WRIT PETITION NO: 22441 OF 2025 v. 1. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of lf,e 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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in refusing the registration of Gift Deed on the ground of issuance of Lr.No.F112051/06, dated 28-11-2006 and 2B-O1-2O17 read with G.O.M.S No.'1077 dated 07-08-2007 as illegat, arbitrary against the provisions of Registration Act and Stamp Act as u nco n stitutional being in violation of A(icles 14,21 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the 3rd Respondent to register the Gift Deed vide P .No.13412024 dated 1 5-03-2024 presented by the petitioner in respect of open Plot bearing Nos.712 and 713 in Block-A in Sy.No.323/4 admeasuring 525 Sq. yards which is equivalent to 438.96 Sq. wleters situated at Tellapur Village and Municipality, Ramachand rapuram [Vlandal, Sangareddy District, Telangana State, without reference to the Lr. No. F112051/06, dated 28-11-20OO and 28-01-2017 read with G.O.M.S.No.1077 dated 07-08-2007 and set aside the Refusal Order vide tt/emo No, 1 56/2024 daled 21 -03-2024. -.-!r- lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition underr Section 151 CPC praying that in the r: T,;umstances stated in the affidavit filed in supoort of the petition, the High Court nr,r' be pleased to direct the 3rd Responderrt to register the Gift Deed vide P No l.:11/2024 dated '1 5-03- 2024 presented by the petitioner rn respect of open Plot br:;r' ng Nos.712 and 713 in Block-A in Sy.No 323/4 admeasuring 525 Sq. yards .,'ich is equrvalent to 438.96 Sq. lVleters situated at Tellapur Villagr. and lttlunicipality, Ramachandra puranr lVandal, Sangareddy District, Telali ana State, without reference to the Lr No.F112051/06, dated 28-1 1-2006 ancl 28-01-2017 read with G.O.tt/.S.No.1077 clateri 07 -O8-2O07 pending disposal of trt: above writ petition and set aside the R,:fusal Order vide Memo No.156/2024 dzt ed 21-03-2024. Counsel for the Petitioners: MS. SNEHA BACHANABOINA Counsel for the Respondents: SMT S. SRAVANTHI, AGP FOR STAMPS AND REGISTRATION The Court made tho following: ORDER w THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.22441of 2025 ORDER: Hcard Ms. Sneha Bachanaboina. learned counsel for the petitioners and Smt. S.Sravanthi, lcarnecl Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps anci Registration appearing lor the respondents and perused the entire material available on record.

2. Learned counsel for the pctitioners submits rhat the issue inr.,olved in this Writ Petition is squ arelv covered br, lhe order p:rssed b;' this Court in W.P.No.l5400 ol 2024 dated 21 .06.2024 and requested to pass similar orclcr in this Writ Pctition

3. l,earned Assistant Government Pleader lor Stamps and Rcgistration did not dispute thc submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners '"r,ith regard to the disposal of W.P.No.154OO of 2024 dated 21.06.2024 and requested to pass appropriate orders.

4. In view of the order passed in W.P.No.154O0 of 2024 dated 21 .06.2024 and for the reasons mentioned therein, this Writ Petition is disposed of, setting aside the Refusal Order No.P. 134 of 2024 dated 15.03.2024 and dirccting the Registering Authoritl, to receive, register ald release the pending document bearing No.P. 134 of 2024 dated I 5.O3.2O24 in tcrms of order passed in - - ,--- \ 2 WP No.16310 ol 2019 & batch, dated 11.01.20...1 , srrbjec: to the petitioners complying \r,ith the provisions lf . he lndran Registration l\ct, I 908, ancl ]ndian Stamps Act. 18q9. as expeditiously zrs possible, prclerably rvithin a pcrlod r,i' th:ct' (03) rveel<s lrom thr: clatc ol receipt of cop'"' of this ort .'r'. lt is ai''o opct] to thc Registe ring Authorit,\' to refuse the doct;:ttt:rtls prest:tlLcd beforc him, j{ l-re l-ras aly other objection, h' dtrir assigr-ring reasons in sr-rltport of such decision and comtl- r nic;Lte thc said decisron to tl-rt pctiti<)ners. It is made clear thzrt llLC'r(' l'e€lis t ra'.tio n of thc clocume 1L cloes not confer title on the sulr]tct propert.r and it is also madc clear that this order u'ould not het",. utll beartrrg cr-l all thosc matlers uhere title/rights of the pai Llcs urre pcndir.lg beforc the :rutt-roritics either in revision / appeal:. br adjuclication and ir-r any other casc this order also does not prt:r- luclt the pitrtics in asserting tl-rerr rights ltefore a competell Cltlttrt 'll larr'. Horicvcr, thcrc shalI be no ordcr ad to costs.

5. Registn, rs directed to annex copy o[- lher orclcr irl W.P.No.15400 of 202'1 dated 21.06.2024 along u itlr lhis orclt'r. Miscellar eotls pctltions, if anv, pending ir-r I his \\'rit F']ctition, shall stand clo sed. /iTRUE COPY// /' SDI MOHD. ISMAIL ]=PUry REGISTRAR ,l SECTION OFFICER To, 1 The Principal Secretary, Revenue (Stamps and Registr';t on) Department, State of Telarrqana, Secretariat. Hvderabad. B"E I Hvderabad, Telanqana.

2. The Commissi-oner and lnspecior General of Registration' and Stamps' : irie loint Sub-Reg"istrar, Sangareddy, Telangana State ; ii;; oitiii"t Coir""ioi, , sang;redov,'sansareddv District, Telangana state 5. o;; cc b'rr,l5. Srurrin BAbHANABoINA Advocate.[oPUC]^ 6 il; ccs to cp FoR STAMPS AND REGlsrRATloN,,High court for the 7. Two CD CoPies State of Telangana. [OUT] CHR f\ {nto"owith a copv of order dated 21 06 2024, W'P No 154oo of 2024\ HIGH COURT DATED:0911012025 ORDER W.P.No.22441 of 2025 2 { iltT 20ffi i{,\ i,r DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \ \b ?'\ THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.15400 of 2024 ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioncr and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for the respondents. With their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage ol admission.

2. This Writ Petition is hled seeking the follorving relief "to decLore the aclion of the jrd respondent in ref)s?lq to reqistet atrl r?lease the Pendtng DocLtmenl ude P 354/2024, dated 03 06 2O21 b!/ lsslrrq tlrc arder oJ' httunation of Refr-sal Orrler No 173/ 2021/ ROIOR). dated 06062()21 on the ground of the Docunrcnt is based on tlle Validctted L)ocutnent as e hnk docuntent an(! ualidated docltnrcnl cannot hc treated as a Link DocL|nlent L,ide l,ctler C and IG Dndt N?.CIG Matl/t\R/ 2OOa, datcd 02.O1.2008 rssted bg the rcspondent No 2 it respect of aII thaL the PLot beaitq Aro.183 !n Sg j\b-s lO, l1 and 12 admcasuing .168 Slq l'ard.s sttuated at K,INCI IA G.+CHIROWL| ||LLAGE SeriLrqampally Matldal, Under GHI/IC Seilittgdnvallg Crrcie, Ranga Reddy /)islri.l i.s illegat arbitrrtry itl uioldtiotl of Articles I4, 2 I errcl 3AO A oi Cotlstitutiotl of l die atd (]lso ol rriolalroD oJ Ragistration Act, 1906 besrrir,-s rrr uoioiiorL oj pnnciplcs aJ natural Justrce and canscquefttlg to dtrecl the respondents h(tcit tt) lcgisler ettd telease lh? said Docttnenr."

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the sale deed rvas presented before registering authority for registratlon, after duly paying the requisite stamp duty. However, the registering authority had refused to register the document and the salne was informed to the petitioner, vide refusal order, datecl 06.06.2024. The relevant portion of the said letter is extracted hereunder: 1 .@!#E! \; "Tha ,7ocum<:nt is based on the Val[datecl doc,,-t:nt os a itnli docLut ent and t,uLidated document connot be h,.) ed es e Link Do<:tLrr.ant Vrcl<: C&lG Ertdt. No. CIG. Mail/ At .lOO8. dated 02 O1.20O8. FtLrllt<'r the Hon'bte High CoLtrl in l,\r.1 ctf 2023 dcttL'cl j r.t C3 )O:.3 sta!/ed thc orclers of shgi jttcl 1c: dated 1I Oi 202.] rrr ll"1' A'o.l5i1O of 2A19 stcltitq tt. I thc r.s-sue o,'' allorL,itcl L;eliclrtlcc.l clocuttcitlls cts link doaon<,nt rxtttlLt ,eqturt flrtlri'r corr.srdc rorrcrt of Lllc coLol Hence tl'Lc doc, : . :rtt i .< r e'fusec! rerlistrttton. " -;o.326

4. Le;rrn':cl collnscl lor the pctitioner woul(l irLrbrnit that thc Ietter/circul,tr issr,rerl bv Comn.rissioner and In:, r,ctor General of Stamps irnd llcgls!.r irti<tn, uide CIGMAIL/AR/ 2008. -ratr:rl O2.01.2008 has alreadr. been sct r{-side b\. this Court in Wt, No. ,,3 10 o1'2019 and batch, claterl 11.01.2023 ar.rd thc paragraph No-c.l() arrl 2I ol thc order. rcilds under " 19. ht tlt,: liglll ol'tlrc eboL:", tltis Court is utlllesit. ,tt to nold thLlt til.- raspon(lL,tlt rcgisteirL(J ctutlrcittes ctre not 'tLLttlcC to refiise .aoistretictn of ct doctrntailt oit th.e grolLnd t| ,- flu, L,nlr doclLmt:rL! l c/'.'rr!tl to in the respectitrc doct0 ( rl [i a uahdat.td cLocrtrnt'trt or to rcfusc rcgistration of sucl, r.[ rcuntent by plactnq r<;lirtrLce on enclorsetLent, dated O. (t1.2O08, l-s-s&ccl by llre Cornmissioner qncl ltspector Gcrteral .,t StcLn,.ps Gnd R.qistrcrtlon. Accordtnqly, tlrc impuqned orclt,:: rn the respcct:uc Writ Pctttio s ure sct aside qnd W rit p( :),. ons ire alloutert tttitlt a frtrlLrcr direction to the respondetlt t t:oistetinq authoi ies ro rccciLre the retumcd documents and 'r; pro<.c,-ss thc satne subjcct tct the condition of the said (rot.um.tlts complljtng Lrith thc prouisions of the Registrotion \ct, 19OB and the Indrun Statnp Act, 1899. 3

20. Insofar as the objection on the ground of failure to submit Form 32A, as required under G.O.Ms.No.246, Reuenue lRegtstration.I) Depaftment, datetl 27.02.2OO8 is concerned, Lt is for the petittoner in W.P.Nos.4O412 anct 4O406 of 2O22 to complg uith such requirernent. HoLueuer, it is made clear thot such a requirement of complAitg with Form-32A can not be rnsisled Jbr the documents that u)ere e-ye.cuted pior to the rlur<, of issuance oJ C.O.Ms.No.24b, i. e.. dated 27.02.2OOa. 21 Accorcl[ngLg, all the Wnt Petitions are aLLotued. as indicated hereinaboue. There shall be no order as fo co.sfs. A-s a sequel, mtsceLLaneous petitiotLs, pending if any in alt the lVit Petitions, sha stand closed."

5. Lcarned counsel lor the petitioner would further submit that aggricved by the learned Single Judge order, dated 11.O1-2023, onc Sri I\{.Rama Krishna, prefcrred intra court appeal uide WA No.326 of 2023 and the Hon'Lrle Division Bench of this Court initially granted interim stay, in IA No.3 of 2023 in WA No.326 of 2023, dated

16.03.2024. Subsequently, the Hon'ble Divrsion Bench disposecl of the Writ Appeal No.326 of 2023 on 11.06.2024, relevant paragraph Nos.3 & 4 extracted here under: "3. AdmittedlA, the appellant is not a portA to the order dqtecl 1 1. O 1. 2O2 3 passed bg the learned Single Judge in W. P. Nos. 1 63 1 O of 2019 and 40406, 40412, 4O637 ctnd 44181 of 2022. The aforesaid order therefore does not bind the appeltant. In uiew of law laid dotun by the Supreme Court tn Shiudeu Singh u. State of I\njab as tuell cts Diuision Bench of this Court ln Palaualasa Padmanabham u. State of A.P., learned counseL for the appellant after arguing the matter to some ertent submits that the appellant be granted libertA efther to fte an application seeking reutew of the soid order or to fle a fresh LDrit

1.' . - i(" r, \6d, \ 4 petiti( n chqLle ngitlq thc orclcr dated 11.O1.2() leanu'cl Single Judge and the con-sequerttiri pursuarLce thercof. i passcd. bq the lctian tclketl in

4. Wn\ the'albrcsaid liberty, the Wit Appeal is clt )( ).sed (li '

6. Lcarnetl collnsel lor the pctitroner ful ther )r :ry tiris Oourt to dispose of t r(' pres('nt writ pctitlor) in tcrms of thr: , rrlcr 1r'rssccl bv this Court in WP No.163 1O of 2019 and batch, date(i l.0l 202-l as thc reasons sta cd in thc refusal ordcr herr:in is one a.r' rhe siime :rnd thc Writ Appeal No.326 preferred .rgainst thc WP No, 1,,.1 l0 01 201(). dated l l.Ol -2023 is also clisposcd of orr 1 1.06.2021 . 7 . Learn:rl .{ssistant (iovcrnment Plcader rf Stitmps an([ Registration :r1;pearing for respondents iras not disl, rrcd thc sarle ancl fairly strbmi.s that similar order rnay be passed in I i t. r,r,,rrl 1)eti1 ion.

8. Recorriirrg the above submission made blr' l, :: ne(l courrsel on cither side, and thc rezrsons alike in WP No 16.1 I ) oI ilO19. clated 1 1.0 i.2023, the refi.rsal ordcr clatcd O6.06.2(l I is set aside. The Registerrng Authority rs directed to receivc. r,.t,riter and rclease the subject document in terms of order passed in 'VP |,Io.163 l0 of 2019 & batch, datcd 11.O1.2023, subject to the pr rlioncr cornplying with the provisions of the Indian. Registration Acr. ,)08, :rnd Indian Stamps Act, 1899, as expeditiouslv as possible, pr, 'eraltlr. rvithin a period of thrt:c [O3) rveeks from the date of receipt o1 :r: py c,l'this order. It is also opcn to the Registering Authori$ to refrL:.r the documents /'' I ; I 5 presented before him, if he has any other objection, by duly assigning reasons in support of such decision and communicate the said decision to the petitioner. it is made clear that mere registration of the docurnent does not confer title on the subject property and it is also made clear that thrs order would not have any beanng on all those matters where title/rights of the parties are pencling before the authorities either in revision / appeals for adjudication and in any other case this order also does not preclude the parties in asserting their rights before a compete nt Court of law.

9. Accordinglv, this writ petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, ifany pendrng, shall stand closcd. No order as to costs Date, 21.46 2021 SHA JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR