IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH JUNE 2010 / 21ST JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18153 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. BENCY, AGED 42 YEARS, W/O. SIBY JOSE, KOCHUPURAYIL HOUSE, KIZHATHADIYOOR KARA, LALAM VILLAGE, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. GEORGE, S/O. JOSEPH, AGED 45 YEARS, PARIYATHUPADAVIL HOUSE, VALLICHIRA KARA, VALLICHIRA VILLAGE, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. MARIYAKUTTY, W/O. JOSEPH, AGED 71 YEARS, PARIYATHUPADAVIL HOUSE, VALLICHIRA KARA, VALLICHIRA VILLAGE, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.A.C.DEVASIA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE BUILDING, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, PALA. 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, MEENACHIL, OFFICE OF THE SUB REGISTRAR, PALA. MR. P.N. SANTHOSH – GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.18153 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners want to get a document registered. But in view of the fair value fixed by the Government for the property, which according to the petitioners, is far in excess of the market value of the property, they would be obliged to pay stamp duty in accordance with that value for getting the document registered. Therefore, the petitioners have filed Ext.P4 appeal before the District Collector against the fair value fixation. For the present, the petitioners would be satisfied with a direction to the District Collector to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the District Collector, Kottayam to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd