Civil Writ Petition No.18200 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 21.10.2008 Jai Parkash ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present:- Mr.R.S.Mamli, Advocate for the petitioner. 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? HEMANT GUPTA, J. The challenge in the present writ petition is to the orders dated 30.10.2007 (Annexure P1) passed by the Collector, Kurukshetra and by the Commissioner, Ambala Division, Ambala dated 30.4.2008 (Annexure P2) in proceedings under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Rita Sharma-respondent No.3 herein purchased a plot from one Purshotam Dass vide sale deed dated 1.10.2003 at the rate of Rs.1000/- per square yard. Petitioner herein made a complaint that the instrument of sale is undervalued. On the basis of the said complaint, show cause notice was issued to the vendee as to why the deficient stamp duty be not recovered. The Collector found that the market rate in respect of the land sold is Rs.1500/- per square yard and, accordingly, the vendee was called upon to make up the deficiency in the stamp duty. The said order has been affirmed in Civil Writ Petition No.18200 of 2008 2 revision filed by the petitioner. The present petitioner is not a party to the document. He is a busy body. The matter has been examined by the Collector to return a finding that the market value of the land is verified at the rate of Rs.1500/- per square yard. It cannot be said that the finding recorded by the Collector suffers from any patent illegality or irregularity, which may warrant interference in the exercise of writ jurisdiction and that too at the instance of the petitioner, who has no interest in the property. The writ petition is dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE (NAWAB SINGH) 21.10.2008 JUDGE AS