( 1 ) THE petitioner-society challenges the action of the 1st respondent in registering the documents in Survey Nos. 87, 88 and 89 at Preston Institute, Jangaon, Warangal district, contrary to the Registration Act, 1908 (for brevity the Act, 1908 ).

( 2 ) IT is the case of the petitioner that the land in survey Nos. 87, 88, 89,146, 158,159 and 160 situate at Jangaon stands in the name of Rev. Rutherford and Rev. Unruh and who subsequently transferred the land in the name of the petitioner-Society in the year 1975-76. The petitioner established schools, hostels, church hospitals and constructed a compound wall called as preston Institute. The missionaries which purchased the property, left India and the petitioner-Society is administering the property since 1975. The petitioner-society came to know that the property was again mutated during the year 1994-95 in the name of M/s. American Baptist Foreign mission Society, U. S. A. After coming to know this, the petitioner-society filed an application under Section 3 (3) of the Andhra pradesh Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass books Act before the Revenue Divisional officer, Jangaon Division, Warangal District. The matter