D. S. R. VARMA, J.

( 1 ) A learned single Judge of this Court having found two decisions rendered by this Court in Gulam Hussain vs. Addl. Rent controller, Hyderabad and N. Jagannadham vs. V. Mangamma conflicting with each other referred this Revision Petition under article 227 of the Constitution to the division Bench framing the question as below:"if an application is made before a court for sending a document to the revenue Divisional Officer for collection of stamp duty, is the Court bound to do so or is the Court free to impound the document itself and admit the document on collection of stamp duty together with penalty. "

( 2 ) HAVING regard to the above question of law before us, it is necessary to narrate the facts in brief, which are as follows: The petitioners herein are the alleged lessees and the respondents are the alleged lessors. The respondents herein filed A. T. C. No. 42 of 1994 before the Special Officer under A. P. Tenancy Act against the petitioners seeking eviction from the suit land. During the enquiry, the petitioners sought to mark a lease deed dated 31-12-1984 said to have been executed by the respondents. The same was objected to by the respondents since t

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