Registration of sale deeds in unauthorized layouts cannot be refused solely on the ground of missing link documents or layout violations, provided the petitioner pays the requisite regularization charges as per government orders and complies with the Registration Act and Indian Stamps Act.

ORDER:

Aggrieved by the action of respondent No.4 in passing the refusal order No.72 of 2025 dated 27.12.2025, refusing to register the document presented by the petitioner in respect of Plot No.209/1 in Block-G, admeasuring 300 sq.yds., in Sy.No.333, situated at Tellapur Village, R.C. Puram Municipality, Sangareddy District, this writ petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri Ambedkar Dunna, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. S. Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration, appearing on behalf of the respondents. With their consent, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at admission stage.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had purchased the subject property by paying valuable consideration, booked a slot for registration on 27.12.2025, and presented the sale deed in the office of respondent No.4. However, the sale deed was initially kept pending vide document No.P1325 of 2025, and subsequently, vide impugned order dated 27.12.2025, respondent No.4 has refused to register the sale deed, on an alleged first ground of non-availability of registered link documents, which is wholly unsustainable in view of the common order passed by this Court dated 11.01.2023, in W.P.No.16310 of 2019 & batch, as well as the recent decision rendered by the Hon’ble Apex Court in K. Gopi v. The Sub-Registrar , 12025 SCC OnLine SC 740. It is also submitted that as per paragraph 3 of the amendments issued in G.O.Ms.No.28, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (Plg.III), dated 20.02.2025, any unregistered plots, which are forming a part of an unauthorized layout, wherein, 10% of plots were already sold through registered sale deed on or before 26.08.2020, irrespective of whether such owners have applied for LRS-2020 or not, they shall be permitted for registration, duly collecting the layout regularization charges and pro-rata open space charges as mandated. As such, the other ground for refusal, i.e., the subject plots are divided into parts, in violation of the Memo dated 26.08.2020 issued by the Commissioner and Inspector General (R&S), Telangana, is also unsustainable. It is also submitted that in similar circumstances, this Court has passed orders dated 10.04.2025 and 17.10.2025, in W.P.No.8556 of 2025 and W.P.No.31506 of 2025, respectively. Therefore, learned counsel seeks indulgence of this Court to issue necessary directions to respondent No.4 to register and release the sale deed presented by the petitioner.

4. The above made submissions are not seriously disputed by learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents. However, it is submitted that the petitioner had approached respondent No.4 for registration without any application for layout regularization (LRS-2020) as per G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 20.02.2025, and therefore, respondent No.4 has refused registration of the subject document.

5. At this juncture, learned counsel for the petitioner expresses readiness to pay the requisite fees as per G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 20.02.2025 for regularization of the subject plots.

6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader fairly submits that the respondent authorities will consider the case of the petitioner, as and when he pays the requisite fees prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.28 dated 20.02.2025, and take appropriate action in accordance with law.

7. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the respective parties, and for the reasons alike in the order dated 11.01.2023 in W.P.No.16310 of 2019 and batch, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.4 to register and release the pending document bearing No.P1325/2025 dated 27.12.2025, presented by the petitioner in re