1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3770 OF 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda Court’s or Judge’s of Coram, appearances, Court’s Orders orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ------------------------------------------------------------- Mr.Anand Kulkarni for the petitioner. Mr.P.P.Kakade, AGP for the Respondent. CORAM : R.V. MORE, J. DATED : 08.07.2008 P.C. Heard Mr.Kulkarni, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Kakade, the learned AGP for the Respondent. By the impugned order, the Collector of Stamps rejected the petitioner’s application for refund of stamp duty. The franking was done on 14.3.2007 and the application for refund of same was filed on 5.11.2007. Admittedly the same is 2 filed beyond the period of six months. Under Section 47 of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 the application is required to be made within the period of six months. In that view of the matter, I do not find any fault in the order impugned and no interference is called for. Petition is accordingly dismissed. [R.V. [R.V. [R.V. MORE,J.] MORE,J.] MORE,J.]