GUN.TI GAYATIRI, Wo Gunti Sri Krishna v. The State of Telangana

...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed iherewith, the High court may be pleased to pass an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents more particularly Respondent No.3 while refusing to receive and register the sale Deed, Dated 19.02.2026 presented by the petitioner in respect of House on plot No.19ipart, consisting of stilt Floor (built up area g82 sft RCC), Ground Floor (buitt up area BB2 sft RCC) and First Floor (built up area BB2 sft RCC), admeasuring 111.11 sq.yds or 92.88 sq.ms in the layout of Dhanalaxmi co-operative Housing Society, Balamrai colony, Mahendra Hills, East Marredpally, Secunderbad cantonment as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of Registration Act and consequenily direct the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to receive and register the sale Deed, Dated 19.02.2026 presented by the Petitioner pertaining to the above property thereby to release the same in accordance with law lA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the ci cumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High cotr imay be pleased to DIRECT the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to receive, registe :nd rerease the sare Deed, Dated 19.o2.2026 presented by the petitioner in re.. 1 ect of House on prot No.19/Part, consisting of stilt Floor (built up area gB2 sf: RCC), Ground Floor (built up area BB2 sft RCC) and First Froor (built up rrea BB2 sft RCC), admeasuring 1 1 'r .11 sq.yds or g2.gg sq.ms in the layorr of Dhanalaxmi co- operative Housing Society, Balamrai colony, Mahendra H i s, East Marredpally, Secunderbad Cantonment Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. pyATLA DIVYANJALI Counsel for the Respondents: cp FOR STAMpS AND RECiI STRATION The Court made the following: ORDER _- ^ __l // ,. ,/ IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.5881 aF 2026 25th FEBRUARY,2026. Between: Gunti Gayathri. AND . . . Petitioner The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department (Stamps and Registration), Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others. ORDER: Respondents With the consent of both the parties, this Writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

#2. Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.3 in refusing to register the Sa,le Deed presented by the petitioner in respect of Plot No.l9/Part, admeasuring 1 1 1.1 I sq. vards (or 92.88 sq.ms), in the layout of Dhanalaxmi Co-operative Housing Society, Balamrai Colony, Mahendra Hills, East i--- r) Marredpalll-, Secunderbad Cantonment, tht: present Writ Petition is filed

#3. Heard Ms. P. Diryanjali, learned counsel fo the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader f : - Stamps ald Registration for the respondents

#4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent No.3 is refusing to receive and rt:, jster the Sale Deed sought to be presented by the petitioner ir respect of the subject property on the ground that the State iovernment is claiming right over the subject property as 'Go / :rnment Land' in LGC No. i67 ol 1997. Learned counsel f -:ther submits that the issue involved in the present \[ r it Petition is connected r.r'ith the dismissal order dated 28.O ;.2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.l9106 of 20i0, which is filed b_v the State Government agzr rst the order passed in LGC No.167 of 1997 by the Special C), ,urt under the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, L98t, Hyderabad. Learned counsel further submits that in similar circumstances, this Court has passed order dat :d 24.06.2025 in W.P.No.17393 of 2025 directing the responcr nts therein to 'll I 3 register the document. Therefore, learned counsel prays this Court to allow the Writ Petition and direct respondent No.3 to register the Sale Deed presented by the petitioner

#5. The above made submission is not seriously disputed oy the learned Assistant Government Pleader appea_ring for the respondents

#6. Having regard to the above made submissions, particularly, in view of dismissal of W.P.No.19106 of 2010 on

28.O5.2025, the present Writ Petition is disposed of directing \ \ respondent No.3 to receive, register and release the document presented by the petitioner in respect of the subject property without reference to LGC No.167 of 1997, however, subject to the petitioner complying with the provisions of the Indian Registration Act, 1908, and the Indian Stamps Act, 1899. It is also open to the Registering Authority to refuse the document presented by the petitioner, on any other objections, duly assigning the reasons ald communicating the same to the petitioner.

#7. It is made clear that mere registration of the document does not confer title on the subject property and it is also made clear that this order lr, ould not have an.- bearing on all those matters rvhere title / rights of the parti r ; are pending before tlre authorities either in revisior / appeals for adjudication or in arr;, fther cases. This order also does not preclude the parties 1n asserting their r;5 hts before a competent Court of law. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pendirr I shal1 stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs \ To, //TRUE COPY// SD/ M.JAWAHAR REDDY AS l,r REGISTRAR \TANT .------ t ECTION OFFICER Nampally, Hyderabad. Secretariat, T.S.,Hvderlbad. 1' THE Principal secretary, Revenue Department (Stamp s and Registration), 2. THE DISTRICT REGTSTRAR, stamps and Assurance, ryderabad District, q. IHE SUB REGISTRAR, Bowenpalty, Secunderabad. 1 9nu cc to Ms. pyATLA OrwArulAli"qov'--.diopLh )l 5. Two cCs to Gp FoR STAMpS nruo nEGi5innfror.i , ^ State_oJ T_elangana at Hyderabad tOUfJ 6. Two CD Copies .iigr, Court for the - - -' OBM HIGH COURT DATE D :2 510212026 ORDER WP.No.5881 of 2026 t f \1. 1HE ,S o * 1 I IqR 2I)i6 z t ryrTC DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS