Gandla Srinivas Vs the State of Telangana

Petition Under Article 226 of the^{Constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the^{affidavit filed therewith,the High Court may be} pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction^{more particularlyone in the nature of} Writ of Mandamus declaring the^{action of the Respondents in refusingto receive,} register and release the sale sale^{deed in respect of vacant plot admeasuring to} 202 Square Yards equivalent to^{168.89 Square Meters in Plot No.68 in S.Nos} 14gl3t1l1l1l1 situated at^{ttlachapur Revenue Village and Grampanchayath,} Geesugonda Mandal, Warangal^{district as illegal, arbitrary, violation of Art.14 and} 300-A of the Constitution of lndia,^{Consequentlydirect the Respondent No.3 to} receive, register and to release sale^{deed in respect of the above vacantland} admeasuring 200 square^{yardsin the above plot no.68.}

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!.A.NO:1 OF 2026

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Petitiorr Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 3rd Resprndent to receive, register and release the sale in respect of vacant plot no 68 admeasuring to refusing to receive, register and release the sale sale deed in respect of vacant plot admeasuring to 202 Square Yards equivalent to 168.89 Square Meters in Plot No.68 in S.Nos 149131111/1/1 situated at Machapur Revenue Villerge and Grampanchayath, Geesugonda ft/andal, Warangal district pending writ petition.

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Counsel for ttre Petitioner : SRI N.PURUSHOTHAM REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondents : AGP FOR REVENUE

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The Court at tlre stage of admission made the following ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

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WRIT PETITION No.3768 oF 2026

ogth FEBRUARY,2026.

Between

Gandla Srinivas.

... Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Special Chief Secretar;r, Stamps & Registration Department, T.S. Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others.

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Respondents

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ORDER:

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with the consent of both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

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This writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of respondent No.3 in refusing to receive, register and release the Sale Deed presented by the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary.

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Heard sri N.Purushotham Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government pleader for Stamps and Registration for the respondents.

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4- Learned counsel for the potitioner submits that respo,dent No-l] is refusing to receive and process the docunrent sought. to be presented by the petitioner in respect of the su:bject property i.e. vacant plot, admeasu ring 202 square yards equivalent to 168.99 square meters in plot No.6g in Sy'No' 149 /3/ L /L / | / I situated at Machapur Revenue Village and G'am Panchayat, Geesugonda Mandar, warangar District. Therefc,re, learned counsel prays this court to issue suitable directions to the respondents.

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Learned Government pleader submits that the official respondents will follow the procedure contemplated under Section 7I of the Registration Act, 190g.

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Ser:tion 7l of the Registration Act, 19og reads as fo[or,vs: Reetsons 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 rerates is not situated within his sub-district shail make an order of refusal and recorded his reasons for such order in his Book No.2, and endorse the words "registration refused,, on r-he document; and, on application made by any person r:xecuting or claiming under the document, shail, without payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of the reasons so recorded.

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(21 No registering 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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In view of the above submissions coupled with the provision under Section 7l of the Registration Act, 1908, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Registering Authority to receive and process the document sought to be presented by the petitioner in respect of the subject property, subject to the petitioner complying with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 as well as the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. It will be open to the Registering Authority to refuse the document presented before him, if he has any objection, duly assigning reasons in support of such decision and communicate the said decision to the petitioner. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case as to the entitiement of the petitioner to get the subject document registered

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Miscellaneous petitions, if &fly, pending shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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To 1. The SPecia Secretariat

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SD/. C.^DEEPI ANT^REG /TRUE^COPY/ OFFICER TS

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The District Registrar, Warangal District, T.S. 3. The S;ub- Registrar Warangal^{(Rural), WarangalDist, T.S.} 4. Two OCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of^Telanganaat Hyderabad. [OUT]

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