Smt. Janga Kamala Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

Smt. Janga Kamala Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the Registering Authority to receive and process the sale deed presented by the petitioner for Open Plot No.278, Survey No.103/43, Sri Manarupa Meadows, subject to compliance with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, with liberty to the authority to refuse the document by a reasoned order communicated to the petitioner; miscellaneous petitions, if any, to stand closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondent No.3 in refusing to receive, register and release the petitioner's sale deed in respect of Open Plot No.278 (611 sq. yards / 510.79 sq. metres), Survey No.103/43, Sri Manarupa Meadows, Shamshabad, without assigning any reason, is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

In view of the submissions of the learned Government Pleader and the provision of Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908, the 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 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

Key takeaways

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 petitioner.ratio¶45
It is made clear that the Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioner to get the subject document registered.obiter¶45

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by Smt. Janga Kamala challenging the refusal by the Sub-Registrar, Stamps and Registration, Shamshabad (respondent No.3) to receive, register and release a sale deed in respect of Open Plot No.278, admeasuring 611 sq. yards (510.79 sq. metres), in Survey No.103/43, Sri Manarupa Meadows, Shamshabad Village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, without assigning reasons. Taken up for disposal at the admission stage with the consent of both parties. On the learned Government Pleader's submission that the official respondents would follow the procedure contemplated under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 (recording of reasons for refusal), the High Court (Pulla Karthik, J.) disposed of the writ petition directing the Registering Authority to receive and process the document sought to be presented, subject to the petitioner complying with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, while leaving the authority free to refuse the document for reasons duly assigned and communicated to the petitioner. The Court expressly refrained from expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's entitlement to registration. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, to stand closed; no order as to costs.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

IUONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION NO: 6458 OF 2026

Between:

Smt. Janga Kamala, Wo Satyapal Reddy, aged about 57 years, Occ Household, Ryo. H.No.1-9-1 138/A, Shankar Nagar, Beside Hanuman Temple, Hanumakonda' warangal District

...pETrroNER

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

The District Registrar, Registration and Stamps, Ranga Reddy District. 3. The Sub-Registrar, Stamps and Registration, Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy District

...RESP'NDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in refusing to receive, register and release sale deed in respect of the Open Plot No.278, admeasuring 611 Sq.Yards or 510.79 Sq. Meters in Survey No.103/43, SRI MANARUPA MEADOWS situated at Shamshabad Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, without any reason as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of Registration Act 1908 and also contrary to the orders^passed by this Hon'ble Court and consequently direct the r€spondent No. 2 and 3 to receive, register and release the sale deed^presented by the^petitioner in respect of the above said property by following due^procedure.

lA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC^praying thatⁱⁿ the^{circumstancesstated in} the affidavit filed in^{supportof the petition, the High Courtmay be pleasedto}

direct the respondents to receive, register^{and release thr: sale deedpresented} before the 3rd respondent in respect of the Open^{Plot No.2 78, admeasuring 611} Sq.Yards or 510.79 Sq.Meters, in Survey^{No.103/4 I"SRl fVANARUPA} I\4EADOWS" situated at Shamshabad Village,^{Shamsh:raci Mandal, Ranga} Reddy District, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI B.MADHU SUDHAN^RAO Counsel for the Respondents: Ms. T.SWETCHA, AGP FOtl^{STAMPS AND} REGISTRATION

The Court made the following: ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HON'BT,E SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION No.6458 oF 2026

2"d MARCH,2026.

Between:

Smt.Janga Kamala

. . . Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others.

. . Respondents

ORDER:

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

2, Heard Sri B.Madhusudhan Rao, iearned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.T.Swetcha, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for the respondents

Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.3 in refusing to receive, register and release the Sale Deed presented by the petitioner in respect of subject property i.e., Open plot

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No.278,^{admeasuring611 sq' yards (or 510' / ) sqmeters)in} Survey^{No.103/43, SriManarupaMeadcvs' situatedat} Shamshabad^{MandzlRangaReddY} Sharnshabad^Village, District,^{the petitioner filed the presentWrit : rtitlon}

4 Learned^{Government Pleadersubmirs't.hat the official} cori emPlated^under respondents^{will followthe procedure} Section^{71 of the Regi'stration Act' 19O8}

S 1 908 reads 5. Section^{7 1 ofthe Registration A<1} ' follows

Reasons^{for refusal to registerto be recorc ed} -

(1) Every^{Sub-Registrarrefusingto r( I ister adoctrment'} except on^{the ground that the propelt ' to whichit relates} is not^{situated withinhis sub-distict sha1l make an} order of^{refusaiand recordedhis rer;ons for suchorder} inhisBookNo.2,andendorsetlrt:rvords..registration refused"^{on the document;and' ot-r I pplicationmadeby} any^{person executingor claimingrl rder the document'} shall,^{without payment and unnec'es;ary delay'give him} a coPY^{of the reasons so recorded'}

for registratlon^a

(2) No^{registering ofhcer shall accr:1r} document^{so endorsedunlessar I} until, under^the the document^is

provisions^{hereinaftercontained'} directed^{to be registered'}

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In view of the^{above submissions coupled with the} provision under Sectio n 7l^{of the Registration Act, 1908,this} Writ Petition is disposed^{of directing the RegisteringAuthority} to receive ald^{processthe document soughtto be presented} by the petitioner^{in respect of the subjectproperty, subject to} the petitioner complying^{with theprovisionsofthe} Registration Act,^{1908 as well as the IndianStamp Act, 1899'} It will be open to^{the Registering Authorityto refuse the} document^{presented before him, if he has any objection,duly} assigning reasons ln support of such^decisionand communicate the said^{decisionto the petitioner'It is made} clear that this Court^{has not expressed any opinion on merits} of the case as to the^{entitlementof the petitioner to get the} subject document^registered.

Miscellaleous petitions,^{ifany, pending shall stard}

closed. There shali^{be no order as to costs'}

Sd/.C.DEEPIKA
A SISTANT REGIST

//TRUE COPY//

SECTION OFFICER

To 1 . The Principal Secretary,^{Stampsand Registratio} De artment, Secretariat, Hvderabad, State^{of Telangana.}

2 T6e District^{Registrar, Registrati} on and Stamps.^{RangaReddy District.} 3 The Sub-Regisfrar,^{StamPs and} Registration, Shamshabad,^{Ranga Reddy} District.

4 o;e aC to SRI^{B.MADHUSUDHAN RAo,Advocate} [oPUC]^ 5 i*o ccsi" opFon srnups^{AND REGISTRATIoN,High courtfor the} State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT]

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HIGH COURT

DATED:0210312026

ORDER

WP.No.6458 of 2026

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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