IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12736 of 2011 Abita Choudhary @ Anita Choudhary W/O Avinash Prasad , D/O Late Ram Krishna Choudhary R/O Vill.- Belari Tola, Madhav Nagar @ Rani Patti, Police Station- Kumarkhand, Dist.- Madhepura Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Madhepura 3. The District Sub Registrar, District Registry Officr, Madhepura 4. The Inspector of Registry Officer, Koshi Division, Saharsa ---------------------------------- 2. 16.12.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr Thakur for the respondents. The petitioner prays for quashing order dated 22.9.2010, passed by the Inspector of Registry office, Koshi Division, Saharsa, whereby he has made revaluation of her two lands, earlier purchased vide Sale deeds Nos. 2721 dated 25.3.2010 and 2736 dated 26.3.2010 . The petitioner states that she purchased two different lands by two different sale deeds. By registered Sale deed no. 2721 dated 25.3.2010 she purchased 19 dhoors (4.148 decimals) of Thana no. 61 Tauzi no. 5473 Jamabandi no. 555-556 Khata no. 849 Ward No. 20, Police station, Block and District Madhepura. The petitioner got this land registered after paying the stamp fee of Rs. 32,040/- and registration & misc. fee of Rs.8,736/- on valuation of Rs.4,00,000/-. The petitioner purchased another land in Mauza Madhepua to the tune of 2 6 dhoors (1.746 decimals) through registered Sale deed no. dated 26.3.2010 valuing Rs. 3,78,000/-. On this land, the petitioner deposited Rs. 30,280/- as stamp fee and Rs. 8,296/- as registration fee. She further submits that on the complaint of one Krishna Kumar of Patna, the Inspector of registry office got an enquiry done in respect of valuation of the land. In enquiry, the valuation of land measuring 19 dhoors was assessed at Rs.16,60,000/- in place of Rs.4,00,000/- and in respect of land measuring 6 dhoors, was Rs. 7,00,000/- in place of Rs.3,75,000/-.She was required to pay deficit Stamp fee of Rs. 1,32,800/- in respect of Sale deed no. 2721 dated 25.3.2010. After adjusting Rs. 32,040/- already paid, a sum of Rs.1,00,750/- was due by way of stamp fees. Counsel for the petitioner submits that after 6/7 months of registration, the valuation of land was again assessed and petitioner was directed to pay additional stamp duty as referred above. She submits that she was not given any opportunity to place her case before the Inspector of Registry office. It is not in dispute that the land in question has already been registered in the month of March, 2010. 3 Subsequently impugned order dated 22.9.2010 was passed fixing the value of the land purchased by two sale deeds at Rs.16,60,000/- and Rs. 7,00,000/- thus requiring payment of an additional stamp of Rs. 1,00,750/- after adjusting Rs. 30,040/- earlier paid. In my view, once the respondents registered the land on a given valuation, the petitioner at least is entitled to an opportunity of hearing, before enhancing the valuation and consequently the stamp fees. I direct that if the petitioner files a representation before respondent no. 4 within a period of four weeks, objecting to the valuation, the latter would dispose of the same expeditiously, after giving a hearing to her. In the meantime, payment of additional stamp fee would be kept in abeyance. The court has not expressed any view regarding merits of the case. The writ petition stands disposed of. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)