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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION No.18197 OF 2024

29^th JANUARY, 2026.

Between:

Mohd. Abdul Hakeem and another.

…Petitioners

AND

The State of Telangana,

Rep. by its Principal Secretary,

Revenue (Registration & Stamps) Department,

Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others.

… Respondents

O R D E R :

With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is

taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of

respondent No.3 in refusing to receive, register and release

the sale deed documents presented by the petitioners in

respect of Plot Nos.11, 23 and 34, total admeasuring 300 sq.

yards, in Sy.No.73/Part situated at Rayannaguda Village and

Kacharam Gram Panchayat, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga

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Reddy District, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Section 71

of the Registration Act, 1908.

3. Heard Sri K.Mahendar Reddy, learned counsel for the

petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Stamps and

Registration for the respondents.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in

similar circumstances, this Court in W.P. No.28248 of 2023

vide order dated 10.10.2023, held that the Registering

Authority is not empowered to refuse registration of

document/s except under the circumstances mentioned

under the Registration Act, 1908 and the Rules made there

under. Therefore, this Court directed the Registering

Authority to receive and register the Sale Deed presented by

the petitioner therein in respect of the subject property in

case the said document complies with the provisions of the

Registration Act, 1908, and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

Thus, learned counsel prays this Court to pass similar order

in the present Writ Petition also.

5. The above position is not disputed by the learned

Government Pleader and he fairly conceded for passing

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similar order in this Writ Petition and stated that the official

respondents will follow the procedure contemplated under

Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908.

6. Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 reads as

follows:

Reasons for refusal to register to be recorded.—

(1) Every Sub-Registrar refusing to register a document,

except on the ground that the property to which it

relates is not situated within his sub-district shall

make an order of refusal and recorded his reasons

for such order in his Book No.2, and endorse the

words “registration refused” on the document; and,

on application made by any person executing or

claiming under the document, shall, without

payment and unnecessary delay, give him a copy of

the reasons so recorded.

(2) No registering officer shall accept for registration a

document so endorsed unless and until, under the

provisions hereinafter contained, the document is

directed to be registered.

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7. In view of the above submissions coupled with the

provisions under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908 and

in terms of the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.28248

of 2023 dated 10.10.2023, this Writ Petition is disposed of,

directing the Registering Authority to receive and process the

subject document, subject to the petitioner complying with

the provisions of the Act, 1908 as well as the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899. It will be open to the Registering Authority to

refuse the document presented before him, if he has any

objection, duly assigning reasons in support of such decision

and communicate the said decision to the petitioner. It is

made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on

merits of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioner to get

the subject document registered.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand

closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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PULLA KARTHIK, J

Date : 29.01.2026.

TMK

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION No.18197 OF 2024

Date : 29.01.2026.

TMK

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