Dilip B. Bhosale, J.

These two writ petitions are placed before this Bench pursuant to the common order dated 30.04.2015 passed by learned Single Judge referring the question framed therein to a Division Bench to settle its conflicting view with the judgment in Vasudeva Realtors Pvt. Ltd. v. Government of Andhra Pradesh, 2012 (6) ALD 178. The question referred is "whether unilateral cancellation of Development Agreement-cum-General Power of Attorney (GPA) and registration thereof under the Registration Act, 1908 (for short, 'Registration Act') is permissible in law?"

2. In Vasudeva Realtors (supra), learned single Judge of this Court considered similar question in the light of the facts that respondents therein had executed a Development Agreement-cum-GPA with the petitioners and then they unilaterally executed a deed of partial cancellation thereof and the same was registered by the registering authorities. The action of cancellation of the Development Agreement-cum-GPA was challenged in the writ petition. While dealing with the question, with reference to Rule 26 (i) (k) (i) of the Andhra Pradesh Rules under the Registration Act, 1908 (for short, 'the Rules'), learned jud