The petitioner was granted a settlement patta by the Assistant Settlement Officer, under the Estates Abolition Act, in the year 1957, in respect of Ac.14.64 cents of land in Sy.No.36/2 of Kommadi village, Chinnagadili Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. He intended to sell the property in favour of an intending purchaser and approached the Sub-Registrar, with a request to furnish the particulars of market value, stamp duty, registration charges, etc. However, the land referred to above was included in a list appended to a notification dated 31-05-2005 issued by the Government, in exercise of power under sub-section (1) of Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act’), amended through A.P Act 4 of 1999. In that view of the matter, the Sub-Registrar refused to furnish the particulars. The petitioner feels aggrieved by the said inclusion.

2. The petitioner contends that once the settlement patta was granted, the question of it being treated, as AWD does not arise. He asserts that at no point of time, the land was assigned to him or his predecessors, and that the inclusion of the land in the list of assigned lands is untenable.

3. On behalf of the respondents,