G. Jayalakshmi, I.A.S.

,
CCLA & Spl. C.S.

FOREWORD

It is with great pleasure that we present this comprehensive Revenue

Manual, which serves as a ready reference for the Revenue Department and its
functionaries. This manual is designed to provide clear, accurate, and up-to-date
information on all land laws, government memos, and the circulars issued Chief
Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA).

The role of the Revenue Department is pivotal in ensuring effective

governance, land administration, and public service delivery. In light of evolving
legal frameworks and administrative policies, it is imperative that officers and
staff have easy access to consolidated and authentic resources to aid in decision-
making, implementation, and enforcement of land-related matters. This manual
has been meticulously compiled to fulfil this need and enhancethe efficiency and
effectiveness of the department.

I extend my sincere appreciation to Mr. Prabhakara Reddy, Addl. CCLA &

Secretary who chaired the committee for preparing the Revenue manual and all
those who contributed to the preparation of this manual. Their dedication and
effort have ensured that this document remains a valuable tool for all revenue
officials. It is our earnest hope that this manual will be utilized effectively to
uphold the principles of transparency, accountability, and efficiency in land
administration.

G. Jayalakshmi I.A.S.
Dr. N.Prabhakara Reddy, I.A.S.,
Additional CCLA & Secretary,
Chairman,
Revenue Manual Committee.

FOREWORD

The Revenue Manual is a consolidated and comprehensive reference

document encompassing the Acts, Government Orders, Rules, Circulars, and
Executive Instructions that govern the land administration and revenue
governance framework of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

This Manual provides detailed guidance on critical areas such as resurvey

operations, assignment and alienation of Government lands, mutation
procedures, maintenance of records of rightsand grievance redressal
mechanisms. It offers field-level officials clarity on the lawful procedures to be
followed, the documentary standards to be applied, and the decision-making
protocols expected in various scenarios. Particular emphasis is laid on
standardising practices across the State, ensuring uniform interpretation and
implementation of instructions, and avoiding administrative discrepancies.

It is hoped that this Manual will serve as both a foundation for legal
compliance and a tool for administrative excellence. It will also function as a
training and orientation resource for newly recruited officers, while acting as a
refresher for experienced personnel confronting evolving governance challenges.

I convey my sincere appreciation to all the officers and staff who have
contributed to the preparation of this Manual. I am confident that this publication
will significantly contribute to strengthening the Revenue Administration in
Andhra Pradesh and enhance the quality, efficiency, and fairness of public service
delivery.

Dr. N. Prabhakara Reddy, I.A.S.

 DISCLAIMER

This compendium has been prepared as a ready reference and aims to consolidate
various provisions pertaining to applicable legal frameworks and policies in one
place for the convenience of field-level officers.

It is not intended to be a substitute for the official enactments, rules,

regulations, procedures, or established legal principles that must be followed
diligently in all matters. Reliance solely on the content provided herein, without
consulting the original sources and applicable legal provisions, may lead to an
incomplete understanding or inadvertent oversight of critical requirements and
developments.

While utmost care has been taken in compiling this material to ensure accuracy and
comprehensiveness as a quick guide, there is a possibility that some provisions may
have been inadvertently omitted, or minor errors may have crept in during this
exercise.

Users are therefore strongly advised to refer to the original sources of the
relevant acts, rules, and policies and to consult appropriate legal expertise
when making decisions or applying procedures.

We welcome any feedback regarding omissions, commissions, inclusions, or any

errors noticed, to enable us to incorporate necessary corrections in future editions.
Your input will contribute to the continuous improvement of this ready reckoner and
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 Table of Contents
SI.No Act/Go/Amendment/
Subject Page Nos.
Instructions

Act No.10 Of 2017 (1st May 2017) Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-
1 1-5
settlement Register) Act, 2017
G.O.Ms.No.210, Revenue (Assn.I)
2 Dept. Dt.14.06.2017 Commencement of the Act w.e.f 14.06.2017 6

GO.Ms.No.298, Revenue (Assn.I) AP Dotted lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register)

3 7-10
Dept. Dt.17.07.2017 Rules, 2017
1) The Govt, have issued instructions and clarified that
"Any one of the documents mentioned in section 2(a) can
constitute conclusive proof of continuous possession for
Memo No. REVO1- LANAOLAND a period of twelve years or more prior to the
(PM)/ 8/2020-LANDS1, commencement of the Act."
Dt.23.03.2022 - Certain
4 11-22
instructions/guidelines regarding 2) The cases for deletion from prohibitory lists, U/s
dotted lands and deletion of lands 22A(l)(a) to (e) shall be dealt with and disposed by
from 22-A Collectors in terms of AP Dotted Lands Act, 2017 without
further reference to GCLA or Govt.

(Amendment) Act No.8 of 2023 vide An act further to amend the Andhra Pradesh Dotted
5 AP Gazette No.08, Dt.24.04.2023 Lands (Updation in Re Settlement Register) Act, 2017 23-24

CCLA's Ref.No.REV02-
6 17/34/2023-SETTLEMENT I SEC, SOP for implementation of orders 25-26
Dt.08.05.2023

CCLA's Memo No.Sett(1)/e- Dotted Lands in RSR but noted as "Anadheenam in

7 27
2227808/2023, Dt.14.10.2023 RoH" - clarification Requested - Reg.

CCLA's Memo No.REV02- Categorization of Dotted Lands U/s 22-A of Registration

8 17/34/2023-SETTLEMENT I SEC- Act, 1908 - Instructions issued - Reg. 28-30
CCLA, Dt.22.11.2023

Constitution of a Committee to consider the grievances

of the persons affected by the Notifications under
Section 22-A of Registration Act, 1908 regarding
G.O.Ms.No.300, Revenue
9 registration of prohibitory lands as per the orders dt.23- 31-32
(Assn.1) Dept. Dt.05.07.2016
12-2015 of the Hon'ble High Court in W.A.Nos.232/2012,
352/2013 and 343/2015 and batch cases

CCLA’s Ref.No.REV02/206/2022- Re-verification of Notified lands U/s 22-A(1) (e) of

10 33-36
KRC SEC -CCLA, Dt.22/10/2022 AP registration Act 1908

D.O. Letter Guidelines/Direction on Implementation of

11 No: 20021/7/2016/Asn.1, Judgement if Full Bench of Hon’ble High Court in WA 37-42
Dt.06.02.2016 Nos:343/2015, 232/2012 & 352/2012
23-12-2015 vs Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary and Others
12 Hon'ble High court order Bench: Vilas V.Afzulpurkar, M.Seetharama Murti 43-53
 Brief summary on Dotted Lands
History:

• In the year 1916, during re-survey and re-settlement operations, dots (. )

were recorded against certain survey numbers in the pattadar Column

No.16 of RSR.

• In some cases, while putting dots in Pattadar column, the word 'P' was written

in Column No. (5) to convey it was Govt Poramboke lands. In such cases further

classification such as Rasta or Donka was also written in Column No. (17).
• In other cases, only dots were shown in Pattadar Column, while in Column No.5

it was marked as 'D' Meaning Dry or "W' meaning wet without any entry in

Column No. (17).

• No guidelines were issued on this issue, Revenue Officers have entered all dotted
lands in prohibitory lists prepared U/s 22-A(1) of the Registration Act, 1908

and communicated the same to Registration Authorities.

• As a result, registrations in respect of these lands were stopped.

Issues:

• The persons who have been cultivating these lands have been facing serious problems
in proving their ownership or title over these lands including in the matters

of sale, purchase, inheritance and the like.

• The persons adversely affected entries of dotted land have filed a large No.of
cases in Hon'ble High Court seeking directions to Sub-Registrars to register their

lands.

• The Hon'ble High Court has issued directions in several cases to register the lands,

holding that mere entries of land as dots in RSR is not a conclusive proof that

the lands belong to Govt.

Relief:

• The Hon'ble High Court in Writ Appeal No.232/2012 and batch, dated: 23.12.2015
has given directions to constitute a committee to deal with grievances relating
to lands entered in prohibitory property list including dotted lands.

• Accordingly, the Govt have constituted a committee vide GO.MS.No.300 Revenue

(Assn.I) Department, dated:05.07.2016 and issues were not resolved.
 • It is felt that dotted lands need a policy decision which will help in reducing the

grievances to be filed before a committee by affected persons. It will also reduce

litigation in courts substantially.

• Therefore, the Govt have decided to bring legislation in the matter.

AP Dotted Land Act, 2017:

• The Government have enacted the AP Dotted Lands (Updation in Re- settlement

Register) Act 2017 (Act.No.10 of 2017) came into force on the 14th day of June,

2017 vide G.O.Ms.No.210, Rev. (Assn.1) Dept. Dt.14.06.2017 to address the issue of

"Dotted Lands" in the state, and issued rules for disposal of claims vide GO.Ms.No.298,

Revenue (Assg.I) Dept. Dt.17.07.2017.

Policy:

• The primary purpose of the Act is to update and correct the settlement records to reflect the actual
ownership and status of these lands, thereby providing clarity and security to landowners.

• By resolving these ambiguities, the Act aims to facilitate better land management, reduce disputes,
and support the state's agricultural and developmental activities.
 THE ANDHRA PRADESH DOTTED LANDS
(UPDATION IN RE SETTLEMENT REGISTER) ACT, 2017

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Sections

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Updation of Re-Settlement Register.

4. Updation of Government Porombokes/Assigned/

Alienated/Transferred Lands/Other Lands.

5. District Level Committee.

6. Filling of claim.

7. Disposal of claim.

8. Appeal.

9. Updation of Re-Settlement Register.

10. Deletion u/s 22-A(l) of the Registration Act, 1908.

11. Protection for acting in good faith.

12. Power to remove difficulty.

13. Power to make Rules.

THE ANDHRA PRADESH DOTTED LANDS

(UPDATION IN RE-SETTLEMENT REGISTER) ACT, 2017

(ACT No.10 of 2017)

[1st May, 2017]

AN ACT TO UPDATE RE SETTLEMENT REGISTER IN RESPECT OF SURVEY NUMBERS

AGAINST WHICH DOTS HAVE BEEN PLACED, ALSO CALLED DOTTED LANDS AND TO
PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH AND INCIDENTAL THERETO.

Be, it enacted by the Legislature of State of Andhra Pradesh in the Sixty-

eighth year of republic of India as follows:
1. Short title, extent and commencement- (1) This Act may be called the Andhra
Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by
notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) “Documents” means registered documents, entries in Register

of holdings maintained by the Registration department, 10(1}
account and Record of Rights maintained by the Revenue
Department and order of decree of any court of competent
authority.
(b) “Dotted Lands” means the lands against which dots were
marked in the pattadar column No. (16) of the RESettlement,
Register, during the Resurvey and Settlement operations;
(c) “Government” means the Government of Andhra Pradesh;
(d) "Notification" means the notification published in the
Andhra Pradesh Gazette and the Word ‘notified’ shall be
construed accordingly;
(e) “Person” means and includes individuals, institutions and
organizations;
(f) “Re-Settlement Register” means the Register prepared after
completion of resurvey and settlement operations around the
year 1916 AD. It is also called A-Register or Diglot.

3. Updation of Re-Settlement Register - The Re-Settlement Register shall be

updated by replacing the Dots in column No. (16) with appropriate entry as
per section 4 in respect of Dotted Lands.

4. Updation of Government Porombokes/Assigned/Alienated/

Transferred Lands/ Other Lands - (1) The entry in column No. (16) of ReSettlement
Register in respect of Dotted Lands which have entries of “P” in Column No.(5) and
related remarks in column No.(17) which are found vacant and are not assigned
or alienated or transferred or claimed by any person shall be replaced and
updated by making an entry “Government Porombokes” in terms of the orders
issued under section 7 or section 8 as the case may be;

(2) The entry in column No.(16) of Re-Settlement Register in

respect of Dotted Lands, which were assigned or alienated or transferred
shall be replaced and updated by making an entry in the name of the
assignee or alienee or transferee, as the case may be, in terms of the
orders issued under section 7 or section 8 as the case may be, and in
column No.(17) of the resettlement Register the entry “Government Assigned
of Alienated or Transferred” as the case may be shall be made.

(3) The entry in Column No. (16) of Re-Settlement Register in

respect of Dotted Lands which are not covered under sub-section (1)
 and (2) and are in possession of any person shall be replaced and updated
by making an entry in the name of the person, in terms of the orders issued
under section 7 or section,-8 as the case may be;

Explanation:- Continuous possession for a period of twelve years or more

prior to the commencement of this Act by a person (present claimant or his
predecessor in interest), based on documents, shall be sufficient for updaton
of his name in column No.(16) of Re-Settlement Register in respect of Dotted
Lands covered under sub-section (3).

5. District Level Committee - A District Level Committee, consisting of

District Collector as the Chairperson, Joint Collector, Sub-Collector or Revenue
Divisional Officer as members and the Tahsildar as memberconvener, shall be
competent to hear and issue orders on the claims filed under this Act;

6. Filing of claim - (1) For updation of column No. (16) of Re-Settlement

Register in respect of Dotted Lands covered under sub-section(l) and (2) of section
4, the Tahsildar shall file a claim, online in electronic form, before the District Level
Committee.

(2) For updation of column No.(16) of Re-Settlement Register

in respect of Dotted Lands covered under sub-section (3) of section 4, the
person in possession of land shall file a claim, online in electronic form
before the District Level Committee.

7. Disposal of claim - The District Level Committee shall dispose of the

claim on merits and pass a speaking order within six(6) months from the date
of filing of claim;

8. Appeal - (1) An appeal against the orders of the District Level Committee
shall lie before the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration within ninety
(90) days;

(2) The decision of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration

on such appeal shall be final;

9. Updation of Re-Settlement Register - The updation of Re-Settlement

Register and consequent updation of other revenue records, including digitally
maintained records, in pursuance of the orders passed under section 7 or section
8 as the case may be, shall be made within one(l) month;

10. Deletion u/s 22-A (1) of the Registration Act, 1908 - The Dotted
Lands updated in the name of Person in column No.(16) of Re-Settlement Register
shall be declared from the list of prohibitory lands notified under section 22-A
(1) of the Registration Ac, 1908 (Act No. 16 of 1908) as amended by the Andhra
Pradesh Act No. 19 of 2007 within one (1) month of the date of the order under
section 7 or section 8 as the case may be;
11. Protection for acting in good faith - No suit, prosecution or other
legal proceedings shall lie against any officer of the Government for anything
done in good faith under the provisions of this Act or the rules made there
under;

12. Power to remove difficulty - If any doubt or difficulty arises in giving

effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, within a period of
two (2) years from the date of commencement of this Act, by notification, make
such provision as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty;

13. Power to make Rules - (1) The Government may, by notification, make
rules for carrying out all or the purposes of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall, immediately after it is
made, be laid before the Legislature of the State, if it is in session and if
it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period
of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two
successive sessions and if, before the expiration of the session in which it
is laid or the session immediately following the Legislature of the State
agrees in making any modification in the rule or in the annulment of the
rule, the rule shall from the date on which the modification or annulment
is notified, have effect only in such modified from or shall stand annulled
as the case may be, so however that any such modification or annulment
shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under
that rule.

T. NARAYANA REDDY,
Secretary to Government (FAC),
Law Department.
 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

Acts - The Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register)

Act, 2017 (Act No. 10 of 2017) - Commencement of the Act - Notification - Orders
- Issued.
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REVENUE (ASSGN.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No.210 Dated: 14-06-2017

Read:-

The Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act,

2017 (Act No.10 of 2017) published in the Extraordinary issue of the
Andhra Pradesh Gazette No.10, Part IV-A, dated 01.05.2017.

ORDER:

Whereas, the Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement

Register) Act, 2017 (Act No.10 of 2017) has been enacted by the Andhra Pradesh
Legislature and published by Government of Andhra Pradesh in the Gazette read
above. Government after careful examination, hereby issues the following Notification
which will be published in an Extra-Ordinary Issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette,
dated.14-06-2017.

NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Andhra
Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017 (Act No. 10
of 2017), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby appoints the 14th day of June,
2017, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force. "

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

R.KARIKAL VALAVEN,
PRINCIPAL'SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, I/c.

To
The Commissioner of Printing and Stationery, A.P., Vijayawada.
(with a request to send 100 copies to Government and 250 copies to
the Special C.S. & Chief Commissioner of Land
Administration, A.P., Gollapudi, Vijayawada)
Copy to: J
The Special C.S. & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration,
A.P., Gollapudi, Vijayawada.
All the District Collectors.
All the Departments of Secretariat.
All the Heads of the Departments.
The Law (H) Department, A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi.
The P.S. to Principal Secretary to Governor, Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad.
The P.S. to Secretary to Legislature, Legislature (Legn.) Sectt., Velagapudi.
The P.S. to Spl.C.S. to Hon'ble C.M.
The O.S.D to Hon'ble Deputy C.M. (Revenue)
The P.S. to Prl.Secy. to Govt. (Lands), Revenue Dept. (FAC)
SC/SF. .

// Forwarded :: By Order//
SECTION OFFICER.
 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

The Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017 (Act No.10 of 2017) – The
Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re- settlement Register) Rules, 2017 - Notification – Orders – Issued.

REVENUE (ASSGN.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.298 Dated:17-07-2017.
Read the following:-

1. The Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017 (Act
No.10 of 2017) published in the Extraordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh Gazette No.10,
Part IV-A, dated 01.05.2017.
2. G.O.MS.No. 210, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, dated: 14-06-2017
3. From the Spl.CS & CCLA, Lr.No.Assn-I(1)/770/2012, dated 14.06.2017
<<>>

The following notification will be published in an Extra-ordinary issue of the Andhra Pradesh
Gazette, Dated:17-07-2017.

NOTIFICATION
In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Andhra Pradesh Dotted
lands (Updation in Re-Settlement Register) Act, 2017 (Act No.10 of 2017), the Government of
Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules.

1) Short title, extent and Commencement:

(1) These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh Dotted lands (Updation in Re-
Settlement Register) Rules, 2017.
(2) These rules shall extend to the whole of State of Andhra Pradesh.

2) Definitions:
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) ‘Act’ means the Andhra Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-
Settlement Register) Act, 2017.
(b) ‘Form’ means the forms appended to these rules.
(c) ‘Section’ means section of this Act.
(d) “Documents” means registered documents, entries in Register of holdings
maintained by the Registration department, 10(1) account and Record of Rights
maintained by the Revenue Department and order or decree of any court or
competent authority.
(e) “Dotted Lands” means the lands against which dots were marked in the pattadar
column No. (16) of the Re-Settlement Register, during the Resurvey and Settlement
operations,
(f) “Government” means the Government of Andhra Pradesh;
(g) “Notification” means the notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette and
the word ‘notified’ shall be construed accordingly;
(h) “Person” means and includes individuals, institutions and organizations;
(i) “Re-Settlement Register” means the Register prepared after completion of resurvey
and settlement operations around the year 1916 AD. It is also called A – Register
or Diglot.

3) Forms of claim for dotted lands covered under Sub-Section (1)

(2) and (3) of Section 4 and Sub-Section(1) of Section 8 of the Act:
(a) A claim for dotted lands covered under sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be in Form
I.

(P.T.O.)
 -:02:-

(b) A claim for dotted lands covered under sub-section (2) of section 4 shall be in Form
II.
(c) A claim for dotted lands covered under sub-section (3) of section 4 shall be in Form
III.
(d) Appeal under sub-section (1) of section 8 shall be in Form IV.
(e) The forms appended to these rules shall be used with such modifications as may
become necessary in the administration of the Act.

4) Procedure for disposal of claims:

(a) Claims for dotted lands covered under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 4 of the
Act shall be filed by the Tahsildar concerned and claims under sub-section (3) of
section 4 of the Act shall be filed by the person in possession of the land, before
the District Level Committee. The claims shall be in the prescribed formats
mentioned in rule 3.

(b) The claims shall be got enquired by the Tahsildar.

(c) The Tahsildar/ Convenor of the District Level Committee shall issue notice to all the
interested persons and also notice shall be affixed on the notice boards of Office of
the Tahsildar, Gram Panchayath Office and Village Revenue Officer office, Primary
Agricultural Cooperative Society and any other conspicuous place in the village.
Wide publicity shall be given by beat of tom-tom for filing of written objections by
any interested person within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of notice,
before the Tahsildar/ Convenor concerned.

(d) Tahsildar shall maintain a Register of objections received in each claim, village-
wise in the following proforma.

Register of objections received on claims for dotted lands under Sub-

section (1) (2) and (3) of Section 4 of the Act

Sl. Claim Name of Name Sy. Extent Name of Gist of Date of Remarks
No. No. the of the No. in the objection receipt of
claimant village acres objector objection
with with
address address
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

(e) Tahsildar shall issue acknowledgment in duplicate. One to the objector, and the
2nd copy to be filed along with the claim.

(f ) The Tahsildar shall fix a date for conduct of enquiry in the village itself. The notice
of enquiry shall also be published in the same manner as mentioned in rule 4(c).
The notice shall be in form No.VIII. The minimum period of notice shall be not less
than seven (7) clear working days.

(g) During the enquiry referred in rule 4(f), the Tahsildar/ Convenor of the District
Level Committee shall
(i) Receive further objections in writing that may be submitted to him.
(ii) Hear any oral representation made in respect of any claim and make a
summary record of such representation and
(iii) Examine the relevant records, Registers and accounts already
maintained in respect of the lands in the village.

(Contd...)
 -:03:-

(h) The Tahsildar/ Convenor holding the enquiry under rule 4(f) may, if he so thinks fit,
adjourn the enquiry to later date or dates.

(i) Every such adjourned enquiry shall be held in the village and the date or dates to
which the enquiry is adjourned shall be announced in public by Tahsildar/ convenor
himself at the time of adjournment.

(j) If the enquiry could not be conducted due to other reasons, the next date of enquiry
shall be published in the manner mentioned in rule 4(c).

(k) During the course of enquiry referred to in rule 4(f), if the Tahsildar/ Convenor
considers it expedient:
(i) Summon the attendance of any person for the purpose of
examining him/ her.
(ii) Require any person to produce any document believed to be in his
possession and
(iii) Enter upon, inspect and measure or cause to be measured any land.

(l) After completion of enquiry, the Tahsildar/ Convenor shall prepare a

comprehensive report and place before District Level Committee for taking a
decision.

m) The District Level Committee shall take a decision on the report submitted by the Tahsildar/
Convenor after perusing the claim, objections, evidences, records etc., and shall pass
speaking orders under section 7 of the Act in each claim within 6 months from the date of
filling of the claim.

5. Appeal:
(a) On receipt of appeal under section 8 of the Act, against the orders of the District
Level Committee u/s 7 of the Act in the proforma referred to in rule 3(d) in the Form-
IV, the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration shall issue notice in Form-IX to
the appellant to present before him on the date of hearing as fixed.

b) The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration shall hear and dispose of the appeal
on merits after perusing the connected records and appeal of the appellant and
shall issue speaking orders u/s 8 of the Act.

6. Updation of Re-Settlement Register:

The Tahsildar of the Mandal concerned under section (9) of the Act shall update Re-
Settlement Register and other Revenue records including digitally maintained records duly
uploading the orders passed under section 7 or section 8 of the Act, as the case may be, within
one (1) month.

7. Deletion U/s 22-A (1) of the Registration Act, 1908:

(a) The District Collector shall furnish the list of lands to the Registering officer
concerned for deletion from the prohibitory lists already furnished to Registration
Department u/s 22-A(1) of the Registration Act, 1908 within one month of the date
of the order under section 7 (or) 8 of the Act as the case may be.

(b) The Registering officer concerned shall delete the lands as furnished by the
District Collector under rule 7(a) from the prohibitory lists furnished under section
22-A(1) of the Registration Act, 1908.

(Contd..)
8. Removal of Difficulties:
If any difficulty arises as to the interpretation of any provisions of these Rules or in the
implementation of such provisions, the State Government shall have powers to issue
clarifications/ directions for the purpose of removal of the difficulties.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

R.KARIKAL VALAVEN,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, I/c.

To
The Commissioner of Printing and Stationery, A.P., Vijayawada.
(with a request to send 100 copies to Government and 250 copies to the Special C.S. & C.C.L.A., A.P.,
Gollapudi, Vijayawada)
Copy to:
The Special C.S. & Chief Commissioner of
Land Administration, A.P., Gollapudi, Vijayawada.
All the District Collectors.
All the Departments of Secretariat.
The Law (H) Department, A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi.
The P.S. to Principal Secretary to Governor, Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad.
The P.S. to Secretary to Legislature, Legislature (Legn.) Sectt., Velagapudi. The P.S. to Spl.C.S. to Hon’ble
C.M.
The O.S.D to Hon’ble Deputy C.M. (Revenue)
The P.S. to Prl.Secy. to Govt. (Lands) I/c., Revenue Dept. SC/SF.

// Forwarded :: By Order //

SECTION OFFICER.

(Annexure to GO…)
 (To G.O.Ms.No.298, Revenue (Assn.I) Dept., dated 17-07-2017)

FORM – I

(A claim for dotted lands covered under Sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Act [see Sub Section (1) of Section 6 of
the Act and Rule 3(a)]

To
The District Collector and
Chairperson District Level Committee,
…..................................... District.

Sir,

I…………………………... Tahsildar of …………………… Mandal

………………………….District state that the following dotted lands which have entries of “P” in Column
No. (5) and related remarks in Column No.(17) of R.S.R are found vacant and are not assigned or
alienated or transferred or claimed by any person and file this claim on behalf of Government.

Sl. Name Sy. Extent Entries in Entries in Col. Entry as per

No. of the No. in column No.5/ No. column no.
Village acres nature of land 17/ 12 of
column in RSR remarks current
in RSR adangal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Entry as per Remarks

Column No. 13
of current
adangal
8 9

As the above lands are not assigned or alienated or transferred, not claimed by anybody and
vacant, I request that the orders may be issued for making an entry “Government Poramboke” in Re-
Settlement Register and other Revenue Records.

Signature of the Tahsildar,

… ................................. Mandal.

Place:
Date:

Encl:- All relevant documents to be

enclosed.
 FORM – II

(A claim for dotted lands covered under Sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Act [see Sub-Section(1) of Section 6 of
the Act and Rule 3(b)]

To
The District Collector and Chairperson, District Level
Committee,
…..................................... District.

Sir,

I …………………………. Tahsildar of …………………… Mandal

………………………….District state that the following dotted lands are assigned/ alienated/ transferred
to other Government Departments by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Sl. Name Sy. Extent Whether If assigned, Assignment

No. of the No. in assigned/ name and orders with
Village acres alienated/ address of the date
transferred assignee

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

If GO Ms. Whether If yes in GO Ms If transferre GO Ms. Remar

alienate No. with advance whose No. with d to other No. with ks
d in date/ possessi favour date (or) departme date/
whose Collecto on given advance Collecto nts in Collecto
favour r’s Progs pending possessi r’s Progs whose r’s Progs
alienati No. with regular on was No. with favour No. with
on was date alienatio given date transfer date
made n orders was made
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

As the above lands were assigned/ alienated/ transferred to other Government departments by
the Government of A.P, orders may be issued for making an entry in the name of assignee/ alienee or
transferee and also issue orders for making entry in Column No.17/ Remarks column of Re-Settlement
Register as “Government assigned/ alienated/ transferred”.

Signature of Tahsildar,
… ........................ Mandal.

Encl:- All relevant documents to be

enclosed.
 FORM – III
(A claim for dotted lands covered under Sub-Section (3) of Section 4 of the Act [see Sub-Section (2) of Section 6 of
the Act and Rule 3(c)]

To
The District Collector and Chairperson, District Level
Committee,

….................................... District.

Sir,

I/we…………………………………, S/o, D/o, W/o................................................. R/o

………………………. Village…………………. Mandal …..………………….District, state that the following
dotted lands are in my /our possession and enjoyment for the last
…………. Years. I/we hereby declare that the land claimed by me/us as shown hereunder is not
assigned land (or) leased land.

Sl. Name of Sy. No. Extent in Mode of Remarks

No. the Village acres acquisition
1 2 3 4 5 6

I/ we submit the following documents for kind perusal.

a) Registered documents No. and date (all link documents). Yes/ No

b) Entries in RH maintained by the Registration department. Yes/ No
c) EC. Yes/ No
d) 10(1) account. Yes/ No
e) ROR record maintained by Revenue Department.
Yes/ No
f) Order or decree of any court/ competent authority. Yes/ No

I/ we request that my/ our name may kindly be entered in Re-Settlement Register and other
Revenue Records and deleted from the prohibitory properties list furnished to Registration Department
u/s 22-A(1) of Registration Act 1908.

Signature(s) of claimant(s)
With address and
Contact No.

Place:
Date:

Encl:- All relevant documents to be

enclosed.
 FORM – IV
[see Rule 3(d)]
( Appeal under Sub-Section(1) of Section of Section 8 of the Act )

To
The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P,
Vijayawada.

Sir,
I/we…………………………………, S/o, D/o, W/o................................................. R/o
………………………. Village…………………. Mandal …..………………….District, state that the following
dotted lands are in my /our possession and enjoyment for the last
…………. Years. I/we hereby declare that the land claimed by me/us as shown hereunder is not
assigned land (or) leased land.

Sl. Name of Sy. No. Extent in Mode of Remarks

No. the Village acres acquisition
1 2 3 4 5 6

The District Level Committee through its order No………..dt. ......................... has
refused to enter my/ our name in the relevant column of RSR and to delete the property from
the prohibited properties list furnished u/s 22-A(1) of Registration Act 1908.

I/ we prefer an appeal on the orders of the District Level Committee before the CCLA.
The appeal is within the time limit of 90 days.

I/ we submit the following documents for kind perusal and for issuance of appropriate
orders.

a) Registered documents No. and date. Yes/No

b) Entries in RH maintained by the Registration department. Yes/No
c) EC. Yes/No
d) 10(1) account. Yes/No
e) ROR maintained by Revenue Department. Yes/No
f) Order or decree of any court/ competent authority. Yes/No

I/we request that my/our name may kindly be entered in Re-Settlement Register and
other Revenue Records and deleted from the prohibitory properties list furnished Registration
Department u/s 22-A(1) of Registration Act 1908.

Signature(s) of claimant(s) With

address and
Contact No.
Place:
Date:

Encl:- All relevant documents to be enclosed.

 Form – V
Notice – 1

[see Section 7 of the Act and Rule 4(c)]

[ For the dotted lands claimed as Government lands covered under Sub-section(1)
of Section (4) of the Act ]

It is hereby informed that the following dotted lands are vacant and not assigned or alienated or
transferred or claimed by any person and requested to issue orders for making an entry “Government
Poramboke” in Re-Settlement Register and other Revenue Records.

Sl. Name of the Sy. No. Extent in Remarks

No. Village acres
1 2 3 4 5

If anyperson has any claim over the above said dotted lands may file his/her claim before the
under signed within (30) days from the date of publication of this notice for placing before District Level
Committee for necessary orders in accordance with law.

Tahsildar/ Convenor,
…................................... Mandal,
… ..................................... District.
Date:

Place:
Date:
 Form – VI
Notice - 2
[see Section 7 of the Act and Rule 4(c)]
(for the dotted lands claimed under Sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Act)

It is hereby informed that the following dotted lands are assigned / alienated/ transferred by the
Government and requested for issue of orders to make entries of names of assignees/ alienees/
transferees as the case may be and to make an entry “Assigned or alienated or transferred” as the case
may be in Column 17/ remarks column of Re-Settlement Register.

Sl. Name Name Sy. No. Extent in Name of Assignment

No. of the of the acres the orders with date
Mandal Village assignee
and
address
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Name of the GO No. with Name of the GO. No. Remarks

alienee Date/ transferee with Date/
Collector’s Collector’s
Progs No. Progs No. with
with date date
8 9 10 11 12

If anybody has any claim over above mentioned lands shall claim before the under signed within
(30) days from the date of publication of this notice for placing before District Level Committee for
necessary orders in accordance with Law.

Tahsildar/ Convenor,
…................................... Mandal,
… ..................................... District.

Place :
Date:
 Form - VII
Notice – 3

[see Section 7 of the Act and Rule 4(c)]

(for dotted lands claimed by individuals covered under Sub section(3) of Section 4 of the Act)

It is hereby informed that Sri/Smt………………………………..., S/o, D/o, W/o

………………………………… R/o ………………………………… Village…………………..………….
Mandal ………………………… District has claimed that the following dotted lands are under their
possession and enjoyment for the last ………… years and requested to issue orders for making entry
of their names in Re-Settlement Register and other Revenue Records and to delete the property from
the prohibited properties list furnished to Sub-Registers concerned u/s 22-A(1) of the Registration Act
1908.

Sl. Name of Name of Sy.No. Extent in Mode of Remarks

No. the the acres acquisition
Mandal Village
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

If anybody has any claim over the above said lands shall claim before the undersigned within
(30) days for placing before District Level Committee for necessary orders in accordance with Law.

Tahsildar/ Convenor,
…................................... Mandal,
… ..................................... District.

To

1)
2)
3)
4)
 Notice – VIII
Notice - 4
[see Rule 4(f)]

Whereas the following claims on dotted lands have been received in

…………………….. Village of …………………………… Mandal for updation in
the Re-settlement Register of the said village.

Sl. Name Name of the Sy. Extent in Names of Gist of the Remarks
No. of the claimant with No. acres objectors objection
village address

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Whereas the undersigned is authorized under rule 4(f) of A.P Dotted Lands (updation in Re-
settlement Register) rules 2017 for conduct of enquiry.

Therefore, all the claimants, objectors and all the persons claiming interest in the lands
mentioned against each claim are directed to attend the enquiry on…………… at A.M/ P.M
……………….. (venue) without fail with all relevant documents/ proofs. If anybody fails to attend the
enquiry or fails to produce any documents in support of their claim, it will be construed that they have
nothing to offer and report will be submitted to District Level Committee based on the records available.

Signature of Tahsildar/ Convenor.

… ................................. Mandal.

To
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
 Form-IX
Notice - 5

[see section 8 of the Act and Rule 5 (a)]

It is hereby informed that Sri./ Smt……………………………….., S/o, D/o, W/o

…………………………………., R/o ………………………………..
Village,
...........................................................................................................................................
Mandal,
…………………………..District has preferred an appeal u/s 8 of A.P. Dotted Lands (updation
in Re-Settlement Register) Act, 2017 on the orders of the District Level Committee passed
in Ref. No…………….., dt…………….

Hence, the persons noted in address entry are directed to attend for hearing on
………………… at ………… at ………………………….(venue) with all relevant documents
before the undersigned without fail, or otherwise it will be construed that they have nothing
to offer and orders will be passed based on the material available on records.

CCLA & Spl.CS,

A.P. Vijayawada.
To
1)
2)
3)
4)
 File No.REVU1-LANAULAND(PM)/8/2020-LANDS-I

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

REVENUE (LANDS.I) DEPARTMENT

Memo No. REV01-LANA0LAND(PM)/8/2020-LANDS-l 23/03/2022

Sub Lands - Certain instructions/guidelines regarding ‘Dotted lands' and deletion of

: lands from the list of prohibited Properties notified U/s 22-A (1) of Registration
Act, 1908 - Further instructions issued -Reports called for - Regarding.

Ref: 1. Government orders notifying the list of properties recommended under Section
22-A(l)(e) of Registration Act, 1908 of all Districts.
•
2. A.P.Dotted lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017 (Act
No. 10 of 2017)

3. G.O.Ms.No. 298, Revenue (Assgn.l) Dept., Dt.17.07.2017.

4. Govt.Circular Memo No.57443/Assn.1/2012, Revenue (Assignment-1)

Department, dated.06.11,2018.

5. Govt.Circular Memo No.57443/Assn.1/2012, Revenue (Assignment-1)

Department, dated.04.01.2019.

6. Govt.Memo.No.REV01-LANA0LAND(NOTF)/5/2019-ASSN.I,
Rev(Assn.l)Dept„ dt.18.11.2019.

7. Memo.No.REV01/LANA/19/2020-SECY-LANDS-Endt. dt.21-12-2020.

8. Memo No. REV01-LANA0LAND(PM)/8/2020-LANDS-l,Dated:18-02-2021

***
1. The attention of the Spl. CS & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P.
and the District Collectors is invited to the subject and references cited. They are informed that
several representations were received by the Government from members of the public that
lands owned by them for long periods of time and with documentary proof of the same, were
erroneously notified under clause 22A(1) (a) to (e), resulting in registration authorities
refusing to register any documents pertaining to the notified survey numbers. Government
continues to receive multiple representations on a continuous basis on the same subject.

2. In order to rectify the situation, the Government enacted "The A.P. Dotted Lands
(Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017 (Dotted Lands Act, for short)" and the
same has come into force with effect from 14th June, 2017 (vide G.O.Ms.No.210, Revenue
(Assignment.!) Dept dtl4-06-2017). In follow up, Government have issued "The A.P.
Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Rules 2017 vide G.O.Ms.No.298
Revenue (Assn.1) Department, dt.17.07.2017.

3. In the references cited 4th to 8th above, certain instructions/clarifications were

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issued from time to time to guide disposal of claims filed under the provisions of
A.P.Dotted lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017.

4. This circular memo is issued in supersession of all previously issued memos

and circulars on this subject, including those cited in the references 4th to 8th above.

5. Rule 7 of theDotted Lands Act reads as follows:

2. Deletion U/s 22-A (1) of the Registration Act, 1908:

(a) The District collector shall furnish the list of lands to the Registering officer
concerned for deletion from the prohibitory lists already furnished to the
Registration Department u/s 22-A(l) of the Registration Act, 1908 within one
month of thqdate of the order under section 7 (or) 8 of the Act as the case
may be.

(b) The Registering officer concerned shall delete the lands as furnished
by the District collector under rule 7(a) from the prohibitory lists furnished
under section 22-A(l) ofthe Registration Act, 1908.

After careful examination, Government hereby clarifies that cases for deletion
from prohibitory lists, under any of the sections 22-A(l)(a) to (e), shall be
dealt with and disposed by Collectors in terms of the A.P. Dotted Lands
(Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017 without further reference to
the CCLA or the Government. All pending cases at the level of the CCLA
and Government shall be returned back to Collectors for disposal
accordingly.

6. Section 4(3) of the Dotted lands act reads as below:

1. (3) The entry in Column No.(16) of Re-Settlement Register in respect of Dotted

Lands which are not covered under sub-section (1) and (2) and are in possession of
any person shall be replaced and updated by making an entry in the name of
the person, in terms of the orders issued under section 7 or section 8 as the case
may be;

Explanation:- Continuous possession for a period of twelve years or more

prior to the commencement of this Act by a person (present claimant or his predecessor
in interest), based on documents shall be sufficient for updation of his name
in column No.(16) of Re-Settlement Register in respect of Dotted Lands covered
under sub-section (3).

Documents as mentioned in the Explanation in Section 4(3) of the Dotted Lands Act
are defined in Section 2(a) of the Dotted Lands Act:

2. Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Documents" means registered documents, entries in Register of holdings

maintained by the Registration department, 10(1) account and Record of Rights
maintained by the Revenue Department and order of decree of any court of
competent authority.

Government hereby clarifies once again that any one of the Documents
mentioned in Section 2(a) can constitute conclusive proof of continuous
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possession for a period of twelve years or more prior to the commencement of this
Act. Multiple documents shall not be insisted upon.

7. Section 6 of the AP Record of rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act (RoR Act,
for short) reads as under:

2. Presumption of correctness of entries in record of rights. - Every entry

in record of rights shall be presumed to be true until the contrary is proved or
until it is otherwise amended in accordance with the provisions of this Act......

Government hereby clarifies that the Record of Rights maintained by the Revenue
Department, alone can constitute conclusive proof of continuous possession for a
period of twelve years or more prior to the commencement of this Act, if the
Record of Rights entry can be traced back for 12 years before the critical date
mentioned in the Dotted Lands Act 2017.

Government also clarifies that in terms of Section 6 of the AP Record of rights in

Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, Collectors shall presume the correctness of
the existing Record of rights maintained by the Revenue department until the
contrary is proved or until it is amended in accordance with the provisions of the
RoR Act.

8. The District Collectors are directed to expeditiously dispose all pending cases
and cases that come up before them in future. The Spl. CS & Chief Commissioner
of Land Administration is directed to review this item of work on a weekly basis with
Collectors to ensure expeditious disposal of matters.

G Sai Prasad las

Chief Commissioner

To '
The Special C.S. & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration
All District Collectors in the State
All Joint Collectors in the State
Copy to
Sf/Sc.
// FORWARDED :: BY ORDER //

SECTION OFFICER
Registered No HSE/49. [Price: Rs.2-00 Paise

THE ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE

PARTIV-B EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 8] AMARAVATI, MONDAY, 24th APRIL, 2023.

ANDHRA PRADESH ACTS, ORDINANCESAND

REGULATIONS Etc.,
The following Act of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature received the assent
of the Governor on the 19th April, 2023 and the said assent is hereby first
published on the 24th April, 2023 in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for general
information:
ACT No. 8 of 2023

AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND THE ANDHRA PRADESH DOTTED

LANDS (UPDATION IN RE-SETTLEMENT REGISTER) ACT, 2017.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the

Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -

1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Dotted lands (Updation Short Title and

in Re-settlement Register) (Amendment) Act, 2023. commencement

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect on and from the
29th December,’2022. .
2. In the Andhra Pradesh Dotted lands (Updation in Re-settlement Amendment Amendment
Register) Act, 2017, in section 2, for clause (b), the following shall be Section 2
substituted, namely,- Act No.10 of 2017

“(b) “Dotted Lands" means the lands against which dots were marked in
the pattadar column and/or remarks column of the Re Settlement Register
or lands where the pattadar column and/or remarks column of the Re-
settlement Register was left blank or lands where the expression
“Anadheenam” is mentioned in the

J-42/94 [1]
1 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART IV-B

pattadar column and/or remarks column of the Re-settlement Register,

during the Resurvey and Settlement operations.".

Repeal and 3. (1) The Andhra Pradesh Dotted lands (Updation in Re-settlement
savings
Register) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022, is hereby repealed.
Ordinance No. 16
of 2022
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under
the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under
this Act.

G SATYA PRABHAKARA RAO,

Secretary to Government,
Legal and Legislative Affairs & Justice,
Law Department.

Printed by the Commissioner of Printing at A.P. Legislative Assembly Printing Press, Amaravati.
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1/757967/2023(27)

Office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, AP

APIIC Towers, Mangalagiri, Guntur

CCLA's Ref.No.REV02-17/34/2023-SETTLEMENT I SEC, Dt.08/05/2023

Sub : Dotted Lands - AP Dotted Lands (Updation of Re-Settlement Register) Act,

2017 - Notification of lands in Gazette U/s. 22-A(l)(e) of Registration Act, 1908
- Act 10/17 enacted & several orders/clarifications issued - i n structions
issued on re-verification of lists - Revised and rectified lists submitted - Fresh
orders issued by the Government - SOP for i mplementation of New orders -
Reg.(Computer No. 2071254)
Ref : CCLA's REV02/206/2022-KRC-SEC-CCLA, Dt.02.05.2023.
-oOo-

The attention of all the District Collectors is invited to the reference cited. The
Government, as per reports submitted by the Collectors, have issued Notifications re-
categorizing /de-notifying the lands notified in 2016/2019, U/s.22- A (1) (e) of the Registration
Act, 1908, vide (17) GOs issued in 2023.

The effect of de-notification is that records in respect of dotted lands falling

under sub-section (3) of Section (4) of the AP Dotted Lands (Updation in Re- settlement
Register) Act, 2017, (barring lands re-categorized U/S.22-A l(a)/l(b)/l(c)/l(d)) can be
updated in the names of the concerned farmers who have been in occupation of
these lands and while meeting the conditions outlined under the Act. '

Further action in respect of lands which have been removed from the list of
prohibited properties under section 22A(l)(e) of the Registration Act 1908, by the Government,
based on recommendations of District Collectors, vide recently issued G.Os, shall
be carried out as per the following guidelines:

1. In cases the name of the pattadars are already part of the Revenue
records (1-B and Adangal): If the name of the pattadar is already part of
the revenue records, the entries in pattadar column shall be held valid. No
further action is needed in such cases
2. In case of Registered Transactions: Since transactions are now permitted
on these lands, any resultant changes may be permitted through the mutation
process without further reference to DLAC.AII action in these cases ends at the
level of the Tahsildar.
3. In case of Sadabainama: In all sadabainama cases, the procedure
prescribed under the sadabainama G.O. may be followed. All action in
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these cases ends at the level of the Tahsildar.

4. In cases where the names of the pattadar is not part of the Revenue
Records (1-B and Adangal): Since government has already permitted
transactions in these cases, any changes may by carried out through the
mutation process at the level of the Tahsildars.
5. Accordingly, an updated status of the Revenue records i.e., Adangal and I-
B are to be maintained for all purposes while complying with instructions
issued from time to time. All this shall be done without further reference to
RSR, which is a historical record.

Therefore, all the District Collectors are requested to follow above

guidelines immediately and furnish action taken report in the matter.

G Sai Prasad I A S
CCLA& Spl. C.S.
To

All the District Collectors in the State (E-Dispatch).

Copy to the Special Chief Secretary to Government, Rev (Lands) Department, AP

Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati. ,

Signed by G Sai Prasad I

AS
Date: 08-05-2023 12:54:52
Reason: Approved
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1/847457/2023

Office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, AP

APIIC Towers, Mangalagiri

CCLA's Memo.No.Sett.I(1)/e-2227808/2023, Dt.14/10/2023

Sub: Dotted Lands - AP Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-Settlement Register) Act,

2017 - SPSR Nellore District - Lands recorded as Dotted lands in RSR but
noted as "Anadheenam in RoH - Whether to consider as Patta lands as per Dotted
Lands Act – clarification requested - matter has been clarified - reiteration -
(C.No.2227808) - Regarding.

Ref: 1. Memo No. REV01-LANA0LAND(PM)/8/2020-LANDS-l, Dt.23/03/2022.

2. Act No.8 of 2023, Dt.24.04.2023 An Act further to amend the Andhra
Pradesh Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-Settlement Register) Act, 2017.
3. CCLA's Ref.No.REV02/206/2022-KRC SEC-CCLA, Dt.02.05.2023.
4. CCLA'S Ref.No.REV02-17/34/2023-SETTLEMENTI SEC,Dt.08.05.2023.
5. CCLA's Memo.No.REV02-17/34/2023-SETTLEMENTI SEC,
Dt.07.09.2023.
6. Collector, SPS Nellore District Lr.File No.COLNLR-ESEEOLASA (MIS)/
4/2023-LM(E5)-COLREV, Dt.05.10.2023

****
Attention of the Collector, SPSR Nellore District is invited to the references cited.
In the reference 6th cited, the District Collector, SPSR Nellore has requested
for a clarification on the lands which were recorded as Dotted lands in RSR but
noted as "Anadheenam" in ROH, be considered as patta lands as per A.P. Dotted
Lands (Updation in RSR) Act, 2017 for disposal of pending grievances.

In this regard, it is to inform that the issue has already been clarified vide this Office
reference 4th cited (copy enclosed for ready reference). Therefore, the same shall
be followed scrupulously and in conformity with the provisions of the Act 10/17 and
Memo vide reference 1st cited.

G Sai Prasad I A S
CCLA& Spl. C.S.
To
The Collector,
SPSR Nellore District (tappal-nlr@ap.gov.in).

Digitally Signed by G Sai

Prasad IA S
Date: 14-10-2023 07:57:33
Reason: Approved
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1/869536/2023

Office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, AP

APIIC Towers, Mangalagiri, Guntur

CCLA’s Memo.No.REV02-17/34/2023-SETTLEMENT I SEC-CCLA,

Dt.22/11/2023

Sub: Dotted Lands - AP Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-Settlement Register) Act,

2017 - Notification of lands in Gazette U/s. 22-A(l)(e) of Registration Act, 1908
- Act 10/17 enacted & several orders/clarifications issued - Implementation of
provisions of the Act 10/17 - Categorization of dotted lands U/s 22-A of the
Registration Act, 1908 - Instructions issued - Regarding (e-Office C.No.2071254).

Ref: 1. G.O.Ms.No.210, Revenue (Assn.1) Dept. D#14.06.2017.

2. G.O.Ms.No.298, Revenue (Assn.1) Dept. Dt.17.07.2017.
3. Memo No.REV01-LANA0LAND(PM)/8/2020-LANDS-l, Dt. 23.03.2022.
4. G.O.Ms.No.414, Revenue (Lands.1) Dept. Dt.09.06.2022.
5. CCLA's Ref.No.REV02/206/2022-KRC SEC-CCLA, Dt.22.10.2022.
6. CCLA's Ref.No.REV02/206/2022-KRC SEC-CCLA, Dt.25.10.2022.
7. Act No.8 of 2023, Dt.24.04.2023 An act further to amend the Andhra Pradesh
Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-Settlement Register) Act, 2017.
8. CCLA's Ref.No.REV02/206/2022-KRC SEC-CCLA, Dt.02.05.2023.
9. CCLA's Ref.No.REV02-17/34/2023-SETTLEMENT I SEC,
Dt. 08.05.2023.
10.CCLA's Memo.No.REV02-17/34/2023-SETTLEMENT I SEC - CCLA,
Dt.07.09.2023.
*** ;

Attention of all the District Collectors in the State is invited to the references
cited.
2) In continuation of the instructions that have been issued so far on
the right categorization of dotted lands U/s 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908, it is
to reiterate that the following steps shall be taken for implementation of the same:

Sec.4 (1) of the Act: All the Dotted lands falling under this category shall
be placed under 22-A (1) (b) of the Registration Act, 1908.

Sec.4 (2) of the Act: All the Dotted lands falling under this category shall
be placed under 22-A (1) (b) of the Registration Act, 1908, in case of alienation/transfer.

All the Dotted lands falling under this category shall be placed under 22-A
(1) (a) of the Registration Act, 1908, in case of assignment, subject to the
applicability of the provisions of the Act 9/77.
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1/869536/2023
s

Sec.4 (3) of the Act: The remaining lands shall be removed from Sec.22
(A), subject to the satisfaction of the provisions of the Dotted Lands Act 2017 and
records.

3) Therefore, all the Collectors in the state are hereby instructed to

implement these instructions at once in strict compliance with the provisions and
in due reconciliation with the records.
A Md Imtiaz I A S
Addl.CCLA & Secretary
To
All the District Collectors in the State (E-Dispatch).

Copy submitted to the Special Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue (Lands)

Department, AP Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati (tappal-rev01@ap.gov.in)

Digitally Signed by A Md
Imtiaz IA S
Date: 22-11-2023 15:24:44
Reason: Approved
 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

Lands - Constitution of a Committee to consider the grievances of the persons

affected by the Notifications under Section 22-A of Registration Act, 1908 regarding
registration of prohibitory lands as per the orders dt.23-12-2015 of the Hon'ble
High Court in W.A.Nos.232/2012, 352/2013 and 343/2015 and batch cases - Orders
- Issued.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

REVENUE (ASSN.I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 300 Dated: 05-07-2016

Read :

Orders of the Hon'ble High Court in W.A.Nos.232/2012, 352/2013 and

343/2015 and batch cases, dated. 23-12-2015

***

ORDER:

Several Wit Petitions have been filed by the persons assailing inaction of the
Registering Authorities in receiving, registering and delivering the documents
presented for registration in exercise of the powers under Section 22-A of the
Registration Act, 1908. The Learned Single Judges disposed of the W.Ps. with various
directions in the matter.

2. Government have filed Writ Appeals No.232/2012, 352/2013 and

343/2015 in the matter. The Division Bench of Hon'ble High Court in its orders
dt.23.12.2015 in the above W.As. has pronounced judgement (Common Order)
in the matter. The operative portion of the Judgement made in para 35.1 is
extracted below.

"35.1 Further, as noticed earlier the State Government is empowered either

suo-motu or on application to consider the grievances against inclusion of
any property in the prohibitory list under Section 22-A of Registration Act and
is also empowered to de-notify either in full or in part the notification
issued under sub-section(2). In our opinion, the Redressal mechanism
is available only with respect to notifications published relating to the
properties falling under clause(e) of Section 22-A. Hence any grievance
of the parties with reference to the properties covered by clauses (a) to
(d) will have to be questioned by the aggrieved parties only by
appropriate proceedings before a competent Court and the adjudication by
such Court would be final. Further, so far as notified properties falling
under clause(e) are concerned, the redressal mechanism under sub- section(4)
of Section 22-A would be able to effectively address the grievance provided
the mechanism there under is effective, expenditure, fair and judicious.
Thus, in order to make an effective Redressal mechanism, we deem it
appropriate to direct the respective Governments of both the states to
constitute a Committee or establish a Forum within time frame, may
be comprising of Principal Secretary of Revenue, Director of Survey and
Land Records and a retired Judicial Officer of the rank of a District
Judge which shall meet periodically to consider the grievances of the
persons affected by the notifications. The Committee shall be empowered
to examine relevant records and then pass a reasoned order either
accepting or rejecting the grievance by either confirming/ deleting/ modifying
any such property from the notified list of properties. In our view,
such orders passed by the Committee shall be binding on the State as
well as on the aggrieved person and in the event of any of them being
aggrieved thereby, they shall have to approach a Competent Court of Law
for redressal of their grievance."
Contd. ...
 2
SI.No. Designation of the Member
(1) (2) (3)
(1) The Special Chief Secretary & Chief Chairman
Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P.
(2) Retired Judicial Officer of the rank of a Member
District Judge.
(3) The Commissioner of Survey, Settlement & Member-Convenor
Land Records.
3. Accordingly, Government after considering the above orders of the Hon'ble
High Court in WA No.232/2012, 352/2013 and 343 of 2015 dt.23.12.2015, hereby
constitute the following Committee to meet periodically to consider the grievances
of the persons affected by the Notifications under Section 22-A of Registration
Act, 1908 regarding registration of prohibitory
lands.

4. The Special Chief Secretary & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration,

A.P., the Commissioner of Survey, Settlement & Land Records, A.P, the Director
& I.G., Registration & Stamps, A.P., and the District Collectors shall take further
necessary action accordingly in the matter.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

J.C. SHARMA,
SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To
The Spl.C.S. & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Commissioner of Survey, Settlement & Land Records, A.P, Hyderabad.
The Director & I.G., Registration & Stamps, A.P., Hyderabad.
All the District Collectors.
Copy to:
The Administrative Officer, O/o. the Learned Advocate General, A.P.,
High Court Buildings, Hyderabad.
Law Department
P.S. to Spl.C.S. to Hon'ble C.M.
O.S.D. to Hon'ble Deputy C.M. (Revenue).
P.S. to Chief Secretary.
P.S. to Special Chief Secretary to Govt., Revenue (Lands) Dept.
All Assignment Sections in Revenue Department.
SF/SC.

// Forwarded :: By order//

SECTION OFFICER.
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Office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration

Andhra Pradesh, Mangalagiri

CCLA's Ref, No. REV02/206/2022-KRC SEC-CCLA.dt. 22/10/2022

Sub:Sec.22-A of the Registration Act, 1908 - Notification of lands in Gazettes

under Section 22-A(l)(e) of Registration Act, 1908 issued - several
orders/clarifications issued - re-verification requested - Regarding (E-
office C.No.1872411)

Ref:- 1. G.O.Ms.No.196 Revenue (Assn -Department, dt.05-05-2016

2. AP Dotted Lands (Updation in Re-settlement Register) Act, 2017.

3. G.O.Ms.575, Revenue (Assn.1) Dept, dated 16-11-2018.

4. Govt. Circular Memo No. REV01-LANA0LAND(PM)/8/2020-LANDS-l, dated 23-

03-2022.

5. CCLA's Lr.No.Assn.l(l)/350/2022, dated.04-05-2022.

6. CCLA's Ref.No.Assn.l(l)/351/2022, dated,20-05-2022.

7. G.O.Rt.No.414, Revenue (Lands.I) Department, dated 09-06-2022.

8. CCLA's Lr.No.Assn.l(l)/403/2022, dated.01/09/2022.

9. G.O.Ms.No.649, Revenue (Lands.I) Dept, dated 26-09-2022.

lO.G.O.Ms.No.667. Revenue (Lands.I) Dept, dated 07-10-2022.

ll.G.O.Ms. No.681 Revenue(Lands-) Dept, dt.18.10.2022

***

In the references 1st cited above, different survey numbers in various

villages of erstwhile Krishna District were included in the list of prohibited properties
U/s 22-A(l)(e) of the Registration Act, 1908 and thereafter notified in the state
gazette, based on proposals sent by Collectors.

An analysis of all the lands notified in these lists was made in the
light of the provisions/Orders issued vide reference 2nd to 10th cited. It is understood
that certain prohibited lands which should have been included under other
categories of section 22-A(l) have been recommended for notification under 22-
A(l)(e). Further, several lands which should not have been notified under these
lists were included in the prohibited lists, as can be understood from the
large number of survey numbers which were deleted from these lists of prohibited
properties at a later date.

Over passage of time a better understanding of the issue has been

gained in the system and it is now felt that there is need to revise the
lists in line with the Dotted lands Act 2017 as well as the
G.Os/Memos/Circular instructions vide references 2nd to 10th cited. Such a
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suo-moto revision by the Administration would ease the hardship faced by

ryots in regard to their lands.

The list of prohibited properties U/s 22-A(1)(e) for your present District
would be found in the G.O of the erstwhile Krishna District.

A sample exercise of classification of survey numbers included in these

lists was attempted by the staff of the CCLA's office and the full list in the
G.O was sub-divided into sub-lists based on the reasons for which they were
included in the lists in the first place. Each such sub-list includes some serial
numbers from the original G.O. A copy of the same is being included along with
this letter for guidance.

In order to bring greater clarity in these lists, as well to bring them

on a more logical footing, it is essential that the following exercise be carried
out regarding the list of prohibited properties under section 22-A(l)
(e) notified in the G.Os 1st cited, pertaining to your new District.

a. To begin with, you may extract all the survey numbers belonging to your District
from the 1st reference.
b. These survey numbers may thereafter be made into a separate list and the
same shall be ordered Mandal wise, village wise and each survey number may
be given a distinct serial number (ensure that no number form the 1st reference
G.O is missed).
c. Different reasons for which these survey numbers were included in the
original G.O may be listed out separately.
d. Please prepare sub-lists of all serial numbers in the list at (b) above, on the lines
of the model list prepared by the CCLA office for the erstwhile District. Please ensure
that no serial number from the list at (b) above is missed.
e. Deletions based on removal orders issued by the Government as well as by Collectors
may be provided in a separate list.
f. You are free to add additional sub-categories, vis-a-vis CCLA office list.
g. In many cases it is observed that when the intention was to include only one sub-division of the
given survey number in the G.O, but inadvertently the entire survey number was included. Such
substitutions that are desired may be provided in a separate list.
h. It is seen that the list of Dotted lands in the 1st reference is huge and this needs to be sub-divided
into the following (03) categories into three sub- lists:
Dotted lands which are Government Porambokes
Dotted lands which are assigned/alienated
Dotted lands

In this regard, all the Collectors are requested to complete the above exercise
at the earliest and in any case, in not more than two weeks from now.

G Sai Prasad I A S
CCLA & Spl C.S
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To
The District Collector, Krishna District
Copy to Special CS, Revenue(Lands) Dept, GoAP

Signed by G Sai Prasad 1

AS
Date: 22-10-2022 10:20:53
Reason: Approved
 SHARMA, 1 .A.S., " REVENUE DEPAMTMEN1
Principal Secretary to Government of Andhra Pradesh,
Government
L-Block, 4th Floor, Room No. 406,
& Disaster Management)
c A.P Secretariat, Hyderabad - 500 022.
© : Off: +91-40-2345 9015
Fax:+91-40-2345 0828
e-mail: prlsecy_rev@ap.gov.in

D.O.Letter No:20021/7/2016/Asn.l,Dt:06.02.2016

Dear Sri,

Sub : Section 22A of the Registration Act, 1908 —Judgement of Full

Bench of kon’ble High Court in WA Nos 343/2015, 232/2012
&352/2013 - Implementation of Guidelines / Directions - Reg. .
*****

Kindly recall the discussions held in the Chambers of learned Advocate on

06.02.2016 regarding implementation of the Judgement of the Hon’ble High Court
in WA Nos: 343/2015, 232/2012 &352/2013.

2. In this regard (1) so far as constitution of Committee is concerned, action is already

been taken at Government level. (2) As regards the compliance with respect to
lists of properties covered by clauses( a) to (d) of Section 22A (1) to be prepared and
notification in the State Gazette in respect of the properties covered under Section
22A (1)(e), CCLA may issue necessary instructions to all District Collectors for
necessary action for preparation and sending of said lists/Draft notification. Further CCLA
may consolidate and prepare a draft notification and send to Govt for publication in the State
Gazettee by 15.03.2016.

3. Therefore, I request you to take personal interest in the matter and see that necessary
action is taken within the time stipulated by the Hon’ble High Court to avoid further
legal complications.

Yours sincerely,

(JC SHARMA)

Sri Anil Chandra Punetha,IAS,

Spl.Chief Secretary & CCLA
Govt, of Andhra Pradesh,
HYDERABAD
 BRIEF NOTE ON
\r
HON’BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DILIP B.BHOSALE
AND
HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE S.V.BHATT
W.A.No.1063 of 2013 and Batch

> 22A. Prohibition of Registration of certain documents:--.

The following classes of documents shall be prohibited from registration, namely:--

a) documents relating to transfer of immovable property, the alienation or transfer of which is

prohibited under any statute of the State or Central Government;

b) documents relating to transfer of property by way of sale, agreement of sale, gift,

exchange or lease in respect of immovable property owned by the State or Central

Government, executed by persons other than those statutorily empowered to do so;

c) documents relating to transfer of property by way of sale, agreement of sale, gift, exchange or

lease exceeding (ten) 10 years in respect of immovable property, owned by Religious and

Charitable Endowments falling under the purview of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu

Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 or by Wakfs falling under the Wakfs Act, 1995

executed by persons other than those statutorily empowered to do so;

d) Agricultural or urban lands declared as surplus under the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms
(Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 or the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act,

1976;

e) Any documents or class of documents pertaining to the properties the State Government

may, by notification prohibit the registration in which avowed or accrued interests of

Central and State Governments, Local Bodies, Educational, Cultural, Religious and

Charitable Institutions, those attached by Civil, Criminal, Revenue Courts and Direct

and Indirect Tax Laws and others which are likely to adversely affect these interest.
 > Lists to be prepared within 4 months from the date
of pronounce Full Bench Judgement i.e.,
23.12.2015

Sl.No List Competent Competent Statute under

Authority to Authority to which the list is
Sign Furnish prepared

1 Properties prohibited District District 22-A(1)(a) of

under any statute of Collector/Joint Collector in Registration
the State/Central Collector Annexure-I Act
Government

2 Properties owned by The Authorized District 22-A(1)(b)of

the State/Central representatives Collector in Registration
Government, of Central/State Annexure-Il Act
executed by persons Government
other than those
statutorily
empowered to do so
3 Properties owned by Commissioner, Commissioner, 22-A(1)(c) of
religious and Endowments or Endowments Registration
charitable Secretary, Wakf or Secretary, Act
endowments, Wakf board Wakf board in
etc., Annexure-Ill
4 Surplus lands or urban Not below the Not below the 22-A(1)(d)of
ceiling lands Rank of RDO or Rank of RDO or Registration
competent competent Act
authority under authority under
ULC Act ULC Act in
Annexure-IV

 There is no need to notify these lists prepared under 22-A(1 )(a) to (d).

 Any deletions or modifications to these lists should be sent to the

Commissioner and IG of Registrations and Stamps, who in turn will furnish
the same to the concerned Registering officers ( Para 25.2 of Full Bench
Judgement and circular memo No.G1/19131/05 Dt: 14.09.2007T).

 The Registering officers shall accept lists furnished by

the competent officers as noted above only. They shall not accept
lists furnished by other than those officers mentioned above. If they
receive lists from others, they have to return the lists with a
request to resubmit through the authorized officers ( Para 25.3 of
Full Bench Judgement).

 The authorities forwarding the lists shall upload the same to

website of AP State Government namely igrs.ap.gov.in.
Properties to be convered in List 1 (Annexure-1) as per para 21
of the Full Bench Judgement:

a) Properties restraining transfer of immovable properties under AP

Assigned lands (Prohibition on Transfers) Act, 1977.
b) The Urban land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (Sec.5).

c) AP Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982 (Sec.17).

d) AP Forest Acdt 1967 (Sec.18 & 28B).

Note.- Only few examples were given in the judgement. The remaining
cases have to identified for including the same in this list.

Properties to be covered in List 2 (Annexure-II) 22- A (1) (b)

a) Porambokes such as roads, tanks, lakes etc., as per para 22 & 22.10 of
the Full Bench Judgement:

The following Properties may be included in List-2:

a) A.W/UAWlands
b) Lands declared as Govt.lands under Inam obolition Act
c) Lands declared as Govt.lands under Escheats & Bona Vacantia Act
d) Alienated Govt.lands in favour of Industries etc.,
e) Other cases have to identified for including the same in this list.

Properties to be covered in List 3 (Annexure-III) as per

para 23 of the Full Bench Judgement: 22-A(1)(c)

a) Properties as per AP Charitable and Hindu religious institutions and

Endowments Act 1987 (See.43,45 and 46)
b) Properties as per Wakfs Act 1995 (Sec.3,5,37 and 40)

Properties to be covered in List 4 (Annexure-IV) as per para

24 of the Full Bench Judgement: 22-A(1)(d)

a) Surplus land handed over under APLR (COAH)Act 1973

b) Urban land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976

Properties to be covered in List 5 (Sec.22-A(1) (e)) as per para 33(4) of

the Full Bench Judgement: .

a) Assigned lands purchased by others -

b) Assigned lands purchased through court auctions
c) Surplus lands not taken possession due to pendency of some litigation
d) Disproportionate assets of employees where criminal case is pending
e) The properties on which huge arrears of tax due to local body.
f) Dot lands (Para 35 of Full Bench Judgement)
 g) Properties attached by civil, criminal, revenue courts and di
indirect tax laws.

h) Assigned lands prior to 1 9 5( 4Para 4 (iv) of W. A. No. 1063 of 2013

and Batch Dt: 29.01.2016 )

Note:-

1. The state Government shall publish a notification under sec.22-A(2) after

obtaining reasons for and full description of the properties by the District
Collectors concerned (Para 32.10 of the Full Bench Judgement).

2. A redressal mechanism (committee) shall be formed under Section 22-

A(4) within 8 weeks from the date of judgement by the State Governments
to readdress the grievances of the parties only with respect to notifications
published relating to the propertied following under section 22-A(1)(e). The
committee may consist of 1.Prl.Secy to Govt. Revenue Dept., 2. Director of
Survey and Land Records and 3. Retired Judicial Officer of the rank of a
district Judge (Para 3.7 of Full Bench Judgement).

3. The committee shall decide the applications as expeditiously as possible

and preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of application
(Para 32.7 of Full Bench Judgement)

 It is open to the parties to a document, if the relevant property/land finds place

in the list of properties covered by clauses (a) to (d) of sub-section (1) of
Section 22-A, to apply for its deletion from the list or modification thereof, to
the concerned authorities as provided for in the guidelines. The concerned
authorities are obliged to consider the request in proper perspective and pass
appropriate order within six weeks from the date of receipt of the application
and make its copy available to the concerned party.

 Apart from the redressal mechanism, it is also open to an aggrieved person to

approach appropriate forum including Civil Court for either seeking appropriate
declaration or deletion of his property/land from the list of prohibited
properties or for any other appropriate relief.

 The directions issued by learned single Judges in six judgments referred to

above or any other judgments dealing with the provisions of Section 22-A, if
are inconsistent with the observations made or directions issued in this
judgment, it is made clear that the observations made and directions issued in
this judgment shall prevail and would be binding on the parties including the
registering authorities under the Registration Act or Government
officials or the officials under the Endowments Act, Wakf Act and Ceiling

If the party concerned seeks extracts of the list/register/gazette of properties

covered by clauses (a) to (e) of Section 22-A (1), received by the registering
officer on the basis of which he refused registration, it shall be furnished
within 10 days from the date of an application made by the aggrieved party.

Mere registration of a document shall not confer title on the vendee/alienee,

if the property is otherwise covered by clauses (a) to (e), but did not find
place in the lists furnished by the concerned authorities to the registering
officers. In such cases, the only remedy available to the authorities under
clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 22-A is to approach
appropriate forums for appropriate relief.

****
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23-12-2015 vs Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary And Others

Bench: Vilas V.Afzulpurkar, M.Seetharama Murti

THE HONBLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DILIP B.BHOSALE, THE HONBLE JUSTICE VILAS V.A

W.A.Nos.343 OF 2015 and batch

23-12-2015

Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary and others Appellants

Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad & others Respondents

Counsel for Appellants:The Advocate General (AP)

The Addl. Advocate General (TS)
Sri D.V.Sitarama Murthy,
Learned Senior Counsel
(Amicus Curiae)
Sri Vedula Venkataramana,
Learned Senior Counsel
Sri K.Ananda Rao

Counsel for Respondents: Sri C.V.Mohan Reddy,

Learned Senior Counsel
for Balaji Medemalli
Sri S.Satyanarayana Prasad,
Learned Senior Counsel
Sri V.S.R. Anjaneyulu
Sri M.V.Suresh
Sri P.Roy Reddy
Mrs.K.Lalitha
Sri Karri Suryanarayana 43

(2) 2011 (6) ALD 502

(3) 2012 (2) ALD 332 (4) 2013 (1) ALT 774
(5) 2015(3) ALT 96 (6) 2015(4) ALT 1
(7) (2009) 7 SCC 363 (8) (2005) 8 SCC 534
(9) (1987) 1 SCC 424 (10) (1990) 2 SCC 378
(11) AIR 1996 Supreme Court 2184 (12) 1975(4) SCC 745
(13) AIR 1959 Supreme Court 198 (14) (1994) 5 SCC 562
(15) (1999) 7 SCC 106 (16) 2014(4) ALD 358
(17) 1995 Supp (2) SCC 290 (18) (1982) 2 SCC 134
(19) (2010) 2 SCC 461 (20) AIR 2015 SC 720
(21) (2011) 2 SCC 258 (22) 1995 Supp(2) SCC 290

THE HONBLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SRI DILIP B.BHOSALE,

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 23-12-2015 vs Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary And Others

THE HONBLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS

V.AFZULPURKAR AND
THE HONBLE SRI JUSTICE M.SEETHARAMA

MURTI W.A.Nos.343 OF 2015, 232 OF 2012

AND 352 OF 2013

COMMON JUDGMENT:

(per the Hon’ble The Acting Chief Justice Sri Dilip B.Bhosale) The order of reference
dated 05.08.2015, which has occasioned the constitution of this Full Bench, has been passed
by a Division Bench at the request of the learned counsel for the parties having regard to few
judgments of the learned single Judges disposing writ petitions, assailing inaction of
registering authorities in receiving, registering and delivering the documents presented for
registration in exercise of the powers under Section 22-A of the Registration Act,1908 (for
short Registration Act). In those judgments, various directions have been issued by the learned
single Judges, which, according to the learned counsel for the parties, are either conflicting or
inconsistent.

2. Along with these Writ Appeals (W.A.Nos.343 of 2015, 232 of 2012 and 352 of 2013) several
other writ appeals and more than 1200 writ petitions, where similar challenge has been raised,
were also listed for hearing before the Division Bench, when the reference order was passed.
This Bench is informed that more than 2000 writ appeals/petitions are pending in this Court
raising similar challenge awaiting adjudication.

3. The reference order dated 05.08.2015 reads thus:

Learned counsel appearing for the parties have jointly requested to refer this batch of
writ appeals/petitions to a Full Bench. The request is made in view of the fact that
there are five judgments of five learned Judges dealing with Section 22-A of the
Registration Act, 1908. One of the judgments is written by one of us (S.V.Bhatt, J).
The view taken in all five judgments is not similar.

In view thereof, we direct the office to place this order before the Honble the Acting
Chief Justice on the administrative side for constituting a Full Bench.

It is made clear that since the questions arising from Section 22-A are framed in the
five judgments, we are not framing any question as such at this stage. The questions
to be considered by the Full Bench will be framed by the said Bench.

4. Before we frame the questions, to be considered by this Bench, we make it clear that
we have heard not only learned counsel appearing for the parties in these three appeals, but
we also allowed all Advocates appearing for parties, who desired to address the Court, in
pending matters, wherein similar issues/questions have been raised, to address the Court.
Most of the lawyers adopted the submissions advanced by learned Senior Counsel, including
Sri D.V.Sitharama Murthy, the Amicus Curaie. Some of the Advocates made submissions in
the light of the facts of their respective cases. We make it clear that we are not dealing with
any individual case as such and we propose to decide

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properties are under lease or other use by the said institutions or establishments and it is
only in such cases, that issuance of notification is necessary, for the prohibition, to
operate.

9. The fourth judgment is dated 31.12.2012 [in Raavi Satish and Others v. State of A.P and
Others] which disposed of W.P.Nos.30526 of 2012 and batch.

9.1 Broadly, these cases arose on account of the action of the Registering Officers of the
Registration and Stamps Department in different parts of the State of Andhra Pradesh in
not receiving and registering sale deeds or other documents executed for transfer of immovable
properties. The acts of refusal are based on different reasons. When some of these cases came
up before the learned single Judge, it was noticed that there is an alarming rise in the
number of cases being filed with the complaint of non-registration of the properties in recent
times. It was further noticed that most of the cases of refusal to register are due to reasons,
which this Court, on many earlier occasions, held as unsustainable and falling outside the
scope of the provisions of Section 22-A of the Registration Act and that even though the law is
well settled on several aspects, the Registering authorities have been again and again raising
the same objections for registration of the properties which were earlier rejected by this
Court. As the spate of the litigation was continuing unabated, as evident from the fact that in
the year 2012 itself, as many as 3360 writ petitions, which constitute almost 10% of the total
number of writ petitions filed in that year, the learned Judge of this Court felt that it is
high-time that a quietus must be placed on this unnecessary and avoidable litigation. Therefore,
a detailed interim order was made on 14.11.2012 broadly classifying the cases based on the
reasons for rejection to register the properties and the Principal Secretary (Revenue) was
directed to lay down specific criteria to be followed by the Sub-Registrars in the State based on
the decided case law.

9.2 Then a counter-affidavit was filed by the Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, on
perusal of which the learned Judge had expressed dissatisfaction as the Principal Secretary
has sought to point out that he has no control over the Registration and Stamps Department,
which is headed by a separate Principal Secretary' and without whose involvement it is
not possible to lay down guidelines. The batch of cases were then adjourned with the
direction to both the Principal Secretaries of Revenue and Revenue (Stamps & Registration)
Departments to make a joint exercise for framing the guidelines. On that a further affidavit
was filed by the Principal Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department, wherein he
has inter alia requested for an adjournment by stating that as per A.P. Government Rules
and Secretariat Instructions, the issues pertaining to policy decisions, which have
administrative importance, have to be circulated to the Chief Minister. As the learned Judge of
this Court was convinced that in view of the settled legal position on various aspects it was
quite unnecessary for the issues to undergo the above mentioned process suggested by the
Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, and instead this Court itself can pronounce a
Judgment in the light of the well settled legal position and the cases were heard.

9.3 On the direction of the learned Judge of this Court, the learned Government Pleader
categorized the cases on the basis of the nature of the reasons for refusal to register the
properties and furnished the list to the Court. The reasons for the refusal to receive and
register the documents by the Registering authorities/Sub-Registrars are as follows:

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(a) that the Re-Settlement Register (RSR) contains dots against the column
"owner/occupant of the land";

(b) that the Registers maintained by the Revenue Department have described the
lands as Assessed Waste Dry (AWD);

(c) that the lands are assigned lands; and

(d) that the lands belong to the Hindu Religious or Charitable Endowments, Wakfs,
Christian Missionaries and Local Bodies.

9.4 In this backdrop, the learned Judge, after considering the questions that fell for
his consideration, in depth, in paragraphs 34 to 36, issued various directions which read thus:-

34. In order to see that the litigation of this nature is curbed once and for all, I feel it
not only appropriate, but also imperative to issue the following directions, which
shall be of general application throughout the State of Andhra Pradesh and govern all
transactions of registration, to take place in future:

(A) The Registering officers shall not insist on production of NOCs as a condition for
receiving the documents for registration.

(B) The Registering officers shall not refuse to receive the documents for registration
only on the ground that the properties were included in the prohibitory lists sent by
the Revenue authorities, for reasons such as that the ownership column of the RSR
contains dots, or that the lands are shown as AWD lands in the Revenue Records or
that the lands are assigned lands.

(C) In cases of entries in RSRs containing dots or describing the lands as AWD, unless
a notification has been issued under Section 22-A(2) of the Act, the Registering officers
shall not refuse to receive and register the documents. The registration of such
documents, however, shall be without prejudice to the right of the Government and
its functionaries to initiate appropriate proceedings for recovery of possession of the
properties covered by such documents, if in their opinion they belong to the
Government.

(D) In cases of assigned lands, if there is clear proof to the effect that such
assignments were made prior to the issuance of G.O.Ms. No. 1142, dated 18-6-1954 in
the Andhra Area and G.O.Ms. No. 1406, dated 25-7-1958 in the Telangana Area, the
Registering officers shall receive and register the documents, notwithstanding the
fact that the properties were included in the prohibitory lists sent by the Revenue
authorities. In respect of the documents involving properties assigned subsequent to the
issuance of the above mentioned G.Os., in view of the embargo contained in Section
5(2) of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, the

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Registering officers shall make an endorsement while refusing to receive the

document specifying the reason. If the parties feel aggrieved by such orders, they
are entitled to avail appropriate remedy as available in law.

(E) Wherever there is no specific evidence that assignments of lands were made
subsequent to the issuance of G.O.Ms. No. 1142, dated 18-6-1954 in the Andhra
Area and G.O.Ms. No. 1406, dated 25-7-1958 in the Telangana Area, benefit of doubt
should be extended in favour of the parties who intend to transfer the lands.

In such cases, the Registering officers shall write to the Revenue authorities to produce proof of
the fact that the assignments were made subsequent to 18-6-1954 or 25-7- 1958, as the case
may be, within a stipulated time. If within such time, the Revenue authority concerned fails to
send such proof, the Registering officers shall register the documents.

(F) In cases of documents pertaining to assignments made to Ex-servicemen and Freedom fighters,
the Registering officers must consider whether ten years period has expired from the date of
assignment and shall register the documents if the said period has expired. In other cases,
the Registering officers shall pass an order under Section 71 of the Act and communicate the same
to the parties concerned.

(G) In cases pertaining to assignments made to Political Sufferers, the assignees or the persons
claiming through them are entitled to transfer the lands by sale or otherwise without any
restrictions and the Registering officers shall receive and register the documents whenever they
are presented.

(H) Where assignments are made on payment of market value, the Registering officers shall not
refuse to register unless the assignment deed stipulated any period during which the land shall
not be sold and the stipulated time has not expired.

(1) In cases of alienation of properties which are claimed to belong to Religious and Charitable
Endowments falling under the A.P. Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987,
or Wakfs falling under the Wakfs Act, 1995, unless relevant material is available before the
Registering officers to show that they are owned by such Institutions, registration of the documents
shall not be refused. Even if evidence is available to show that the properties sought to be alienated
belong to the Institutions referred to above, the Registering officers shall receive the documents,
pass orders assigning reasons for rejection and communicate the same to the parties concerned,
who shall be free to assail such orders by availing the remedy of appeal under Section 72 of the
Act.

(J) In cases where notifications are issued under subsection (2) of Section 22-A(1) of the Act
prohibiting registration of the documents pertaining to the properties falling under clause (e) of
sub-section (1) of Section 22-A of the Act, the Registering officers shall make an endorsement
while refusing to receive the document specifying the reason for such refusal. Needless to observe
that if the parties feel aggrieved by such rejection orders, they can avail appropriate remedies as
available in law.

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The above directions shall bind all the Revenue authorities and the Registering officers in the State
of Andhra Pradesh, irrespective of whether they are parties to this batch of Writ Petitions or not.
Violation of the above directions by the officers concerned will be viewed as contempt of Court. If
such instances come to the notice of this Court, it may exercise the option of initiating contempt
proceedings suo motu against such officers even though they are not parties to these cases.

35. The Principal Secretaries of the Departments of Revenue and Revenue (Registration & Stamps),
Government of Andhra Pradesh, shall circulate this Judgment to the officers under their respective
jurisdictions under separate circulars to be issued in this regard.

36. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petitions, all the pending miscellaneous applications filed for
interim relief in these Writ Petitions, are disposed of as infructuous.

(emphasis supplied) 9.4.1 It would be relevant to notice the observations made by the learned Judge
in paragraph 11 of this judgment, which read thus:-

11. Where a notification as envisaged under sub-

section (2) of Section 22-A of the Act is issued, the Registering authority has no option except to
refuse to register the document in view of the prohibition contained in sub-section (3) thereof.
However, in the absence of notification, even if any communication is sent by the Revenue
authorities claiming the land as belonging to the Government, such a communication does not bind
the Registering authority. The Registering authority can, at best, consider whether any material in
support of the claim of the Revenue Department is available and take appropriate decision under
Section 71 of the Act after considering the material that may be submitted by the party presenting the
document to substantiate his plea that the land is a private land. In the absence of a notification, the
Registering officer cannot refuse to receive the document by elevating the status of the
prohibitory lists sent by the Revenue Department to that of statutory notifications issued under
sub-section (2) of Section 22-A of the Act. (emphasis supplied) 9.5 In this judgment (Raavi Satish and
Others v. State of A.P and Others) the learned Judge has extensively dealt with the properties in
respect of which entries in Re- Settlement Register (RSR) contain dots or describe
such properties/lands as Assessed Waste Dry (AWD) and so also the assigned lands and issued
directions as to how registering authorities should deal with the documents when presented for
registration in respect of such properties. The learned Judge has also dealt with the properties
belonging to Religious, Charitable Endowments and Wakfs falling under the A.P. Hindu Religious
Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987, and Wakfs Act, 1995, respectively and issued directions as
to how to deal with the documents presented for registration in respect of such properties. Issuance
of notification under sub- section (2) of Section 22-A is held to be mandator}7 and where a property is
covered by the notification, it is observed that registration of such a document can be refused by the
Registering Authority.

10. The fifth judgment dated 29.01.2015 [in Vinjamuri Rajagopala Chary v. Government of A.P and
Others] disposed of W.P.No.31409 of 2014.

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(2 ) of Section 22-A of the Registration Act. He submitted that a citizen cannot be deprived of his right
to property guaranteed under Article 300-A of the Constitution of India without following the principles
of natural justice and having disregard to other laws relating to limitation and prescriptive
rights of the citizens. He submitted that with a stroke of pen an Administrative Officer can put an end
to the property rights enjoyed by the citizen guaranteed under Article 300-A without assigning any
reason what-so-ever. He submitted that sub-section (2) of Section 22-A contemplates an enquiry by
the District Collector/Commissioner/Secretary/ competent authority before sending particulars of
any property to the Government depriving a citizen of the property included in the list/notification.

29.1 Mr.C.V.Mohan Reddy further submitted that there are many instances where properties are
mutated in the names of private parties and the names are entered in revenue records continuously
for a long period; but, later, for some reason or the other, the names of private parties or their
successors in interest are found missing from relevant columns in the revenue records; and in place
of the name of pattedar or occupier, some dots (..) are being noted. All such properties against
which some dots (..) are noted and against which blanks are kept in the Registers without
entering name of any person are being claimed as properties owned by the State or the
Central Governments ignoring the long possessory title of private parties. In many cases there
are documents evidencing possession for over several statutory periods; and in certain other cases
there were transfer of properties by successive sale deeds or other conveyances; but, still the
properties are being claimed as Government properties or properties of Religious and Charitable
Endowments or of Waqfs detrimental to the rights and interests of such private parties or citizens.
After refusal to register documents pertaining to such properties, if eviction proceedings for summary
eviction are initiated, under the provisions of the Land Encroachment Act, such private parties
having established possessory title or ownership would be placed in a much worse position than an
illegal occupier or encroacher of the land owned by the Governments. Therefore, in all classes of
documents covered by clauses (b) and (c) a notification is necessary as contemplated by sub- section
(2) of Section 22-A. Mr.Mohan Reddy, in support also drew our attention to the proforma of A-Register
or Diaglote of Adavivaram village of Vizianagaram Estate and also the relevant proforma with columns
for various entries in the re- survey and re-settlement Register (RSRs) of Potturu village of Guntur
District and Timmarajupeta village of Vizagpatnam District and the decision of this Court rendered by
a learned Single Judge in G.Satyanarayana v. Government of Andhra Pradesh and others() wherein
a contention on the same lines found favour with the learned Single Judge of this Court.

29.1.1 In G.Satyanarayana (supra), Mr.Mohan Reddy submitted that it was held that dots or blanks
in pattedar column do not necessarily mean that the land is vested in the Government or it belongs to
the Government and that despite such blanks or dots, a private person can claim ownership based on
entries in revenue records prepared both prior to and after the commencement of 1971 Act. It is further
contended that unless there is a notification, it is not possible for citizens to know the contents
of list with details of prohibited properties available with the Registrars concerned and therefore,
principles of natural justice would also mandate that even in cases falling under clauses
(b) and (c) a notification as contemplated under clause (e) is necessary. On the other hand, the
learned Advocates General of both the States contended that such a notification as contemplated
under clause (e) is not necessary in cases of documents or classes of documents pertaining to the

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properties covered by clauses (b) and (c).

29.2 Mr.D.V.Sitharama Murthy, learned Senior Counsel, also submitted that issuance of notification
in respect of all properties covered by clauses (a) to (e) is necessary. The revenue authorities, he
submitted, cannot be allowed to evolve their own procedure in the matter of intimation to the
Registration Department. The citizens have no way of knowing under what category as contained in
clauses (a) to

(e) of sub-section (1) of Section 22-A, would a piece of prohibited land falls. Unless notifications are
issued by the Government and duly published in the Gazette in relation to all clauses mentioned in
sub-section (1) of Section 22-A after framing detailed Rules, citizens would have no way even
knowing that their properties have been subjected to application of Section 22-A. Therefore, he
submitted, unless the requirement of notification, as provided for by the statute to be published in
relation to clause (e), is interpreted to cover all the other clauses viz., (a) to (d), the very provision
would be rendered meaningless. In support, he further submitted that in the absence of notification
it is also unclear as to under what category, cases of dots in the RSR, waster lands and other
Government lands fall and in the absence of requirement of a notification, in relation to these lands,
the citizen would be deprived of the statutory benefit of having the anomaly rectified by resorting to
the mechanism provided for under sub-section (4). Lastly, he submitted that in any case registration
of a document per se would not create any new title and the same is governed by the principles
enunciated by the maxim Nemo Dat Quad Non Habet i.e. no person can transfer a better title than
what he possesses in the property so transferred. He then posed a question that where the State
Government is really ostensible owner of a particular extent of land, would registration of any
document to which only private individuals are party, take away the title of the State?. Answering the
question in the negative, he submitted that there is no justification in resorting to the
questionable methods, which would have counterproductive results and which only would result in
harassment of citizens.

29.3 The submissions of learned senior counsel in respect of the procedure to be followed while
forwarding the lists as prohibited properties, has already been dealt with by us in paragraphs 25 to
25.5 of the judgment.

30. The first incidental question is whether clause (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 22-A covers only
the properties attached by Civil, Criminal, Revenue Courts and Direct and Indirect Tax Laws and
others in which Central and State Governments, Local Bodies, educational, cultural, religious and
charitable institutions have avowed or accrued interests? In this regard, it is to be noted that if by
interpretation, the application is restricted only to the attached properties, then a large category of
documents pertaining to the properties in which the Central Government, State Government, Local
bodies, Educational, Cultural, Religious and Charitable Institutions may have avowed and accrued
interest will be left out and stand excluded from the purview of the provision of law for the reason
that those properties are not under attachment. That does not appear to be the intention of the
legislature. If such an interpretation is accepted the properties which are not covered by clauses (a)
to (d) and the properties not attached as stated in clause (e), still the properties in which either
Central and State Governments or Local Bodies or educational, cultural, religious and charitable

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The aforesaid clause, therefore, clearly does not envisage that such properties are not undisputedly
owned by the Governments either State or Central or the Local Bodies or Charitable Institutions,
etc. Obviously, insofar as properties owned by the State or Central Government or belonging to
Religious, Charitable Institutions or Wakf are separately dealt with under clause (b) and (c) above. So
also, the properties vested in the State under A.P. Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holding)
Act, 1973 or the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 are covered by clause (d). Hence, other
than such properties, the properties in which the State Government, Educational Institutions or
Religious or Charitable Institutions, etc., claim any interest, the same are covered by clause (e)
provided ofcourse a notification expressing the same be published in the official gazette. It is also clear
that such avowed or accrued interest is in the nature of a claim and it is open for the parties to dispute
such claim and that by itself being a claim is subject to appropriate adjudication. In a given case,
therefore, such claimed interest may be contested by third parties and is not an established ownership
of State Government or such Local Bodies as envisaged under said clause. The prohibition envisaged
by way of a notification under clause (e), however, itself provided for a safeguard under Section 22 (4)
of the Act where a party can successfully establish its title as against the avowed or accrued interest
professed by the State or Local Bodies and seek modification or deletion of relevant entry from
the notification. Sub-Section (4) therefore provides a mechanism where the entries relating to a
property may be contested and shown to be incorrect and is required to be deleted. We have already
elaborated on the said mechanism provided under Section 22-A(4) and suffice it to state that such
adjudication under sub-Section (4) thereof cannot by itself be treated as final and would be subject
to appropriate proceedings before competent Courts. In our view, therefore, clause (e) would be
attracted wherever Government or Local Bodies, etc. claim an interest in the property and seeks
prohibition to register the same. The cases where entries in the RSR are covered by dots, in our view,
would fall under this clause and inclusion of any such properties under prohibited category by way of
a notification under clause (e) is published, the registering authority is duty bound to deny registration.
The aggrieved party, in such situation, will have an option to avail the mechanism provided under
sub-section (4) of Section 22-A and if not satisfied to initiate such appropriate legal proceedings for
vindication of its rights. The cases relating to properties not covered by respective notifications
under A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 or the Wakf
Act, 1995 would also fall under the purview of clause (e) if notified accordingly and shall also be
subject to redressal of grievance under Section 22-A (4) or by the appropriate remedies available under
law.

35.1 Further, as noticed earlier the State Government is empowered either suo motu or on
application to consider the grievances against inclusion of any property in the prohibitory list under
Section 22-A of Registration Act and is also empowered to de-notify either in full or in part the
notification issued under sub-section (2). In our opinion, the redressal mechanism is available only
with respect to notifications published relating to the properties falling under clause (e) of Section
22-A. Hence, any grievance of the parties with reference to the properties covered by clauses (a) to
(d) will have to be questioned by the aggrieved parties only by appropriate proceedings before a
competent Court and the adjudication by such Court would be final. Further, so far as notified
properties falling under clause (e) are concerned, the redressal mechanism under sub-section (4) of
Section 22-A would be able to effectively address the grievance provided the mechanism thereunder
is effective, expeditious, fair, and judicious. Thus, in order to make an effective redressal

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(xiii) If the party concerned seeks extracts of the list/register/gazette of

properties covered by clauses (a) to (e) of Section 22-A (i), received by the
registering officer on the basis of which he refused registration, it shall
be furnished within 10 days from the date of an application made by the
aggrieved party.

(xiv) Registering officer shall not act and refuse registration of a

document in respect of any property furnished to him directly by any
authority/officer other than the officers/authori-

ties mentioned in the Guidelines.

(xv) Mere registration of a document shall not confer title on the vendee/alienee, if the
property is otherwise covered by clauses (a) to (e), but did not find place in the lists
furnished by the concerned authorities to the registering officers. In such cases, the only
remedy available to the authorities under clauses (a) to (e) of sub- section (1) of Section 22-
A is to approach appropriate forums for appropriate relief.

37. As the updating and revision of lists and of the websites of the Governments, in the
light of this judgment, would require some time, we direct the Governments of the States
of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the other concerned authorities to complete the
necessary exercise in that regard within four months from the date of pronouncement
of this judgment. Learned counsel for the appellants/Government Authorities and other
concerned authorities are directed to communicate this judgment to all concerned within
four weeks from today.

38. Before we part, we would like to place on record a word of appreciation for the
assistance rendered by Mr.D.V.Seetharam Murthy, learned Senior Counsel as Amicus
Curiae.

39. The Registry is directed to send copies of this judgment to all the authorities
mentioned in the judgment, in particular, the guidelines for their information and
effective implementation forthwith. A copy of this judgment is also directed to be
forwarded to the Principal Secretary/Director as mentioned in paragraph 35.1 of this
judgment for constitution of the Committee as per direction issued in the judgment.

40. Since the reference is now answered, we direct the Registry to take appropriate
steps to list all the Writ Petitions and Writ Appeals before the appropriate Court/s for
disposal in accordance with the procedure established by law.

Dilip B.Bhosale, ACJ Vilas V.Afzulpurkar, J

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