Gujjala Kiran Kumar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

Gujjala Kiran Kumar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of parties: the Registering Authority directed to receive and process the petitioners' sale deed for the subject property, subject to compliance with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; any refusal to be with recorded reasons communicated to the petitioners; miscellaneous petitions closed; no order as to costs; no opinion expressed on merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether the refusal/inaction of Respondent No.3 (Sub-Registrar, Quthbullapur) in receiving and registering the petitioners' sale deed for the subject property - attributed to the Section 22-A prohibitory-list communications - warrants a writ of mandamus directing receipt and registration of the deed.

Court's answer

With the consent of both parties the writ petition was taken up and disposed of at the admission stage itself; in view of the Government Pleader's undertaking to follow Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908, the Registering Authority is directed to receive and process the document sought to be presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject property, subject to the petitioners complying with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

Ratio / Principle

It will be open to the Registering Authority to refuse the document presented before it if it has any objection, duly assigning reasons in support of such decision and communicating the said decision to the petitioners, consistent with the procedure under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908.

Key takeaways

This Court has expressly not formed or expressed any opinion on the merits of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioners to get the subject document registered; the merits remain open.obiter¶58

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Pulla Karthik, J., single judge), 03-02-2026, disposing W.P. No. 1639 of 2026 at the admission stage with the consent of both parties. Two individual purchasers sought a writ of mandamus against the inaction of the Sub-Registrar, Quthbullapur (Respondent No.3) in receiving and registering their sale deed for Flat No. 501, Door No. 02-067/X29,30 & 31/501, 'Maha Sai Residency', Survey Nos. 329/4 and 329/15, Mahadevapuram Residential Project Phase-III, Gajularamaram village, Quthbullapur Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district - the refusal being attributable to prohibitory-list entries under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 notified through Ranga Reddy District Gazette Notification R.R. No. 83 (File No. E5/4730/2013 dated 25-09-2013), Tahsildhar File No. B/583/2012 dated 17-02-2012, Gazette Notification No. 134 dated 10-03-2005 and G.O.Ms No. 292 Revenue (Registration) dated 09-03-2005 (File No. G1/4661/2005 Dt. 02-07-2005). On the Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration submitting that the official respondents would follow the procedure under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 (recording reasons for refusal and furnishing copies thereof), the Court disposed of the petition directing the Registering Authority to receive and process the document, subject to the petitioners complying with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, while leaving the Authority free to refuse the document for assigned reasons duly communicated. The Court expressly expressed no opinion on the merits of the petitioners' entitlement to registration. Miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.

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HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD} (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE^{THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYSIX}

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{SRIJUSTICEPULLA KARTHIK}

WRIT PETITION^{NO: 1639 0F 2026}

Between:

Gujjala Kiran^{Kumar,S/o G.VenkateswaruluAged about 40 years'Occ} .EmploYee

Smt. Nallabothula^{Radhika Kumari,D/o Nallabothula KullappaWo-Gujjala} - Xiii'. rr.rr Ag"o ,oiri,i-g71"-"i' occ- House' Both R -/o. Rat No'501' -rviha' Sai Residency Anartment Mahadevapuram

rr,rurr,' niri.^{in "prots or} Resdential Project^{e"nJse'-rIoqi,r'i'*!ramVittigs'} .Quthbullapur^lvlandal' dinrc Cii"r"^{M'edchal-tvlalkaigiridistrict'Telangana State'}

...PETITIONERS

AND

1 The State of^{Telangana' Rep.by its Principal Secretary (StampsEt} Registration),^{Secretariat,Hyderabad}

2 The District Registrar,^{tvledchal-Malkajgiri District}

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The Sub-Registrar,^{Quthbullapur'tvledchal-MalkajgiriDistrict}

4 The Collector,^{Medchal-tvlalkajgiri District}

5 The Tahasildhar,^{Quthbullapurtr/landal' Medchal-Malkajgiri District}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under^{Article 226 of the Constitutionof lndia praying that in the} circumstances^{statedin the affidavit filedtherewith' the High Court may be} pleased to issue a^{Writ, Orderor directionmore particularlyone in the nature of} Writ of Mandamus^{declaringthe INACTIONof Respondent No 3 whois under the} RespondentNo-l,2,4and5onthebasisofprohibitorylistunderSection22-Aof Registration^{Act 1908 as per 1 Ranga ReddyDistrict Gazette Notification R-R'} No. 83,^{communicatedby Joint Collector,Ranga ReddyvideFile} No.E5/4730/2013/Quthbullapur/Gajularamaram'.dated25t0912013.2)Deputy Collector a^{Tahalsildhar Quthbullapur Mandal' File No Bt583t2O12'dated171} O2t2O12 and^{3. Gazette NotificationNo'134, dated10-03-2005and G O'Ms No'}

mmunicated^bY 2g2, Revenue^{(Registrationl) on gth l\Iarch2005c} Commissioner and^{lnspector General (Revenue and Stampl;} Hyderabad vide File No. G1t466112005,^{Dl. OZ|OTl2OO5in receiving andregisttrt} ng the Sale Deed presented by the Petitioner^{in respectof all that the FlatNo'} 01, Door No.^02- 067/X29,30^{and 31 /501 (PTINNo. 1292407O25,in 5th Floor't} ith a built uP^area of 1230.0 SFT.,^{(including common area) and One Car Patl} ng Space in^Stilt share of land Floor admeasuring^{120.0 SFT ,along with an undivid':} admeasuring.30.0^{Sq.yards (out of total land admeasuring60} .0 Sq.yards as^at site total^{land admeasuring 597.0Sq yards), the Building Kr r} wn as MAHA^SAI RESIDENCY, on^{Plot No. X-29, X-30, and X-31,in SurveyNcs} 32914 and 32915, rct, Phase-lll, situated at lr/lahadevapuram^{ResidentialPr<r} lal QuthbullaPur, ViIIageGAJULARAMARAM^{aUnder GHMC Circle' [/lar} 'y, in violation of Medchal-Malkajgiri^Dist '^{TelanganaState as illegal' arbitt;} Articles 14,21 a^{300-4 of constitution of lndia and also in viola ion of Registration} Act,^'1908, besides^{in violationof Principles of Natural Justice'} IA NO: 1 OF²⁰²⁶ PetitionunderSectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircrnstancesstatedin the affidavit filed^{in support of the petition, the High Courtrray be pleasedto} direct the Respondent^{No. 3 herein to receive and regisI} rr the Sate Deed presented by the^{petitioner in respectof all that the FlatNc'} 501, Door No.^02- 067/X29,30E131/501^{(PTIN No 1292407025),in 5th Floor'wi.} r a built up area^of 1230.0 SFT.,^{(includrng common area)and One Car Parking} ipace in Stilt^Floor admeasuring^{1 20.0SFT} ,^{along with an undivided shareo'} and admeasuring: 30.0 Sq.yards^{(out of total land admeasuring 600 0 Sq yards} rs at site total^land admeasuring 597.0^{Sq.yards),inthe BuildingKnowtt} as "MAHA^SAI RESIDENCY", on^{Plot No X-29, X-30, and X-31, in SurveyNc} ;. 32914 and 329/5, situated at:^{MahadevapuramResidentialProject'I} hase-lll, Village: GAJULARAMARAIM^{Et UNdETGHIVICCiTCIC, IVIANdAI'QUlI} rullapur, MedchalMalkalgiri^Dist. ,^{Telangana State.,withoutreferenceof 1 F:r} nga Reddy District Gazette Notification^{R. R.No. 83, communicatedt 1} Joint Collector, RangaReddyvideFileNo.^{E5t473O/2013 /QuthbullapuriGaiul:} amaram dated^25- Mandal, File^No. 09-2013, 2. Deputy^{Collector Et TahalsildharQuthbullaptt} 8t583t2o12, dated^{17- 02-2012and 3. Gazette NotificationNr} 134, dated.l0-03-

2005 and G.O.Ms No. 292,^{Revenue (Registration' l), 9th March 2005} communicated by Commissioner^{and lnspector General (Revenue Et Stamps)'} Hyderabad vide File No. G1/466'1i2005,^{Dt: 02-07-2005, pending disposalof the} above writ^petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner^: SRI^{V.VENKATA KUMAR}

Counsel for the Respondents: GP^{FOR STAMPSAND REGISTRATION}

The Court made the following:^ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF t],}LANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HON'BLE SRT JUSTICE PULLA K' RTHTK

Wntr^PetItroU wo.tOgg OF 20126

3'd FEBRUARY,20/26

Between:

Gujjala Kiran Kumar & another

Petitioners

AND

The State of !'elangana, Rep. by its Principal Secetary (Stamps & Re:gistration), Secretariat, Ftyderabad and (4) othc'rs

le spondents

ORDER:

With thr: consent of both the parties, this \ I rt petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itseI

Aggrieve:d by the inaction of responde r t No.3 in receiving ancI registering the sale deed pres,r Ltecl by the petitioners in respect ol Flat No.501, Door No.02t67 1X29,30 & 31/50 1, in the building known at^,Maha Sz Re sidency' situated in srLrvey Nos.329/4 and. 329 l5 at Ma: rdevapuram Residential Project, phase-lll, Gajularamerri m Village,

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Quthbullapur^{Mandal,Medchal-MalkajgiriDistrict} (hereinafter called as 'subject property'), the present Writ Petition is fi1ed.

Heard Sri V. Venkat Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, ald learned Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration, for the respondents

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits^{that the} respondents are refusing to receive and^{process the sale deed} sought to be presented by the^{petitionersin respect of the} subject property. Therefore, the learned^{counsel prays this} Court to issue suitable directions^{to the respondents.}

Learned Government^Pleader submits^{that the official} respondents will follou' the^{procedure contemplatedunder} Section 71 of the Registration Acl,^l9OB.

Section 71 of the Registration^{Act, 19OB reads as} follows:

Reasons for refusal to^{registerto be recorded.-}

(1) Every Sub-Registrar refusing to^{register a document,} except on the ground that the^{propertyto which it}

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relirtes is not situated within his su: district shal1 make al order of refusal and record,: I his reasons for such order in his Book No.2, arc endorse the words "registration refused" on the d: :umenL; and, on application made by any persor executing or claiming under the document, s I all, rvithout payment and unnecessary delay, give ,im a copy of the reasons so recorded.

(2) No registering officer sha.ll accept for egistration a document so endorsed unless and r_rrr il. under the provisions hereinafter contained, the document is directed to be registered.

7 . In vieu, of the above submissions cou: ed u,ith the provision unrler Section 7l of the Registration ,\ t. 1908. this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Regisre r ng Auth ority to receive and process the document sought tc :e presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject prop( 1 -y, subject to the petitioners complying u,ith the provi:; )ns of the Registration Act, 19O8 as well as the indian Sta: p Act, 1899. lt u,ill be open to the Registering Authority t r refuse the document prr:sented before him, if he has any cl jection, duly assigning roasons in support of such rl 'cision and communicate the said decision to the petitioner: It is made

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clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioners to^get the

subj ect document registered

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shail stand

closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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SD/.MOHD.^ISMAIL DEPUTY REGISTRAR 6

SECTION OFFICER

To,

t. The'Pfincipal Secretary^{(StampsEt Registration)' Secretariat' Telangana} State, HYderabad.

The District^{Registrar' Medchal-Malkajgiri District}

The Sub-Registrar,^{Quthbullapur, Medchal-Malkajgiri District}

4 The Collector, Medchal-Malkajgiri^District

The Tahasildhar,^{Quthbullapur Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District}

One CC to SRI^{V.VENKATAKUMAR,Advocate [OPUC]}

T.TwoCCstoGPFoRSTAMPSANDREG|STRAT|oN,HighCourtforthe State of Telangana. [OUT]

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ORDER

WP.No.1639 of 2026

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 6i! 1r:, __-,. r,[z rra