Dhankuret v. Deputy Commissioner Stamp Lucknow Distt. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; WRIT - C No. 2643 of 2026; Dhankuret v. Deputy Commissioner Stamp, Lucknow; interim conditional stay; Section 56(1-A) Indian Stamp Act, 1899; Appeal No. 2848 of 2025; order dated 16.02.2026; agricultural land circle rate; ex-parte report; deposit of one-third stamp-duty deficiency Rs.2,95,700/- within one month else benefit lapses; counter affidavit four weeks; rejoinder two weeks; Raziya Kahtoon 2025 SCC OnLine All 8037 (counsel's reliance); Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, J.; decision date March 17, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Interim conditional abeyance (matter listed for further consideration): counter affidavit within four weeks and rejoinder affidavit, if any, within two weeks thereafter, case to be listed immediately after expiry of that period; meanwhile, operation of the impugned order dated 16.02.2026 shall remain in abeyance provided the petitioner deposits one-third of the stamp-duty deficiency (Rs.2,95,700/-) before the appropriate authority within one month, failing which the benefit lapses.