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Telangana High Court
Donkena Uma Maheswar vs The State Of Telangana on 13 April, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK
WRIT PETITION No.11122 OF 2026
13th April, 2026
Between:
Donkena Uma Maheswar.
...Petitioner.
AND
State of Telangana,
rep. by its Principal Secretary,
Stamps and Registration,
Secretariat, Hyderabad and (2) others
... Respondents
ORDER:
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 the Respondent No.2, in not
receiving, registering and releasing the subject Sale Deed
presented in respect of all that the premises admeasuring 310
Sq.yards bearing H.No.24-147/17/2/G-1 (old), 24-
147/17/2/F-2 (new), PTI No.1051070072, on Plot No.6, in
Survey Nos.33, 34, 484 & 487, Flat No.102, First Floor,
having its built up area of 564 Sq.ft, (inclusive of common
areas), together with undivided share of land admeasuring 20
Sq.yards or 16.7 Sq. mtrs out of 310 Sq. yards in the building
known at G.M. Residency, situated at East Anandbagh,
Malkajgiri, under Malkajgiri Municipality and Mandal,
erstwhile Ranga reddy district, Medchal-Malkajgiri district,
the present writ petition is filed.
3. Heard Sri Subba Rao Vadrevu, learned counsel for the
petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Stamps and
Registration, for the respondents.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
respondent No.2 is refusing to receive and process the
document sought to be presented by the petitioner in respect
of the subject property i.e. premises admeasuring 310
Sq.yards bearing H.No.24-147/17/2/G-1 (old), 24-
147/17/2/F-2 (new), PTI No.1051070072, on Plot No.6, in
Survey Nos.33, 34, 484 & 487, Flat No.102, First Floor,
having its built up area of 564 Sq.ft, (inclusive of common
areas), together with undivided share of land admeasuring 20
Sq.yards or 16.7 Sq. mtrs out of 310 Sq. yards in the building
known at G.M. Residency, situated at East Anandbagh,
Malkajgiri, under Malkajgiri Municipality and Mandal,
erstwhile Ranga reddy District, Medchal-Malkajgiri District.
Therefore, the learned counsel prays this Court to issue
suitable directions to the respondents.
5. Learned Government Pleader submits that the official
respondents will follow the procedure contemplated under
Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908.
6. Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 reads as
follows:
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
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.
7. In view of the above submissions coupled with the
provision under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908, this
Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Registering Authority
to receive and process the document sought to be presented
by the petitioner in respect of the subject property, subject to
the petitioner 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 the said decision to the petitioner. It is made
clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits
of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioner to get the
subject document registered.
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand
closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
____________________
PULLA KARTHIK, J
Date : 13.04.2026.
AKS
