The High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ or Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents more particularly respondent no.3,4 and 5 in not considering the rep resentations/applications daled.2815 t2025 submitted by the petitioner to the respondent no.3 and representations/a pplications daled. 141712025 submitted by the petitioner to the respondent no.4 and 5, in refunding the Rot Challan dated.26l5l2022 bearing Challan No.(ATRN).1a00096780025 for an amount of Rs.2,53,260/- submitted towards stamp duty for registration of Gift Deed, inspite of receipt of the representations/applications daled.2al5l2025 and 141712025, respondent no.3,4 and 5 did not act upon the same is bad, arbitrary, void, illegal and against the principles of natural justice, consequently direct the Respondents more particularly respondent no.3,4 and 5 to process and refund the amount of }/, Rs.2,53,2601 to the Petitioners bank account bearing N r 20090756696, State Bank of lndia, Peerzadiguda Branch, within a stipulated pe,.iod. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 1 51 CPC praying that in the _ ircun.'r,rn"". stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High C,rrr1 may be pleased to direct the respondent no.3, 4 and 5 to considerr the representations dated.281512025 and dated.'1417/2025 and to process ar^cl refund the amount of Rs.2,53,260/- to the Petitioners bank account bearing Nc 20090756696, State Bank of lndia, ()-2 Peerzadiguda Branch, pending disposal rf this writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI Y.SHASHIDHAR REDDy Counsel for the Respondents: SMT. S.SRAVANTHI, AGp t:i()R STAMpS & REGISTRATION The Court made the following: ORDER I l, i I i !. l i i t THE HONOURABLE SRI IUSTICE K.SAI(ATH WRIT PIITITION No.21994 of 2025 OIIDEI(: This l{rit Pctition is filcc.l to clcclarc thc action of the rc.sponclen[ Nos.3, 4 and 5 ir.r rlot consiclering the rcprcscntat ions/ a pplica tions cla tctl 28.05.2025 su bmi tted by the pe[itioner t() thc rcspo116[s111 No.3 trncl rcprc.senta tions /ap;rlicaiions clertr.r-l 1,1.07.1025 subntitted bv the pctitioncr to Llrr, rt'sponrlcnt No.4 .rnti .-> in relundint,, tlte lts.2,53,260/- (,lrallzrrr clatecl 26.05.2022 trearinil Challan No.(ATRN) I 100096780025 for an anrounI of Rs.2,53,260/- submitted ttrrr,arcls stanrp clutv for rcr;istraiiorr of Giit [Jt'cc], in spitc. of rcceipt oI t-he rcprcsentations/tipplicatiorrs datecl 28.05.2025 ancl 14.07.2025, rcsponclerrt Nos.3,4 ancl 5 r,1ic1 r.rot act upon the s.lnlc ils illclletl ernd albitrart,

2. Ileard Sri Y.Shashidhar Rertl1,, leanrecl counsel [or thc pctitioner and Srrt S.srrrvarnthi, Ieamec] Assistant Cix'ernmcn t Plcacler for Stanrps and Rt:gistration for Lhe 2 \ resPon(lenis. \^i1ith tht: conse.t of both thc . *titrs. this * rit petition is disposecl of at tl-re siage of admissirrrr tsr-11-

3. II is tl.rc casc of thc petitiont,r. Llr.r t slrr, lias paiLl Ils.2,53,lt-60 / - (Il, pr-'es two lakh fiftv tlrrc. tl r rrsarcl ar.cl tr'. hu.clrecl a.tl sixtv orlv) paid tor,r,arcls Rcilir i..ati.u rjcc z,i,/r, Clrallan No (.\ I-RN) I400096780025, tlarecl .)6.0a.2022 for excr:utio r c,[ (iiit Dccd L l-carrrt:cl counscl Ior ihc pctitiorr, r srrlrrlits tlrat cluc io civil disputcs arrrl a prolribition caption rltrlrtrcd br. thc responclt nt No.3, ihc GiIt [)ect] coulc.l not l (' pr('scntccl for registrati'-lr. In 'icn' of [[rc sar-nc, thc 1-rciitione r. I ,rs sr-rb.rittctl ,r reprt-'ser t. tio.s/ applicati.^s clatt cl 2g.05.2025 r rd H.02.202ir to resproncli,nt Nos..j ancl ,1 rcspcctivcl_v I )i lr.itrncl ol Registration l"r-:es. As ther.e n,as no resp() .(, lronr tlrr. respouclct'tts, thr: pe1i1i1y1.er r.r,as constrainccl tp .rpproach this Coult 5 Lt-trrncd i\ssis ta nt Goverrrment Irlca . i,.rr f or. S ttr mps and Regislration subrtritted tl-rat trr-rcler the provi: io115 sf Sialtp Efi 4 "-qfr fr/' 3 Act, 1899, the respondent No.S-District Rcgistrar is competent kr lefuncl the amount within a pcriod of six months and after six montirs period, it is the Inspcctor General of Stamps and Rcgish'atiorrs, who has to takc a decision. Due to the administlzrtivc rcasons, thc clclay has occurrcd for refund of I I amount kr the pctitioner ancl in all likelihood, the amount u,oulc-l br. rcfunded to ihc petitioner as expctlitiousll, AS I I possiblc'

6. 'l-aking the above facts ancl circu t-ustauces iuto consideration, this Court is o[ the consiclcrcd rriew thai the :lrrolrnI cicpositccl bv the petitiol-tct' towards Payntent of stamp clu t1., 6114 rcgistration ch;ri'ges canllot be r,vithhclcl by the lcsponc-lcr-rt au thorities for a periocl o[ more than olrc ycar and thc rcspontit-'rr[s harrc to refurtcl [[rc.rmoutrt.

7. Accorc'lingly, this Writ Petition is clisposed of dirccting thc respondents to refuncl the amount of Rs.2,53,260/- (Rupees tn,o lakh fifty three thousand and trt'o hurrctred and sixti, only) withir-r a period of eight (08) weeks from the rlate of receipt of copy of this orcier 4 t". Misct'llaneous pctitions, il' any, penclirril in this \Vrit Petition shall stanci closed. Therc sl.rall be no or',,1 'r'as to costs. SD/.T.. SRINIVASA REDDY GISTRAR A€iS;l //TRUE COPY// OFFICER To _ M a I kaig iri 6 sliici. T;i;',.#;;'. ]if"l,j,l;y3 Secretary, Revenue Department, Secrer;,riat, Hyderabad, State , 2. The Distict Coltector Medchll_lMalkajgiri District, Teta,. grana. 3. The Tahsitdar and Joinr Sub_RegistrailOrfi.,i'"iinL St r.esgis113r, , p,h a tl g ga r,^rr,4 ed cha I ; iii: ;^ffi tyiT#i?,:iifi :s: H ffi,ffl lllt,B,3,?#'d e r:, a d i,li[3J ffi 3Ht'fl?E3.'? E8fl,+tr+"siJ: J:? i a?,. fo - h e s,a,e g ^ of Tetang;rna, al Hyderabia. iOurf -'" 8. Two CD C)opies PSK LS HIGH COURT DATED:2910712025 ORDER WP.No.21994 of 2025 ,1 ,/' I riS S ,,,r i),. ) ) it I sEP 2U5 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS Ir q 1,1