IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11218 of 2001 JAIPAL SINGH YADAV, son of Tilak Yadav, Resident of Village-Kauakol Tola, Bariapur, P.S. Kauakol, District Nawadah. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Secretary, Registration Department, Government of Bihar,Patna. 2.Inspector General of Registration, Bihar, Patna. 3.District Registration-cum-Collector, Nawadah. 4.District Sub-Registrar, Nawadah. ----------- 4 27/3/2009 On the own showing of the petitioner the issue with regard to valuation of land for the purpose of registration in the district of Nawadah had been already questioned and gone into by the Collector of the District. In fact, there is also sufficient explanation in this respect in the counter affidavit, averments whereof has not even been controverted by the petitioner. In fact the stand of the aforementioned stand of the respondents in paragraph no. 2 of the counter affidavit would be sufficient to hold that this writ application even otherwise is wholly misconceived. Paragraph no. 2 of the counter affidavit reads as follows:- “That the background of the matter in view is that the Guideline Register of estimated minimum value which was prepared in 1995 according to Rule 5 of the “Bihar Stamp (Prevention of 2 under Valuation of instruments) Rules, 1995” was revised in 2001 according to Rule 8 of the said Rules which provides for revision of the guidelines register of estimated minimum values every two years. It was however, revised in Nawadah district after long gap of 6 years. After revision the estimated minimum value of different villages and wards have been reasonably increased. Thus the revision is neither arbitrary nor unreasonable. It has been done as per legal provisions. Hence, the petitioner deserves no relief as he has prayed in para-1 of the writ application. Further, if the petitioner is a registrant public and he finds that the value of the price of land transferred by him or in his favour is more according to guideline register than actual market value, he may stamp it according to prevalent market value or consideration and in that case the Registering officer concerned shall refer it for determination of market value under section 47 A (i) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 to the Collector who will decide whether the document is properly valued or it is to be valued at a higher rate. Even after being aggrieved with the order of the Collector, the petitioner may file appeal before the Commissioner of the division according to the provision of section 47 A (4) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.” In the light of the aforesaid uncontroverted stand taken in the counter affidavit, this Court would not find any merit in this application and accordingly 3 the same is dismissed. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) Abhay Kumar