SRI. V PRATHAP REDDY, SMT. V HEMALATHA, SMT. V. SAROJINI DEVI, SMT. A. RAJESHWARI, SRI. R. RAMANJANEYULU REDDY, SRI. G. PULLA REDDY, SMT. G MAHESHWARI, SMT. K SUJATHA, SRI. KONA VENKATA PRASAD REDDY, SRI KONA MAHEEDHAR REDDY, SRI. K CHANDRA MOHAN REDDY, SRI. T. SURESH KUMAR REDDY, SRI. B. VENUGOPAL REDDY, SRI. K. SREENIVAS REDDY vs SRI PAPANNA SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY HIS LRS, SRI. RAMAMURTHY, SRI. RAVI, SMT. PARVATHAMMA, SMT. MUNIYAMMA, SMT. RENUKA, MASTER MOHAN, SMT. KAVITHA, SRI VARUN, MS. CHERIKA, SRI GURU, MS. ARPITHA, M/S. FOYER CONSTRUCTIONS PVT. LTD., SRI. VISHWANATH KUMAR, SRI. VENKATACHALAPATHY, SMT. K PADMAVATHI, SMT. RAMSHA G, SMT. K ARCHANA, SMT. M.L. HAMSAVATHI, SMT. USHA

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THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR, J
SRI. V PRATHAP REDDY, SMT. V HEMALATHA, SMT. V. SAROJINI DEVI, SMT. A. RAJESHWARI, SRI. R. RAMANJANEYULU REDDY, SRI. G. PULLA REDDY, SMT. G MAHESHWARI, SMT. K SUJATHA, SRI. KONA VENKATA PRASAD REDDY, SRI KONA MAHEEDHAR REDDY, SRI. K CHANDRA MOHAN REDDY, SRI. T. SURESH KUMAR REDDY, SRI. B. VENUGOPAL REDDY, SRI. K. SREENIVAS REDDY – Appellant
Versus
SRI PAPANNA SINCE DECEASED REPRESENTED BY HIS LRS, SRI. RAMAMURTHY, SRI. RAVI, SMT. PARVATHAMMA, SMT. MUNIYAMMA, SMT. RENUKA, MASTER MOHAN, SMT. KAVITHA, SRI VARUN, MS. CHERIKA, SRI GURU, MS. ARPITHA, M/S. FOYER CONSTRUCTIONS PVT. LTD., SRI. VISHWANATH KUMAR, SRI. VENKATACHALAPATHY, SMT. K PADMAVATHI, SMT. RAMSHA G, SMT. K ARCHANA, SMT. M.L. HAMSAVATHI, SMT. USHA – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI. SIDDHARTH SUMAN
For the Respondents: SRI. R.S. HEGDE

Table of Content
1. challenging stamp duty impoundment. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. need for clear findings on applicable law. (Para 6 , 7)
3. ruling to allow petition and reset review. (Para 8)

ORAL ORDER

This petition by the plaintiffs in O.S.No.2495/2013 on the file of the IX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore is directed against the impugned order dated 28.08.2024, whereby the application filed by respondent Nos.13 and 15/defendant Nos.13 and 15 under Sections 33 and 34 of Karnataka Stamp Act was allowed by the trial Court which directed the petitioners to pay a deficit stamp duty and 10 times penalty on the document styled as 'Full and Final Settlement agreement' dated 05.12.2003 and document styled as 'Memorandum of Understanding' dated 18.03.2009 by impounding both the documents.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for respondent Nos.13 and 15 and perused the material on record.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that in the aforesaid suit filed by the petitioners/plaintiffs against the respondents/defendants for specific performance and other reliefs in relation to the suit schedule immovable property, the respo

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