IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.2418 of 2010 Between: Sri M. Chidambar Reddy ..... PETITIONER A N D The Joint Sub-Registrar, Stamps and Registration Office, Banjara Hills, Erragadda, Hyderabad and another ..... RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider his petition under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) and refer the matter to the second respondent for passing appropriate orders. 2. The first respondent filed a counter-affidavit stating that the petitioner’s document would be referred to the Collector under Section 47-A of the Act, 1899 for determination of the market value of the property and the stamp duty payable thereon subject to deposit of 50% of the deficit stamp duty. This, it is pointed out, is in accordance with the statutory provision itself. 3. Sri B. Sudhakar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, accepts the stand put-forth by the first respondent. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the first respondent to adhere to the statutory provision and upon deposit of the requisite amount of 50% of the deficit stamp duty by the petitioner, refer the document to the Collector for determination of market value and stamp duty payable on the subject document. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J June 14, 2010. Pn THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.2418 of 2010 June 14, 2010