Siddhartha Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Thr Its Director Shri Jayesh N. Mehta v. Joint District Registrar and Collector of Stamp Class I and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Compliance/contempt order, Bombay High Court writ jurisdiction: Stamp Officer's letter dated 21 March 2025 held prima facie contemptuous of paragraph 3 directions in Co-ordinate Bench order dated 18 December 2024; compliance timelines expired; no further extension granted; matter adjourned to 3 April 2025 High on Supplementary Board. Parties: Siddhartha Corporation Pvt Ltd (Director Jayesh N. Mehta) v. Joint District Registrar And Collector of Stamp Class I & Anr.; counsel: Aachal Koli (ACE Legal) for petitioner; A.I. Patel (Addl. GP) and V.R. Raje (AGP) for State. Keywords: stamp duty, Stamp Officer, non-compliance, contempt of court directions, adjournment, supplementary board.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings adjourned to Thursday, 3 April 2025, to be listed High on the Supplementary Board, awaiting compliance; no further extension of the compliance timelines; parties to act upon an authenticated copy of the order.