1. Mr. Amit Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners is permitted to make appropriate correction in so far as the lease period and date of lease is concerned as occurring in paragraph 4 of the writ petition during the course of the day.

2. Heard Mr. Amit Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Indradeo Prasad, learned Standing Counsel No.27 for the State.

3. The two petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 15.5.2013 of the Assistant Inspector General (Registration), Government of Bihar, whereby the Assistant Inspector General (Registration) while rejecting the representation of the petitioners as regarding the rate of the stamp duty payable on the renewal of lease application has held that the rate as applicable on 15.2.2013 shall be the rate on which renewal would be charged and not at the rate which was prevalent in 2009. A copy of such order is impugned at Annexure-1 to the writ petition.

3. The contest at hand relates to a plot bearing No.1130 and 1171 situated on the north-east corner of Gandhi Maidan in the town and district of Patna on which two cinema halls presently, are situated which are run in the