The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.21719 of 2010 Date: 08-09-2010 Between: Smt.Bommareddi Vijayalakshmi ..... Petitioner AND The Sub-Registrar, Gannavaram, Krishna District. .....Respondent Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.S.V.Ramana for Mr.O.Manohar Reddy Counsel for the respondent: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent, in keeping document bearing No.P.No.51 of 2003, pending for registration, on the ground of non-payment of deficit stamp duty of Rs.1,29,730/-, demanded vide letter, dated 09-12-2004, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri S.V.Ramana, learned Counsel representing Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner, fairly conceded that in view of the dispute raised by the petitioner, the respondent may refer the document in question to the District Registrar under Section 47-A (1) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (for short ‘the Act’), and that his client is prepared to deposit 50% of the deficit stamp duty, which is a condition for such reference, as envisaged in the proviso thereto. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue stated that he has no objection for this course. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent to refer the document in dispute to the District Registrar under Section 47-A (1) of the Act, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of 50% of the deficit stamp duty from the petitioner. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.27632 of 2010, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. ___________________________ (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 8th September, 2010 lur