JUDGMENT :

Mr. Anil Kshetarpal, J.

The dispute in these six connected revision petitions, is with regard to liability of the plaintiff to pay ad-valorem court fee on the value stated in the registered transfer deeds which are sought to be annulled by filing as many as six suits.

2. Sh. Narinder Iqbal Singh, the petitioner, in all these revision petitions transferred the property in favour of his family members by registered instruments. In all these instruments, the value of the transferred property was specified, however, fixed stamp duty was paid in view of the exemption notification issued by the Government enabling the family members to transfer the property inter-se without payment of stamp duty equivalent to the amount payable on the sale deed. Subsequently, he filed six suits seeking annulment of these transfer deeds on the ground that he was misrepresented.

3. On an application, filed by the defendant, the trial court has directed the plaintiff to pay ad-valorem court fee. The correctness of such identical orders is challenged in these six revision petitions.

4. This Bench has heard the learned counsel representing the parties at length and with their able assistance perused the