IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8744 of 2006 Bhim Singh son of late Ratan Singh, resident of village- Riyasat Powai, Post Riyasat Pawai, District Aurangabad … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya 3. The District Magistrate, Aurangabad 4. The Registrar, Deptt. Of Registry, Aurangabad ….. Respondents ----------- 02/ 12.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the Collector, Aurangabad dated 14.2.2004, Annexure-3 passed in Impounding Case No. 5 of 2003 whereunder the petitioner has been directed to deposit the deficit court fee as also penalty of Rs. 5,000/- on the ground that the stamp duty paid on the sale deed was short in view of the minimum valuation of the subject matter of the sale deed in question in terms of the provisions of the Bihar Stamp (Prevention of Under Valuation of Instruments) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules). The order proceeds on the basis that stamp duty was not paid on the instrument on the basis of the minimum valuation fixed under the Rules. Aforesaid order dated 14.2.2004, Annexure-3 has also been affirmed in appeal by the Divisional Commissioner 2 vide order dated 9.12.2004, Annexure-4. 3. Perusal of the aforesaid orders dated 14.2.2004 and 9.12.2004, Annexures-3 and 4 indicates that the sale deed was impounded as the stamp duty paid on the sale deed was even less than the minimum valuation of the lands in question provided in the Rules. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that Collector passed the order without holding local inspection of the lands in question. In my opinion, local inspection was not necessary as Collector has passed order in view of the minimum valuation fixed under the Rules. 4. I do not see any illegality in the orders dated 14.2.2004 and 9.12.2004, Annexures-3 and 4, as the same has been passed taking into account the minimum valuation of the land. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)