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ALOK MATHUR
Kiran Gupta – Appellant
Versus
State of U. P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Alok Mathur, J.) :
Heard Sri Anand Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.
2. By means of present writ petition the petitioner has challenged the orders dated 23.1.2009 and 30.9.2009, passed by respondent Nos. 3 and 2 respectively.
3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner purchased agricultural land from one Smt. Durga Devi being Plot Nos. 103/277 and 104/028, situated at Mauja - Katghar, Lalganj by means of registered sale-deed dated 18.7.2008, for sale consideration of Rs. 3,00,000/-. At the time of registration of sale-deed petitioner had paid Rs. 13,440/- as stamp duty for the agricultural land in question. On 12.9.2008, petitioner received notice regarding deficiency of Stamp Duty of Rs. 1,68,060/- with regard to land in question. On enquiry by the petitioner it was found Sub Registrar, Lalganj, Azamgarh by means of order dated 26.7.2008 has imposed deficiency in stamp duty on the ground that for a plot adjacent to the plots of the petitioner, stamp duty was paid on commercial rate and thus petitioner was also liable to pay stamp duty on commercial rate.
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The necessity of conducting a spot inspection before determining stamp duty to ensure assessments are based on factual evidence rather than presumptions.
The Collector must follow due process and provide notice before determining stamp duty; reliance on ex-parte inspections without evidence contravenes procedural laws.
Point of Law : Person presenting the instrument is required to disclose the nature of economic activity, industrial development, if any, prevailing in the locality where the property is situated and ....
Stamp duty on agricultural land cannot be evaluated at residential rates without a legal declaration, reinforcing the agricultural character despite proximity to residential properties.
The classification of agricultural land cannot be altered based solely on its proximity to commercial activity without proper legal declaration.
The potential use of land at the time of sale is critical in determining stamp duty, and the burden of proof lies with the state to show that the correct duty was not paid.
The court ruled that valuation procedures under the Indian Stamp Act must follow due process and be supported by substantiated evidence; arbitrary enhancements without proper procedure are legally un....
Agreement to sell – Imposition of enhanced stamp duty and penalty – Power of Collector cannot be unduly circumscribed by ruling out potential to which land can be advantageously deployed at the time ....
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