1. The petitioners assail the proceedings dated 19.04.2010 issued by the Commissioner, Endowments Department, Andhra Pradesh, to various Registration Authorities in Chittoor District indicating the particulars of immovable properties allegedly belonging to Sri Hathi Ramji Math, Tirupati and Sri Bugga Math, Tirupati and requesting the Registration Authorities to desist from entertaining registration of documents in connection with these properties. This communication was ostensibly issued under Section 22-A (1)(c) of the Registration Act, 1908 (for short ‘the Act of 1908’).

2. It is the complaint of the petitioners that basing on this communication, the Joint Sub-Registrar-I, Tirupati, refused to receive the documents presented by them in respect of their lands in Survey No.242/B of Tirupati Village, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittoor District, as the said lands were indicated in the list appended to the proceedings dated 19.04.2010 as properties of Sri Hathi Ramji Math, Tirupati.

3. Despite service of notice through the learned counsel for the petitioners, there is no representation on behalf of Sri Hathi Ramji Math, Tirupati, the second respondent in the writ petition.

4. In