The Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioner seeking directions to the Government to place a specific village circle in Barh Sub-Division under Developing Area and fix the corresponding Market Value Rate.
No directions were issued to classify the village or fix the Market Value Rate as the application was dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14319 of 2013
====================================================== 1. Suresh Prasad Singh S/O Late Jai Narayan Singh Resident Of Village - Paschami Malahi, P.S. - Barh, District - Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Secretary, Revenue Department, Government Of Bihar, Patna 2. The Inspector General , Registration, Bihar, Patna 3. The Sub-Registrar, Barh, District - Patna 4. The District Magistrate-Cum-District Registrar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Behari Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2016 No one has appeared on behalf of the petitioner. Heard the Counsel for the State.
The writ application is filed for appropriate direction upon the Inspector General of Registration to place the village Ibrahimpur Circle in Barh Sub-Division under Developing Area and further direct the respondents to fix Market Value Rate (MVR) accordingly.
A counter affidavit has been filed. There is no rejoinder thereto.
Counsel for the State has drawn attention of the Court to the statements made in paragraphs 7 and 10 of the counter affidavit in order to justify the MVR of the village in question. The valuation of the Bihar Stamp (Prevention of under Valuation of Instrument)
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(Amendment) Rules, 2013 was in vogue for such enhancement in the MVR. The provision of the Rule is not under challenge. Even otherwise, the respondents have placed the relevant facts for doing so.
Considering the matter in the light of the counter affidavit, this Court finds no merit in the application.
It is, accordingly, dismissed.
(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J)
Pankaj/U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether directions should be issued to place the village Ibrahimpur Circle under Developing Area and fix Market Value Rate accordingly.
Suresh Prasad Singh
The State Of Bihar Through The Secretary, Revenue Department, Government Of Bihar, Patna
The Inspector General , Registration, Bihar, Patna
The Sub-Registrar, Barh, District - Patna
The District Magistrate-Cum-District Registrar, Patna
Kishore Kumar Mandal
As recorded by the court registry
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