The High Court · 2025

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 27497 OF 2025 Between: Ponnaganti Venkatrao, S/o. Late Yalamanda, Aged about 44 years, Occ ; Business, R/o. Plot No 17 Ranlith Paradise, Koheda VillSge, Abdullaplrmet tvlandal, Ranga Reddy Diskict AND .....PETITIONER

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration Department, Secretariat Building, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2- The Commrssioner, Stamps and Registration Department, Telangana State, Hyderabad.

3. The lnspector General, Stamps and Registration Department, Telangana, Hyderabad.

4. The Drstrict Coliector, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. 5. The District Registrar, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. 6. The Sub-Registrar, Pedda Amberpet tVlandat, Ranga Reddy District. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.6 in refusing the registration and documentation and passed the refusal order through vide No. 5 of 2025, dated 10 07.2025 on the purchased plot of the Petitioner to an extent of 97 Sq Yards in Plot No.'17lA, in Survey Nos.29, 35 and 36, which is situated at Ran,it Paradise, Koheda Village, Abduallapurmet Mandal, Ranga + |' I 1 l Reddy Drstrict on the ground that the petitioner is not having the Link Deed Document is illegal, arbitrary. unconstitutional and violalio r of Articles 14 1s, 21 and 300-A of constrtution of lndia and also violatron o principles of Natural Justice and set aside the refusar order through vrde r'1c,. o5 of 2025 dated 10.07.2025 and consequen y direct the Respondent Nc.o tc release the regular Sale Deed on the purchased plot of the petitioner to an exlent of 97 Sq. yards rn Plot No 171A, in survey Nos 29, 35 and 36, which is srtua:ed at Ranjit paradise, Koheda Village, Abduallapurmet tvlandal, Ranga Reddy Dis lct. l.A.NO:1 OF 2025 Petition Under Section 15i cpc praying that in the c rcumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the.petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.6 to release the regular Sale f),:erd on the purchased plot of the Petitioner to an extent of 97 Sq. yards rn plr>t No 17lA, rn Survey Nos.29, 35 and 36, which is situated at Ranjit parac is,e, Koheda Village, Abduallapurmet l\4andal, Ranga Reddy Distrrct pendine clrsposal of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR Counsel for the Respondents : SMT S.SRAVANTHI, AGp FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following OttDER 4 i I i I : I THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.27497 of 2025 ORDER: Heard Mr. D.Udit Narayan representing Mr. Rapolu Bhaskar, learned counsel lor the petitioner and Smt S.Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for the respondents. With their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved in this writ petition is squareiy covered by the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.16310 of 2Ol9 and batch dated 1L.Ol .2023 and also recent Judgment of thc Hon'ble Supreme Court in K.Gopi Vs The Sub- Registrarl and requested to pass similar order in this writ petition.

3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration has not disputed the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner 12025 SCC Onl-ine SC 740 2

4. The relevant portion of the orcler in W.p.No.1631O of 2Ol9 and batch clated 11.OI.2023 is as r rLcler. i 3. The prt\ r:r of thc regislering aurhority to rcfuse rcq slr ati(, is onh. iI any of rlte grorLnds or objections that are enurrr,rirlecl urr<ler tlrr: plo,,,isions of Lhe Rceistra-tior.r Act, 190g, an([ the Ruic.j nlade thereundcr rn particrilar Sccrtiolrs 19, 20, 21, 22 A, 34, 35 an I r.ulc 58 ol. the Telangane RLlles rtr.i(lcr the Rcgistration Acl, lgOi itre cxistil)El lt respccl of an\ such documenl presentecl for the regi:jtr.ttion. Fjxcept, lhe grorrnds or objections that arc enumcrated under r-ltr pr.o,.,isior-rs of thc llesistration t\ct. igO8. the registering authorities hi.,r: rro aLlthorih,to rcfusc registratiotr of a documcnt on an1, othcr groult(1. As ah carl-r, nrrtecl ai)ovc, th( grounrl orr rvhich the impugnecl refusal or cler.s ir all thesc b:rtclr of V,iut Pclitiols arc passcd is that the linl< cio, unent shoq n irr the respc.ti\e clocunrents is a !,alldated and an urtrerrlt ilrtrc(l (locutnenl. IJv lookine irito eL Ialiditv of thc lrnk .loL^Ltment, thc rcq stcrin,l authorit-\ rs indirer:tl1 r,criiving whether the cxecutanLs ol thc rcspectivc (iocumeltt:l arc ha,,.ing varlid titlc or rot to execLltc t]te docr-rl]cnts ii.t question. As lrcld iu thc abovc refcrred judgrncnt in th,: r:ase of Dr. yarlla llamesh Naidu (1 supra), the registering authorit\ is r ot entitle.l to go into the title of thc p:rrties to the clocument. It is a sclil(,(l la\,.. th.rt 1lt.l vencler: Ltnrlr:r a docun-lcnt 1{,lll not gct a bettcr titlc tlt 1 t hts i trnclor- and in case if vcnclor- rs not har.ing a valid title ovcr the pro|.r iv $,tlich is the subjcct rn.rltcr of a particular docurnent, the vcnder: urrrlc: the saicl document does not get any title over such prol e -r., rtncl mcre rcgistratiol of suclr document rvill not havc an eflecl on tlrc pr-opcr.t\. rr'hich rs the subject matter of the said document.

1.1. As rightll- conceded by the lcarned Government i)lc:a<icr for Stamps and Reglstration, the register-ing authorities are not ettitled to refuse registratior] of a rlocurnent on mcre ground thai, h: titlc of tire cxecutalrts of the respective documei,rt is baserl ul,r.jlt the valiclatecl documcnt, though ll-L-^ samc is compulsority rcgistc-able cjocurnent cannot be acceDted and such a ground is not available 1) the registering authorities Lo rcfuse regjstration of a document on that ar(,und

19. tn the light of the above, this Court is unhesirant to hold that lhe respondcnl reglsrering authorities are nor ent tied :o refuse ,,/ /,./ ,4. 3 I ; I i i I i i I I registration of a document on lhe ground that the link document refcrred to in the respectrve documcnt ts a validated docllment or to refuse registration of such document by placing reliance on endorsernent, dated 02.01.2008, issued b]' the Commissioner and Inspector General of Stamps and Registration. Accordingly, the irnpugned orders in the rcspectivc writ Pctitions are set aside and Wnt i'etitions are allou,ed u'ith a lurther direclion to rhe respondent registcrine authorities to receive the rcturncd documents and to process the same subject to the condition of the said documents cornplying rvith the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 and the [ndiztn Stamp Act,

5. ln K.Gopi's case (supra 1), the Hon'ble Supreme Court heid as under: "The registcrrng ofltcer is not concerned ,'vith ttre titte held by the execulant. He has no adjudicatorr, pou'er to decide whether the cxecLltant has air-\' title. Llt'en if an cxecutant cxecutes a salc deed or a lease in respect of a land in respccl of u'hrch he has no title, lhe registering oflicer cannot refuse to register thc document if all the proccclural compliances are made and the necessary st-amp duty as rvell as registration charges/fee are paid. We may note here that under the scheme of the 19C8 Act, it is not the function of the Sub-Registrar or Registering Authority to ascertarn u'hether the vendor has title to the propert-v rvhich he is seeking to transfer. Once the registering authority is satisfied that the parties to thc document are present belore him and the parties admit execution thereof belore him, subject to making procedural compliances as narrated above, the documenl must be registered, 'lhe execution and registrarion of a document have the effect of transferring only those rights, if any, that the executant possesses. If the excclrtant has no right, title, or interest in the property, the registereci document cannot effect any transler'

6. In view of the order in W.P.No. 163 1O of 2Ol9 and batch dated 11.O1.2C23 and also the Judgment of the Hon'ble I I 4 i::i Supreme Court in K. Gopi.s case (supra I) and for the reasons mentioned therein, the Writ petirion rs disposed of dirccting :hc respondent authorities to rc,:r:ive, regisler ancl release the sale clced presented by thc lated 31 .o).2o2s tride P.No.38 /2025 prcserrred by the petiti ,.)er in rcspect o[ the subject property, r,i,ithout reference to the refusaj order dated 3i 05.2025, subject to conditir ,rL of the saicl document complying u,ith the provisiicns under the Registration Act, 19Og ard the Indian S_eLmp Act, 1899. There shali be no order as to costs

7. Miscelianeous petitions, if pe tition, shall stancl closed. any pendiog in this u,rit //TRUE COPY// SDi.,NI. JAWAHAR REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ,/ SECTION OFFICER The Principa Secretary. Stamps and Registration Depirrtment, Secretariat Building, Secretariat, State of Telangana at Hyderabad. The Commissioner, Stamps and Registraiion Departmr)nt, Telangana State, Hyderabad The lnspector General, Stamps and Registration Depa lrnent. Telangana, Hyderabad. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy Dis trict The District Registrar, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy Dis;trict. The Sub-Registrar, Pedda Amberpet Mandal, Ranga ReJdy District. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] One CC to SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR, Advocate [OPUC] Two CD Copies To

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