IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.5097 OF 1991 WRIT PETITION NO.5097 OF 1991 WRIT PETITION NO.5097 OF 1991 Sou.Indu Mahadeo Patil & Ors. .. Petitioners V/s The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.P.N.Joshi for the Petitioners. Mr.A.P.Vanarase, AGP for Res.Nos.1 to 7. CORAM: DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J. CORAM: DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J. CORAM: DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J. DATE : 08.02.2006 DATE : 08.02.2006 DATE : 08.02.2006 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. By this Petition, the Petitioners are challenging the constitutional validity of Section 32-A of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 and the Bombay Stamp (Determination of True Market Value of Property) Rules, 1981. 2. Mr.Joshi, the learned Counsel for the Petitioners fairly brought to our notice the order of this Court in Writ Petition No.1981 of 1991 wherein the very same issue of constitutional validity of the Bombay Stamp Act was involved. The Division Bench of this Court found no substance in the same and accordingly dismissed the petition on 24.06.1991. It also appears from the affidavit in reply filed by the Respondents that the aforesaid Writ Petition No.1981 of 1991 which was filed by an practising Advocate in a representative capacity challenging the constitutional validity of Section 32A of the Bombay Stamp Act came to be dismissed by this Court on 24.06.1991. In view thereof as the issue involved in this Petition, has already been resolved, nothing further survives in this Petition. Hence, Rule stands discharged. (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.)