IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.3446 OF 2026

06^th FEBRUARY, 2026.

Between:

L. Nirmala and others.

…Petitioners AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration, 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. Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.2 in refusing to receive, register and release the Release Deed presented by the petitioners, the present Writ Petition is filed.

3. Heard Ms.B.Jyothirmai, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration for the respondents.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that respondent No.2 is refusing to receive and process the document sought to be presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject property i.e. Residential bearing No.30-154/26 admeasuring 75 sq. yards at Subash Nagar, Old Safil Guda, Malkajgiri, Medchal-Malkajgiri District (erstwhile Ranga Reddy District). Therefore, the learned counsel prays this Court to issue suitable directions to the respondents.

5. Learned Government Pleader submits 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.

7. In view of the above submissions coupled with the provision under Section 71 of the Registration Act, 1908, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Registering Authority to receive and process the document sought to be presented by the petitioners in respect of the subject property, subject to the petitioners complying with the provisions of the Registration 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 petitioners. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case as to the entitlement of the petitioners 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 : 06.02.2026.

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Date : 06.02.2026.

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