HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.17946 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 15.03.2011 **** Smt. Sapna Garg . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Sherry K Singla, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 05.03.2009 (Annexure P1) passed by the Collector, Fatehgarh Sahib whereby she has been asked to affix Stamp Duty and Registration Fee amounting to Rs.54,600/- in respect of the plot measuring 100 x 135 sq.ft. having a boundary wall abutting 20 ft. wide passage. (2). The solitary contention raised on behalf of the petitioner before the Collector as well as this Court is that the land in question is shown to be as an ‘agricultural land’ in the revenue record and the sale deed has also been registered at a rate prescribed for agricultural land. The Collector, on the other hand, observed and rightly so that the size of CWP No.17946 of 2009.doc - 2 – the plot, its location and the manner it has been developed clearly suggests that it has been purchased for ‘residential’ purposes. In my considered view no effective agricultural activities can be carried out on a small piece of land measuring 100 x 135 sq.ft. (3). No error of jurisdiction has been committed by the Collector as well as the Appellate Authority. (4). No merits. Dismissed. (5). Dasti . 15.03.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge 2