Chintalapudi Subba Rao, vs State of Andhra Pradesh,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION No.3552 of 2023 Chintalapudi Subba Rao, S/o Sri Satti Raju, Hindu, Aged: 65 Years, Occ: Cultivation, R/o.

Door No.36-7-14, Tadi Vari Street, Kakinada – 533001, Kakinada District and 3 others ….

Petitioners Versus The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.

By its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Registration) Department, A.P.

Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District and 4 others. ….Respondents ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents 2.

The grievance of the writ petitioners is that, the respondent authorities are not receiving the sale deeds presented for Registration by the petitioners and not registering them in respect of their subject vacant land in TS No.127/3 C, 5th Street, Pallamraju Nagar, Kakinada (plots in LP No.59 of 1987 approved by the Director of Town and Country Planning, A.P.).

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The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, the respondent No.4 issued notice in I.A.R.No.3 of 2012 dated 21.03.2020 directing the petitioners to pay the Deficit Registration Stamp duty of Rs.4,58,090/- within fifteen (15) days positively.

In pursuance of the same, the petitioners submitted a representation to the respondent No.4 on 18.05.2020 claiming exemption and dropping of the proceedings under Section 41-A of the Indian Stamps Act, 1899 but the same is not acted upon.

Recently on 24.02.2023 also, the petitioners made similar application to the respondent No.4 which is also pending before the respondent No.4.

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On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents submits that, the respondent No.4 would consider the representations of the petitioners dated 18.05.2020 and 24.02.2023 by following the due procedure.

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In view of the above said facts and circumstances, the Respondent No. ondent No.4 is directed to consider and dispose of the representations of the petitioner dated 18.05.2020 and 22.02.2023 as expeditiously as possible within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of this order.

It is 3 needless to mention that, the respondent No.4 shall hear the petitioners and all the concerned parties and the subject land shall be verified with relevant records available as per law.

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Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________________ JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN Note: Issue C.C. by 21.03.2023, B/o KPV