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Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points:

- The respondent is the absolute owner of the property and the appellant has been a tenant for over fifty years [p_5].

- An agreement to sell the property was entered into, with the appellant paying an advance and agreeing to pay the remaining balance and execute the sale deed upon call [p_6][p_24].

- The appellant received legal notices and filed a suit for specific performance of the agreement, seeking to enforce the sale or refund of the advance amount [p_7][p_9].

- The agreement was challenged on the grounds of stamp duty, with the Court initially finding that it was a conveyance deed requiring stamp duty and penalty [p_10].

- The High Court upheld this finding, relying on previous judgments, and dismissed the appellant’s review application [p_12][p_13].

- The appellant argued that the agreement should not be considered a conveyance because the possession of the property remained with the tenant (appellant) and there was no surrender of tenancy or transfer of possession in relation to the agreement [p_18][p_22].

- The respondent supported the view that the agreement was akin to a sale deed, citing relevant legal provisions and case law, and contended that the agreement was a deemed conveyance subject to stamp duty [p_20][p_21].

- The legal interpretation hinges on whether the agreement to sell, coupled with possession, constitutes a "sale" or deemed conveyance under applicable stamp laws, which depends on the relationship of possession and the nature of the agreement [p_17][p_40].

- The Court clarified that since the appellant continued to possess the property as a tenant, and there was no surrender or transfer of possession in relation to the agreement, the transaction does not qualify as a deemed conveyance or sale under the relevant provisions [p_104][p_105].

- The Court emphasized that an agreement to sell alone, without the transfer of possession or a surrender of tenancy, does not automatically attract stamp duty as a sale or deemed conveyance [p_52][p_96].

- The Court concluded that the original orders requiring the appellant to pay stamp duty and penalty were incorrect because the agreement did not meet the criteria for a deemed conveyance, and thus, the agreement should be marked as evidence in the pending suit [p_107][p_108].

- The appeals are allowed, and the Court directed the Trial Court to mark the agreement as an exhibit and proceed with the suit without imposing additional stamp duty or penalty [p_108].

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2026 Supreme(SC) 69

B. V. NAGARATHNA, R. MAHADEVAN
Vayyaeti Srinivasarao – Appellant
Versus
Gaineedi Jagajyothi – Respondent





Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. M Srinivas R Rao, Adv. Mr. Parva Rajkumar, Adv. Mr. Abid Ali Beeran P, AOR Mr. Saswat Adhyapak, Adv. Ms. Namita Kumari, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Anuj Kapoor, AOR

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JUDGMENT

NAGARATHNA, J.

Leave granted.

Factual Background:

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the respondent in the suit is the absolute owner of the suit schedule property admeasuring 955.11 square yards and bearing Door No.4-473, situated at Dowlaiswaram Village, Rajahmundry Rural, Andhra Pradesh. The appellant has been a tenant of the respondent for a long period and the suit schedule property has been in the appellant’s possession as a tenant for over fifty years.

2.1 On 14.10.2009, the appellant and respondent herein entered into an agreement to sell the suit schedule property, with the appellant agreeing to purchase the suit schedule property for a total sale consideration of Rs.9,00,000/- (Rupees Nine Lakhs Only). An advance amount of Rs.6,50,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs and Fifty Thousand Only) is said to have been paid by the appellant to the respondent on 14.10.2009 i.e. the date of the agreement to sell. It was furt

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