CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.10693 OF 1993 1. Gobardhan Sahani, son of late Ramkishun Sahani 2. Shrimati Hemanti Devi, wife of Gobardhan Sahani 3. Sandeep Kumar, minor son of Gobardhan Sahani The minor under the guardianship of his father and natural guardian Gobardhan Sahani. All residents of Mohalla Agarwa, within town of Motihari, Police Station Motihari, town, in the district of East Champaran. ---------------------- Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Inspector General, Department of Revenue, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Collector, East Champaran, Motihari 4. The Additional Collector, Revenue (Mundrank), Motihari, district East Champaran. 5. The District Sub-Registrar, Registry Office, Motihari, District East Champaran. 6. The Sub-Registrar, Motihari Sub-Registry Office, Motihari, District East Champaran. 7. Adalat Mian, S.M. Adalat Hussain, son of Gaya Suddin Mian, Peshkar, Sub-Registry Office, Motihari, District East Champaran. 8. Nathuni Singh, son of Devi Rai, R/o – Mohalla, Agarwa, P.S. – Motihari Town, District – East Champaran. --------------------- Respondents. For The Petitioner : mr. Rajendra kishore prasad, adv. For The Respondent : (SC5) -------------- P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ***************** A. K. Tripathi, J. The dispute raised in the present writ application with regard to minimum market value of the land for the purpose of stamp duty payable for registration, pursuant to amendment brought about under the Indian Stamp Act, 1989 read with amendment in Bihar Instrument Valuation Rules, 1991 is no - 2 - longer res integra. The matter stands decided in the matter of Umesh Thakur Vrs. The State of Bihar (1994(1) PLJR 727). 2. The dispute raised in the present writ application will be covered by the decision. 3. The Writ application, therefore, stands disposed in the above light. The case of the petitioner would be governed by the ratio of the said decision. Patna High Court The 5th Day of December, 2008, NAFR/AFR, Rajeev/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)