IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10623 of 2001 Between: Syed Inayath Hussain, S/o.Late Syed Khalil Hussain, R/o.United States of America, Rep. by his G.P.A. Holder Mrs. Fatimunnisa Begum, W/o. Late Syed kahlil Hussain R/o. 236/3 RT, Vijayanagar Colony, Hyderabad - 500 057. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat,Hyderabad. 2 Collector under Section 47 of the Indian Stamps Act, 1889 and District Registrar, Hyderabad District. 3 Sub Registrar of Assurances, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Opposite to Allwyn Bhavan, Erragadda, Hyderabad. 4 Jubilee Hills Cooperative House Building Society Limited, Rep. by its President, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.R.CHAKRAVARTHY FOR MR M.V.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for respondents 1 to 3 : AGP FOR REVENUE Counsel for respondent No.4:None appeared The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to declare sub-sections (1) (2) and (6) of Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, as amended by Andhra Pradesh Amendment Act 14 of 1999, as illegal, ultra vires and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. At the hearing, Sri R.Chakravarthy, learned counsel representing Sri M.V.Durga Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in Government of Andhra Pradesh and others v. Smt P.Laxmi Devi [1], wherein the Supreme Court upheld the impugned amendments. He, therefore, conceded that following the ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in the said judgment, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 9th September, 2008 vrn [1] 2008 (2) ALT 100 (SC)