ORDER:

This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief : “to issue a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of 2nd respondent in not taking any steps for deletion of petitioner’s property in an extent of Ac.4.495 cents out of Ac.11.10 cents in Sy.No.172-1, an extent of Ac.1.482 cents out of Ac.3.66 cents in Sy.No.172-3 and an extent of Ac.1.215 cents out of Ac.3.00 cents in Sy.No.173-3 situated at Mallapalli village polam and Panchayath area of Gorantla Mandal, Ananthapur District from the prohibited list by considering the G.O.Ms.No.575, dt.16.11.2018 Revenue (Assigned-1) Department and the further action of the respondent No.4 and 5 in decline to receive and accept the sale deed presented by the petitioner in respect of above said land by relying on the prohibition list furnished by the 2nd respondent as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to delete the aforesaid land of the petitioner from prohibited list with the further direction to the 4th and 5th respondents to receive, admit the sale deed sought to be presented by the petitioner in respect of above said land for registration and release the same and pass such other order …”.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he purchased the land to an extent of Ac.4.495 cents out of Ac.11.10 cents in Sy.No.172-1, an extent of Ac.1.482 cents out of Ac.3.66 cents in Sy.No.172-3 and an extent of Ac.1.215 cents out of Ac.3.00 cents in Sy.No.173-3 situated at Mallapalli village polam and Panchayath area of Gorantla Mandal, Ananthapur District for valuable sale consideration and he entered an agreement of sale to that effect by paying part sale consideration. He intended to register the sale deed conveying the above said property by execution of registered sale deed. Recently, when he along with his vendor approached the Sub Registrar/5th respondent, he refused to register the document as the land is notified U/s.22-A of Registration Act i.e., prohibited properties list.

3. During hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner reiterated the contentions urged in the petition.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration, appearing for respondents submitted that an application should be made by paying requisite fee through Mee Seva to the District Collector/ 2nd respondent herein to denotify the property. Based on the concession made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the learned counsel for the petitioner Sri P.Narahari Babu sought liberty to submit an application through Mee Seva and requested to pass appropriate order. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader, this petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to make an appropriate application through Mee Seva for denotification of land in dispute from the prohibitory list published under Section22-A (1) (a) of Registration Act.

5. With the above direction, the petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs.

The miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall also stand closed.

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