Mohit Kumar Shah, J. – The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 29.5.2015, passed by the Additional Inspector General of Registration, Patna, i.e. the respondent No. 4 herein, in Case No. 22/2014 whereby and where-under by an ex parte order, the reference made by the registering authority regarding valuation and deficit stamp duty has been allowed and the petitioner has been directed to pay deficit stamp duty to the tune of Rs. 10,15,040/- along with a fine of Rs. 1,01,504/-. The petitioner has also prayed for quashing the letter dated 04.06.2015, issued by the respondent No. 4, raising a demand of a sum of Rs. 11,16,544/-, upon the petitioner.

2. The petitioner is stated to have purchased a land appertaining to Thana no. 155, Computer Code-036, Khata No. 118, Khesra survey plot No. 1132, 1134, 1135, and Khata No. 70, Khesra survey plot No. 1136, 1137, 1138, 1142 area 26 katha equal to 81.25 Decimals, situated at Mauza- Govindpur Selhauri, Pargana- Baliya, P.S. Naubatpur, Dist.- Patna and with regard to the same, the vendor had jointly received the consideration amount and executed a sale deed in favour of the petitioner on 27.01.2014.

3. The District Sub