Sridhar Kurpad v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Finance Department of Accounts and Treasures
Case brief
What is this about?
Stamp duty determination application; Bombay High Court, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Writ Petition No.1490 of 2025 (914-wp-1490-2025); Petitioner Sridhar Kurpad; direction to Respondent No.2 (Authority) to adjudicate Stamp Duty Application re Agreement dated 24.08.2011 and Grant Letter dated 01.03.2017; objections raised by Authority not cured; decision on merits in accordance with law within six weeks; Petition disposed of; coram Revati Mohite Dere and Dr. Neela Gokhale, JJ.; decided 30 April 2025; State of Maharashtra respondents; advocates Chirag Bhavsar, Anand Jagmalani, Prachi Tatake AGP, Manisha Gawade AGP, Nidhi Singh.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.2 to decide the Petitioner's Application on its own merits in accordance with law within six weeks; copy of the order to be placed before the Authority at the earliest by the learned counsel for the Petitioner.