the condition of prohibiting alienation of the assigned lands was introduced in the year 1958 and all the assignments made earlier thereto did not contain such condition of non alienation. Therefore the prohibition contained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act or Sections 3 to 5 of the Act do not operate vis-à-vis the lands that were assigned earlier to 1958, as was rightly held by this Court in the cases referred supra. For the foregoing discussion, the proceedings of the second respondent-District Collector, dated 12.08.2011 are set aside as the same are not traceable to any statutory or other legal provisions of law and consequently there shall be a direction to the fifth respondent-Sub Registrar to entertain and process the documents presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject land for registration, without insisting on submission of No Objection Certificate from the revenue authorities, in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. The miscellaneous petitions filed in the writ petition shall stand disposed of as infructuous in consequence. There shall be no order as to costs.”

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE

AND

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR

WRIT APPEAL No.248 of 2013

 

Date: 22.02.2013

 

Between:

A. Chowdi Reddy & others.

… Appellants

And

The District Collector, Chittoor District

& others.

… Respondents

                                                                         

This Court made the following:

                                                         

                                           

                                           

                                                      

THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE

AND

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR

WRIT APPEAL No.248 of 2013

 

JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Pinaki Chandra Ghose)

            Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

            This appeal with leave is directed against the order, dated 25.07.2012 passed by the Hon’ble Single Judge in W.P.No.22653 of 2012.

            The Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the 4^th respondent in refusing to receive the documents presented by the writ petitioners for registration of an extent of Ac.2.78 cents in Sy.No.521-1 situated at Bandameeda Kammapalle Village of Madanapalle Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 4^th respondent to entertain the document for registration of the above said land and to release the same.

            The Hon’ble Single Judge, after hearing the parties and without going into the merits of the case, disposed of the Writ Petition directing the 4^th respondent to receive the document to be produced by the writ petitioners in respect of the land in question and process the same for registration.  Being aggrieved, the present appeal is filed by the third parties by obtaining leave of this Court.

            Learned counsel for the appellants contended that though they are not parties to W.P.No.22653 of 2012, they also own lands in the same survey number i.e., Sy.No.521-1 to the extent of Ac.4.37 ½ cents and that an order has already been passed by the Hon’ble Single Judge in W.P.No.2380 of 2012 on 20.07.2012, operative portion thereof reads as follows:

            “From the aforesaid discussion, it is clear that 

the condition of prohibiting alienation of the assigned lands was introduced in the year 1958 and all the assignments made earlier thereto did not contain such condition of non alienation.  Therefore the prohibition contained under Section 22-A of the Registration Act or Sections 3 to 5 of the Act do not operate vis-à-vis the lands that were assigned earlier to 1958, as was rightly held by this Court in the cases referred supra.

            For the foregoing discussion, the proceedings of the second respondent-District Collector, dated 12.08.2011 are set aside as the same are not traceable to any statutory or other legal provisions of law and consequently there shall be a direction to the fifth respondent-Sub Registrar to entertain and process the documents presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject land for registration, without insisting on submission of No Objection Certificate from the revenue authorities, in accordance with law.

            The writ petition is accordingly allowed.  The miscellaneous petitions filed in the writ petition shall stand disposed of as infructuous in consequence.  There shall be no order as to costs.”

            Since the aforesaid order in favour of the appellants herein operates so far as the land claimed by them is concerned, we dispose of this appeal clarifying that the impugned order in W.P.No.22653 of 2012 will not stand in the way of the appellants with regard to order, dated 20.07.2012, passed in their favour in W.P.No.2380 of 2012.  No costs.

______________________________

PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, CJ

__________________________

VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J

Date: 22.02.2013

ES