ORDER :

The petitioners herein had filed O.S.No.629 of 2015 on the file of XII Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam against the respondent herein seeking specific performance of agreement of sale dated 28.06.2015. In the course of the case, an issue had arisen as to whether the suit for agreement to sell has to be impounded for payment of stamp duty and penalty by treating the said document as a document of sale, under Explanation-1 to Article 47-A of Schedule-1 A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. After hearing both sides, the trial Court by an order dated 08.04.2021 had held that the document is chargeable as a sale under Explanation-1 to Article 47-A of Schedule-1 A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioners have approached this Court, by way of the present civil revision petition.

2. Heard Sri S.V.S.S. Sivaram learned counsel, appearing for the petitioners and Sri C.V.R.Rudra Prasad learned counsel, appearing for the respondent.

3. The 2nd Petitioner is the daughter of the respondent and the 1st petitioner is the husband of the 2nd petitioner. The case of the petitioners, in the trial Court was that, the respondent, who was the owner of a plot of l