This court issued a writ of mandamus directing the Tahsildar, Poonamallee Taluk, to consider the petitioner's representation dated 17.06.2019 and pass final orders on the refund of unused stamp papers within twelve weeks.
Direction to the first respondent to consider the representation and pass final orders on refund within twelve weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 23.02.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
W.P. No.3900 of 2021
G.KrishnaBabu ...Petitioner
Vs
1.The Tahsildar, Poonamallee Taluk, Chennai – 600 056.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Thiruvallur Division,
Thiruvallur.
3.The District Collector, Thiruvallur District. ...Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 and 2 to dispose the representation dated 13.02.2017 seeking fro refund of stamp duty charges within a time period fixed by this Court.
For petitioner ... Mr.M.V.Seshachari For Respondent ... Mr.V.Shanmuga Sundar, Special Government Pleader ORDER
This writ petition has been filed for a mandamus seeking for a direction to the respondents 1 & 2 to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 13.02.2017 seeking for refund of stamp duty charges within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.
Thiruvallur District and therefore, they jointly purchased stamp papers totally amounting to Rs.1,00,100/- on 19.07.2016. Since the registration of the said partition deed did not proceed, they surrendered stamp papers and sought for refund. According to the petitioner, the Tahsildar, Maduravoyal Taluk has also forwarded the petitioner's representation seeking for refund of unused stamp papers to the District Registrar, Central Chennai Registration District, Royapettah, vide his letter dated 02.06.2017. According to the petitioner, the District Registrar, Central Chennai Registration District, Royapettah vide his letter dated 12.06.2017 also certified the genuineness of the the stamp paper.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS IV)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
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To
1.The Tahsildar,
Poonamallee Taluk,
Chennai – 600 056.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Thiruvallur Division,
Thiruvallur.
3.The District Collector,
Thiruvallur District.
+1cc to Mr.M.V.Seshachari, Advocate, S.R.No.11869
W.P. No.3900 of 2021
SR II (CO) KKV/18/03/2021
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the first respondent is directed to dispose of the petitioner's representation regarding refund of stamp duty within a fixed time frame.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
G. Krishna Babu
Tahsildar, Poonamallee Taluk, Chennai
Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvallur Division
District Collector, Thiruvallur District
Abdul Qudhos
As recorded by the court registry
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