Plea in Andhra High Court challenging privatisation of registration services

A Division Bench of the High Court led by Chief Justice Lisa Gill and comprising Justice Challa Gunaranjan heard a PIL filed by advocate Narra Srinivasa Rao on behalf of a social activist Pamula Balaram against the introduction of PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model for Registration Seva Kendras (RSK) vide ​G.O.Ms.No.396 dated June 30, 2026, on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) and ​adjourned further proceedings by three weeks.The impugned G.O. mandated the establishment of one RSK under a PPP model in each district headquarter (excluding Polavaram and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts) and proposed their declaration as Sub-Registrar Offices (SROs).The petitioner contended that outsourcing the statutory registration responsibilities to private operators posed a threat to the livelihood of thousan