.

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Counsel for the petitioners : SRI N.KRISHNA SUMANTH Counsel for the Respondents : SMT S.SRAVANTHI, AGp FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH}

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WRIT PETI^{TION No.239t9 of2o25}

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ORDER:

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Heard Sri N.Krishna^{Sumanth, learned counsel for the} Smt S.Sravanthi,^{learned Assistant} petitioners^and Government^{Pleaderfor Stampsand Registration appeaflng} .for the respondent Nos.^{1 to 5' With their consent' this writ} petition is disposed^{of at the stage of admission itself'}

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Aggrieved by^{the actionof the respondent No'3-} Sub registrar^{in refusing to receive,register and release the} Sale Deeds/Deed^{ofConveyancepresented bythe} petitioners in^{respect of Semi-FinishedFlat Nos'301'302 (in} Third Floor),^{401 and' 4O2 (in Fourth Floor)' 5O1 (in Fifth} Floor) in the^{building"CelestiaResidency"on Plot No'128 in} Sy.No. 128 l6^{covered under Block No'49 situatedat} Padmanagar^Colony-I, Quthbullapur^{Village'Quthbullapur} GHMC, Medchal-Malkajgiri^{District, thepetitionersfiled} the present rvrit Petitron

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Learned Assistant^{Government Pleader for} Stamps and Registration^{submits that without presenting}

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the subject document, the petitioners have approached this court seeking registration of the said document. If the petitioners present the sarne before the Registering authority, the respondents will receive the same ald follow the proccdtlre as contemprated under Section 7 | of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short,^.the Act, 19OS).

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4 Section 71 of the Act, 190g, reads as follows:

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Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded._

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(1) Every Sub-Registrar refusing to register a document, except on the ground that the property to which it relates is not situated within his subdistrict shall make an order of refusal and recorded his reasons for such order in his Book No.2, and endorse the words^{,,registration} refused,, on the document; and, on application made by any person executing or ciaiming under^-the document, shall, without payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of the reasons so recorded.

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(2) No registering i officer shall accept for registration a document so endorsed unless and until, under the provisions hereinafter contained, the document is directed to be registered.

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5 In view of the aforesaid submissions coupled with the provrston under Section Tl of the Act, 19Og, this writ

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petition is disposed of directing^{the Registering Authority to} receive, register and^{release the subject documentthat may} be presented by the^{petitionersin respect of the subject} property, subject to the^{petitioners complying with the} provisions of the Act, 1908 as^{well as the Indian Stamp Act,} 1899. It will be open^{to the RegisteringAuthority to refuse} the document^{presentedbefore him, if he has any objection,} by duly assigning reasons^{in support of such decision and} communicate the said decision^{to the petitioners.It is made} clear that this Court^{has not expressed any opinion on} merits of the case as to^{the entitlement of the petitioners to} get the subject documents registered.^{There shall be no} order as to costs.

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Miscellaneous Petitions,^{if any, pending in this writ}

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petition shall stand eleeeq

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SD/-P. PONNA KRISHNA TANT REGISTRAR ,TRUE COPYII ECTION OFFICER

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The Principal Secretary, Revenue (stamps and Registration). secretariat, State ot Ielangana at Hyderabad.

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2 The District Registrar. Medchal- IMalkajgiri District.

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J. I|," lrP^{Registrar, Quthbulapur,Med6hat- IMatkajgiriDistrict} 4q The Collector, Medchal- Malkajgiri District.

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The Tahasildar Qyf[ulapur [Mandat, tMedchat- Matkajgiri District.

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1. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the Staie of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

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1. One CC to SRI N.KRISHNA SUMANTH, Advocate tOpUCl 8 Two CD Copies

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SA BS M.

HIGH COURT

DATED:1 310812025

ORDER

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DISPOSING^{OF THE W.P}

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AT THE STAGE^{OF ADMISSION}

WITHOUT COSTS.

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HIGH COURT^{FORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (Special^{Original Jurisdiction)}

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TUESDAY, THE^{SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRIJUSTICEK. SARATH}

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WRIT PETITIO N^{NO:42952 0F 2017}

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Between:

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1 Edward Rozario,^{S/o,Late [\I.Rozario' Occ Private Service' R/o Door No SCB} S-ZO,-qAl , Flat^{No. 3-8,Krupadeep Apartments,6th Cross' Trimuthy Colony'} It/ahindra Hills. Secunderabad^{- 026.}

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M. Ahammed^{Kabeer, S/o. K. Muhamamed,Aged about 53 Years,Purchaser} of Flat No.^{'1-E, R/o. DoorNo. SCB 5-20-467'Flat No. 1-E, KruPadeeP} Apartments, East^{Marredpally, Secunderabad.-026} ^

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3 SmtSneenaKabeer,W/o.M'AhammedKabeer,Agedabout45years,occ iouse *ife, R/o^{Door No. SCB 5-20-467, Flat No G-E' Krupadeep} nprrtr""t., noad^{No. 6, Mahindra Hills, East Marredpally'Secunderabad-} 026. Purchaser of^{Flat No G-E}

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4 Srigiri Purnachendra^{Rao, S/o Srigiri LakshmanRaoAged about} 15-Y"1:' Oci RetO Professor,^{Purchaserof Flat No 2-E, R/o DoorNo SCB 5-20-467'} ifri f.f".301 ,^{Srigiri203, Street No 4, Road No 7' West Marredpally'}

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Secunderabad.

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( Lachmandas^{Naresh Hiranandani, S/o. L. Hiranandani,Aged about 48-Years,} O." S"*i"",^{Purchaserof Flat No G-D, R/o Door No SCB 5-20-467'Flat} tlo G D, Krupa^{DeepAprts,6th Cross, Trimuthy Colony' East Marredpally'} Secunderabad -^026.

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6 fvfof'".r"0 Mu.iahidur^{Rehman' S/o A Razack,Aged about 57 Years' Occ} AJuoiutu, Purchaser^{of Flat No. G-F, R/o Door No SCB 5-20-467' FlatNo'} G-F, Krupadeep^{Apartments, Trimurthy colony' RoadNo 6' East Marredpally'} Secunderabad^{- 026.}

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-M Mohan Das,^{Aged about 38 Years, Occ}

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1. Muthyala Sandeep^Kanth,S/o Pvt. Service. R/o-^{Flat No.} F-3, Purchaser of^{Flat No. 3F, KruPadeeP} Apartments,^{East Marredpally, Secunderabad- 026}

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B Ha'r.JrJi Shyam^{Sunder, Siorvr rv Chowdary'Aged about 39 years' Occ} grrin..., Purchaser of Flat No.^'1-C, R/o^{Door No SCB 5-20-467' Flat No 'l-} C, Krupadeep^{Apartments,6th Cross, Trimuthycolony' Mahendra Hills' East} MarredpallY,^{Secunderabad - 026}

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.....PETITIONERS

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AND

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'1 . The State o{ Telangana, Rep. by its^{Principal Secretary' Revenue} Department,^{Secretariat,Hyderabad}

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The District Registrar. Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 3. The Su b-Regis"tra r, eoina pa tty, s-""r"i"r,ira. r,^r rs amended as per Court Order dated 21-3_201g in I.A.No.1 of 201g)

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petition Under Arricre 226 or the consritution or rndia #:T]ffll: circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, or direction more particurarry one in the nature of writ of Mandamus decraring the action of the 3rd respondent in not registering the petitioners sale deed in respect of Flat Nos. 3_8, j_E, G_E, 2-E, G_D, G_F, 3-F and 1-C with respective extents in a, froors admeasuring f rom g75 sq. feet to 1 100 sq Feet as per the Agreement in Krupadeep Apartments bearing Door No. scB - 5-20-467' situated at prot No. 132, 138and'139 in sy No. 74/7, Mahendra Hills' East Marredpary, secunderabad as iregar, arbitrary and un constitutionar and consequen'y direct the 3rd respondent to Receive, Register and Rerease the documents to be presented by the petitioners for re Flats Nos. 3-8,^.l-8, c-E, 2-E. G-D, c_F, 3_F and , . illi:I":l:ilT:.T:; floors of Krupadeep Apartment situated at prot No. 132, 138 and 13g in Sy No. 74/7 , Mahendra Hills, East Marredpally, Secunderabad.

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I.A.N o: 10F2o17 (WPMP.NO:53 264oF 2017t

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petition Under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the 3rd respondent to Receive, Register and Rerease the documents to be presented by the petitioners for registration of their 3-8, 1-E, c-E, 2-E, G-D, c-F, 3-F and 1_c with ,J"::["]:";l:'5T;:"; Krupadeep Apartment bearing Door No. SCB_ 5_20-467, admeasuring from g75 Sq. Feet to i100 Sq. Feet as per sale deeds situate, in sy No zqrz, wanenl,, ;,,,""^{",:::11:l:::l*at Prot No 132'138} +^Bs secunderauaa, penoins disposar of the writ ,",,,,",t'",].Jl^ :n: H'::tfiilv,

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Counsel for the petitioners : SRI MOHD MUJAHTDUR RAHMAN

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Counsel for the Respondents : Gp FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH}

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WRIT PETITI^{ONNo.42952of 2OL7}

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ORD^ER:

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Heard learned^{counselfor the petitioners and learned} Assistant^{Government Pleader forStampsand} Registration^{appearingfor the respondentsand perused} the^{material on record'}

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Lcarned^{counsel for the petitione rs submitsthat at} the^{time of ad.mission,this Court granted interim order} on^{19.01.2018,directing the RegisteringAuthorities to} rcceive^{and register the clocument presented by the} petitioners^{if it is otherwise found to be in compliance} with^{the requirements of the RcgistrationAct, 19O8'and} the Indian^{StamP Act, 1899.}

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3.^{Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing'} learned^{counsel forthe pctitioners submits that in} pursuance to^{the interim ordcr passed by this Court} on 19.O^{1.20 18, theRegistering Authorities have} rcgistcred the^{subject document.}

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SK, J

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W-P. No.42952 of 2OtZ

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Learned Counsel for both sides submits that the connected matter in W.p.No.19106 of 2010 fited by the State Government against the order in LGC.No.767 of 1997 passed by the Special Court under the A.p. Land Grabbing (prohibition) Act. 1982, Hyclerabad, was dismissed by the Division Bench of this Court on 28.Os.2025.

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5 In view of the submissions made by both sides and in view of thc dismissal of W.p.No. 19106 ol 201O on 28.05.2025, the interim order passed by this Court in I.A.No.1 of 2OtZ in W.p.No.42952 of 2Ot7 dated 19.01.20 18 is made absolute. Accordingly, thc ,,i,rit petition is disposed of.

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It is made clear that mere registration of the document does not confer title on the subject property and it is a_lso made clear that this order would not havc any bearing on all those matters where title/rights of the parties are pending before the authorities either in revrsion/appeals for adjudication and in anv other casc .__^{this order also does not preclude} the parties in asserting

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SK, J W.P.No,42952^{of 2Ol7}

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their rights before^{a competent Court of law'}

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There shall

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be no order^{as to costs'}

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7 MiscellaneousPetitions,ifany'pendinginthiswrit

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petition shall^standclosed'

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1. The^Princlp Telangana at^HY derabad erabad^{District, HYderabad}

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1. The^District Regtistrar,strar, BoinaP^HYdallY, Sec underabad r the State of Telangana^at 34 TheTwo Sub-RegCCs^{to G} PFOR REVE NU^E,H igh^{Court fo} UTI

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Hvderabad. [O AHIDUR^{RAHMAN' Advocate iOPUCI} HD^MUJ

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HIGH COURT

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ORDER

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WP.No.429S2 of 2017

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DISPOSING OF THE W.P

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WTHOUT COSTS,

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Edward Rozario v. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary

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