( 1 ) ALL these four writ petitions can be conveniently disposed of by a common order, as the question raised is the same. The writ petitions are filed questioning the common order of the Court of Chief Judge, City Civil Court dated 22-7-2002 in C. M. A. Nos. 126, 127, 128 and 129 of 2000. The appeals were filed before the learned Chief Judge under sub-sections (4) and (5) of Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 ("the Act" for brevity) and the learned Chief Judge, by the said order, while affirming the order passed by the 2nd respondent under Section 47-A (1) of the Act, dismissed the appeals preferred by the petitioners.

( 2 ) ALL the petitioners are brothers and are sons of one Sugnani. They purchased under four individual sale deeds residential property bearing municipal No. 3-5-1141/2 consisting of ground plus two floors with built up area of 873 sq. feet each with an undivided share of land admeasuring 149 sq yards each out of the total area of 596 sq yards. The sale deeds were executed on 30-10-1998. The documents were presented for registration showing the land value at Rs. 9,000/- per sq yard. The 3rd respondent before whom the sale deeds were presente