IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN WRIT PETITION No.26642 of 2010 Between: M.Venkatalaxmi Anupriya. … Petitioner And: Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Inspector General of Stamps & Registration, M.J.Road, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri P.M.Srinivas for Sri K.Sambasiva Rao. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue for R.1 to R.3. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other writ, order or any other direction declaring the endorsement NO.165/2010 dated 16-10-2010 of the 3rd respondent directing the petitioner to pay stamp duty of Rs.50/- and registration fee at 0.5% treating it as re-conveyance as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, as well as the provisions of Stamp and Registration Act and Rules and Notification and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to thereunder receive Rs.30/- as stamp duty as prescribed under Article 15 of schedule 1-A of the Indian Stamp Act and to collect the registration fee Rs.100/- as prescribed under Article 2(viii) of G.O.Ms.No.757 Rev (Reg-I) dated 18-12-2001 issued under the provisions of Registration Act, or alternatively to collect the registration fee at the rte of 0.1% on the loan amount subject to a maximum Rs.1000/- as fixed under G.O.Ms.No.2045, Rev (Registration-I) dept, dated 28-11-2005 and register the cancellation of deposit of title deeds presented by the petitioner herein”. At the hearing it is submitted by Sri P.M.Srinivas, learned counsel representing Sri K.Sambasiva Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, and not disputed by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue that the issue raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by order dated 16-3-2009 in Writ Petition 4584 of 2009. In view of the same, this Writ Petition is allowed in terms of the said order with the direction that the reasons and directions contained therein shall form part of this order. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:25-11-2010 MNR