IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI WRIT PETITION NO : 29612 of 1995 Between: G.V.N. Prasad, S/o Ramalingeshwara Rao R/o. Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Secretary, Government of India, Revenue, New Delhi. 2 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Transport, Roads and Buildings Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Collector, Under the Indian Stamp Act and District Registrar, Vijayawada .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ or order or direction, declaring the Clause 16(c) of Section 2 of Indian Stamp Act as ultra vires of the provision of Constitution of India and the same may be strike down and the consequential action of the 3rd respondent in issuing the proceedings in Provisional Notice No.G1/77/U/s.73/95 dated 24.11.1995, as arbitrary, illegal, unfair, unjust and contrary to the orders passed by this Honourable Court in W.P.M.P.No.9292 of 1995 in W.P.No.7519 of 1995 dated 17.04.1995; Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.RAVINDRANATH REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI WRIT PETITION NO.29612 OF 1995 O R D E R: This Court has already dismissed the connected matter by a judgment rendered in Uppalapati Durga Prasad vs. Executive Engineer (R&B). In view of the same, this writ petition is also liable to be dismissed and the same is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________ (Bilal Nazki,J) 31st March, 2005 vrn To 1 The Secretary, Government of India, Revenue, New Delhi. 2 The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Transport, Roads and Buildings Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Collector, Under the Indian Stamp Act and District Registrar, Vijayawada 4 Two C.Cs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D copies