Sanjeev Bhardwaj v. Sarvesh Kumar Jindal and Others
Civil Revision – Impounding of agreement to sell – Deficient stamp duty and penalty
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, CR-2410-2024 (O&M), decided 03.02.2026 by Alka Sarin J. (oral). Revision against order of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Malerkotla dated 01.03.2024 deferring decision on impounding of alleged agreement to sell dated 24.07.2008 and collection of deficient stamp duty with penalty. Petition disposed of in terms of this Court's earlier order dated 22.11.2023 in CR-7022-2023, the dispute (delivery of possession under the agreement to sell in dispute; stamp duty liability debatable) being identical. Search terms: impounding of agreement to sell, deficient stamp duty, penalty, specific performance suit, possession dispute, four agreements to sell, four suits, CR-7022-2023.
What did the court decide?
Learned counsel for the petitioner was not in a position to deny that the dispute involved in the present case was identical to the dispute in CR-7022-2023, wherein the petitioner was represented by the same counsel.