Telangana High Court
Gonti Sattaiah vs The State Of Telangana on 30 March, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION No.9244 of 2026
Dated 30th March, 2026.
Between:
Gonti Sattaiah and 4 others.
... Petitioners
AND
The State of Telangana,
Rep. by its Principal Secretary,
Stamps and Registration Department, Secretariat,
Hyderabad, and 3 others.
... Respondents
ORDER:
This writ petition is filed declaring the action of the respondent No.3 in not receiving, registering and releasing Sale Deed of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.3.20 guntas in Survey Nos.172, 173, 177, 178, 179 situated at Kokapet Village, Gandipet Mandal, Rangareddy District as illegal and arbitrary.
2. Heard Sri D. Satyanarayana, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, and Ms. S. Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government 2 PK, J W.P.No.9244 of 2026 Pleader for Stamps and Registration, appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 3. With their consent, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at admission stage.
3. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners has confined his prayer and submits that respondent No.3 is refusing to receive and process the document sought to be presented by the petitioners in respect of land admeasuring Ac.3.20 guntas in Survey Nos.172, 173, 177, 178, 179 situated at Kokapet Village, Gandipet Mandal, Rangareddy District. Therefore, the learned counsel prays this Court to issue suitable directions to the respondents.
4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader fairly submits that the respondents will follow the procedure contemplated under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908.
5. The following is the relevant extract of Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908.
Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.--
1. 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 3 PK, J W.P.No.9244 of 2026 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.
2. No registering officer shall accept for registration a document so endorsed unless and until, under the provisions hereinafter contained, the document is directed to be registered.
6. In view of the submissions made by the respective parties, coupled with the provision under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Registering Authority to receive and process the document sought to be presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject property, subject to the petitioners complying with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 as well as the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. 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 communicate a copy of the said decision to the petitioners. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioners to get the subject document registered. It is also made clear that mere 4 PK, J W.P.No.9244 of 2026 registration of the document does not confer title on the subject property and this order would not have any bearing on all those matters where title/rights of the parties are pending, if any, before the authorities, either in revision/appeals for adjudication, and in any other case, this order also shall not preclude the parties in asserting their rights before a competent Court of law.
Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition, shall stand closed. No costs.
_________________________________ JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK Date: 30.03.2026.
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