S.V. Bhatt, J.

Heard learned Government Pleader (Stamps and Registration) for appellants and Mrs. Hemalatha for respondent.

2. Respondents in writ petition are the appellants. Through the order under appeal, the learned Single Judge allowed the writ petition with costs and issued the following directions:

“Therefore, the Writ Petition is allowed with costs of Rs.3,000/- (Rupees Three Thousand Only) to be paid by the first respondent to the petitioner; if any document is presented by the petitioner before the second respondent, he shall register the same in accordance with the provisions of the Registration Act, 1908 and Stamp Act, 1908 without reference to any prohibitory list communicated to the second respondent by the District Collector, Chittoor. If the State has any claim of the said property, it is open to the State to obtain declaration of its title in a proper forum and recover the possession thereof”.

3. Mr. Korrapati Subba Rao contends that the order under appeal ought not to have been passed without affording reasonable opportunity to the appellants herein to file counter affidavit and contest the writ prayer. He further contends that the writ prayer does not chall