Uma Rani Ailaiya Gawali Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

Uma Rani Ailaiya Gawali Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to the Registering Authority to receive and process the document presented by the petitioner in respect of the subject property, subject to compliance with the Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899; liberty to the Registering Authority to refuse the document with duly assigned reasons communicated to the petitioner; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondent No.3 (Sub-Registrar, Keesara) in refusing to receive, register and release the petitioner's Sale Deed in respect of the subject property, on the basis of the memo dated 26.08.2020 issued by respondent No.2, is illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction, and whether the 3rd respondent ought to be directed to receive, register and release the deed notwithstanding the memo.

Court's answer

The Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to 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.

Ratio / Principle

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 communicating the said decision to the petitioner.

Key takeaways

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.ratio¶52

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana (Pulla Karthik, J.), 05-03-2026, disposed of at the admission stage, with consent, a writ petition under Article 226 filed by Uma Rani Ailaiya Gawali challenging the refusal by the Sub-Registrar, Keesara (respondent No.3) to receive, register and release her Sale Deed for residential Plot No.62 (132.50 sq. yards) and Plot No.63 Part (North Side) (161.57 sq. yards), total 294.07 sq. yards, in Sy.Nos.333, 335 & 336/Part, Cheeryal Village, Keesara Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, made on the basis of a memo dated 26.08.2020 issued by respondent No.2. On the learned Government Pleader's statement that the official respondents would follow the procedure contemplated under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 (reasons for refusal to register to be recorded), the Court directed the Registering Authority to receive and process the presented document, 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 on any objection with duly assigned reasons communicated to the petitioner. The Court expressly did not express any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's entitlement to registration. Miscellaneous petitions closed; no order as to costs.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION NO: 6G97 OF 2026

Between

.Uma^{Rani Ailaiya Gawali, wo. AilaiyaGawaliaged about 66 years,} occ House wife Rio. Flat No.104, Ground Froor sky^-Residency, Asha ofiicer's colony Gandhi Nagar, vrc Ramakrishnapuram Tirumalgiri, Hyderabad500056

...PETITIONER

AND

1- The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Govt Revenue (Registration and Stamps) Department Secretariat Building, Hyderabad -500 022

2- The Commissioner, and lnspector General of Registration and Stamps M J Market, Hyderabad -500 001

The sub Registrar, Keesara, Medchal-Markajgiri District -501 303

...RESPONDENTS

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, Order Or Direction, More Particularty, One ln The Nature Of Writ Of ltlandamus, lssue A Writ, Order Or Direction More Pa.6cularly, One ln The Nature Of Writ Of Mandamus, By Declaring The Action Of The 3rd Respondent ln Not Receiving And To Register The Sale Deed Presented By The Petitioner ln Respect Of All That The Residential Plot No. 62, Admeasuring 132.50 Sq Yards And plot No.63 Part (North Side), Admeasuring 161.57 Sq Yards (Out Of 2OT.O Sq yards), thus total Admeasunng 294.07 sq yards or 24s.g4 sq Mtrs., ln sy. Nos.333, 335 and 336/Part, Situated At CheeryalVillage, Under Ghmc, Keesara Mandal, MedchalIt/alkajgiri District, Telangana state And Bounded By North plot Nos.61 And 64,

South Plot No.6:] Part (South Side) and Neighbours Land, East 30'Wide Road, West 30'Wide Road t]n The Basis Of Memo No.G2l2S7lZ019, dated 26.08.2020, lssued By The 2nd Rerspondent As lllegal, Arbitrary, UnlaMul, Without Jurisdiction And contrary To The' Provisions of rhe Registration Act,^'1908 And ln Violation of Article '14 Of The Constitution Of lndia And Consequenfly To Direct The 3rd Respondent To Receive, Regisler And Release The Sale Deed presented By The petitioner ln Respect Of The Above Said Property, Notwithstanding The Memo No.G2t2SllZO19, issued By The 2nd Respondent.

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Petition urrder 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 respondenl to receive, register and release Sale Deed presented by the Petitioner in respect of All that the Residential plot No. 62, admeasuring 132.50 sq Yards and Plot I!0.63 Part (North Side), admeasuring^.t61.57 Sq yards (Out of 207.0 Sq Yards), thu:; total admeasuring 294.07 Sq yards or 245.94 Sq Mtrs., in Sy. Nos.333, 335 and 336/Part, situated at Cheeryal Village, Under Ghmc, Keesara Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana State and Bounded By North plot Nos.61 And 64 South Plot No.63 Part (South Side) and Neighbors Land, East 30, wide Road, west 30'wide Road without reference to Memo No.G2l2s7 t2019, dated 26.08.2020 issued by the by the 2nd Respondent, pending disposal of the above writ Petition.

Counsel for th,r Petitioner: SRI JEERIPOTHULA SRINIVAS

Counsel for thr: Respondents: Ms. S.SRAVANTHI,

AGP FOR STAMPS & REGISTRATION

The Court maole the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAI)

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PEIITION No.6697 OF 2026

sth MARCH,2026.

Between:

Uma Rani Ailaiya Gawali.

...Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue (Registration & Stamps) Department, Secretariat Buildings, 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.

Heard Sri J.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms.S.Sravanthi, 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., Residential Plot No.62, admeasuring 132.50 Sq. Yards and Plot No.63 Part

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(North ;iide),^{admeasuring 161.57 Sq Yards (Out Of 2O7.O Sq.} yards), thus total admeasuring 294.07 Sq. Yards (or 245.84 Sq. Mtrs.), in^{Sy.Nos.333,335 &336lPart, situatedat} Cheeryrtl Village,^{underGHMC,Keesara Mandal,Medchal-} Malkajgiri District,^{Telanganla,the petitioner filed the present} Writ Petition.

L,:arned^{Government Pleader submitsthat the official} responrients ',r,ill^{follow the procedure contemplatedunder} Section 7t of^{the RegistrationAct, 1908.}

Section^{7 L of the RegistrationAct, 1908 readsas} follows

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

(l ) Every^{Sub-Registrar refusing} to^register a document, except^{on the ground that the property} to^which it relates is not^{situated within} his sub-district 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 claiming under the document, shall, without payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of the reasons so recorded.

('.21 No registering officer shall accept for registration a document so endorsed unless and until, under the

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provisions hereinafter contained, the document^is directed to be registered..

In view of the above^{submissions coupled with the} provision under Section 7L of the^{RegistrationAct, 1908, this} Writ Petition is disposed of directing^{the RegisteringAuthority} 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 ofthe} Registration Act, 1908^{as well as the tndian Stamp Act, 1899.} It will be open to the^{RegisteringAuthority to refuse the} document presented^{before him, if he has any objection, duly} assigning reasons in^{support ofsuch decision and} communicate the said^{decision to the petitioner- It is made} clear that this Court^{has not expressedany opinion on merits} of the case as to the^{entitlementof the petitionerto get the} subject document registered.

Miscellaneous petitions,^{ifany, pending shall stand}

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

ED ABDULLAH^KHAN ISTANT REGISTRAR

/TRUE^COPY//

SECTION^OFFICER

To, istration and^StamPs)

1. The PrinciPal Secretary to^Govt of Telangana^{-500 022}

Department^{Secretariat Building,HYderabad,}

1. The Commissioner,^{andlnspector Generalof Registration and StamPsMJ} Market, HYderabad^{-500 001}

The Sub^{negistiar, Keesara, Medchal-tt{alkajgiri District -501303}

One CC to^{SRt .lfEnlpOfHULA SRINIVAS, Advocate [OPUC]} - 5. Two CCs to^{GP FOR STAMPS & REGISTRATION, High Court for the State of} Telangana, at^HYderabad [OUT] {W*l

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DATED: 0510312026

ORDER

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUTCOSTS

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