IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17.02.2017 CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR W.P.No.4006 of 2017 A.Chithambaram .. Petitioner vs.
1. The District Revenue Officer, District Revenue Office (Stamp Paper) District Collector Office, Singaravelan Maligai, No.32, Rajaji Road, Chennai – 600 001.
2. The Sub-Registrar, Sub-Registrar's Office, Tiruvallur. .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first and second respondents to consider the petitioner's representation dated 27.10.2016 to return the document No.3086 of 2016 on the file of the Sub-Registrar at Tiruvallur.
For petitioner : Mr.P.Gopalakrishnan For respondents : Mr.S.Duraisolaimalai, Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
Mr.S.Duraisolaimalai, learned Additional Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondents.
2. According to the petitioner, he has presented a Sale Deed for registration in respect of the agricultural land purchased at Thiruvallur District, Thiruvallur Taluk, Kancheepuram Registration District, Tiruvallur Sub-Registration District, within the limit of Ikkadu Panchayat Union No.53, Othikkadu Village, Survey No.165/2 South side Acre 0.61 cents out of Acre 0.91 cents of Agricultural land. Though the Sale Deed has been registered as Doc.No.3086 of 2016 and receipt was also issued by the second respondent, the registered document has not been returned to the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner has made a representation on 27.10.2016 requesting the respondents to return the Registered Document No.3086 of 2016. As such, the petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondents to consider the said representation of the petitioner.
2. The learned Additional Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that said document has been referred to the first respondent under Section 47-A of the Stamp Act. The aforesaid reference is pending before the first respondent for adjudication.
3. Considering the nature and limited scope of the prayer made, without going into the merits of the matter, this Court directs the first respondent to consider the reference made by the second respondent dated 7.9.2016 under Section 47-A of the Stamp Act to determine the requisite stamp duty of the document presented by the petitioner on merits and in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after affording opportunity to the petitioner.
4. The Writ Petition is disposed of, with the above direction.
No costs.
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1. The District Revenue Officer, District Revenue Office (Stamp Paper) District Collector Office, Singaravelan Maligai, No.32, Rajaji Road, Chennai – 600 001.
2. The Sub-Registrar, Sub-Registrar's Office, Tiruvallur.
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