JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 9^th day of January, 2026)

The writ petition is filed with the following prayers;

“(i) declare that Exhibit P-1 Sale Certificate issued by the petitioner as the Authorized Officer of the bank is liable to be filed in Book No. 1 as contemplated in Section 89 (4) of the Registration Act, 1908 without paying any stamp duty.

(ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondent to file Exhibit P-1 Sale Certificate issued by the petitioner as per the provisions of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002 in Book No. 1 as contemplated in Section 89 (4) of the Registration Act, 1908 without insisting for the payment of stamp duty.

(iii) declare that Exhibit P-1 Sale Certificate issued by the petitioner as the Authorized Officer of the bank is not a compulsorily registerable document and no stamp duty is liable to be collected for filing it in Book No. 1 as contemplated in Section 89 (4) of the Registration Act, 1908 .

(iv) petitioner may be permitted to dispense with the filing of translation of the vernacular documents.

(v) pass such other or further writ, o