1. As the issues involved in these writ petitions are inter-related and common arguments have been advanced by counsel for both sides besides that the petitioners and the respondents are one and the same, these writ petitions are taken up together and are disposed of by this common order.

2. In all these petitions, the petitioners challenges the notices dated 13.01.2014 issued by the second respondent, in and by which, the second respondent called upon the petitioners to submit their objections, if any, for the proposed demand for difference in stamp duty determined therein.

3. The facts leading to the filing of the above writ petitions is that the property bearing Door Nos. 92/1, 92/4, 92/5, 96/6 and 92/7, corresponding Old Door No. 86/1, 86/4, 86/5, 86/6 and 86/7, Chamiers Road, Raja Annamalaipuram consisting of basement plus five floors belonged to M/s. Conch Chits and Commercial Gorporation Private Limited. The said properties were brought on auction sale on 21.09.2007 in which M/s. True Value Homes (I) Pvt. Ltd. participated and declared as the highest bidder for a sum of Rs. 7,35,00,000/- and the auction sale was also confirmed by this Court by an order dated 10.01.2008.