THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.26818 OF 2025

ORDER:

Heard learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt. S.Sravanthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record. With their consent, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself.

2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue involved in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in W.P No.15322 of 2023, dated 19.06.2023 and requested to pass similar order in this matter also.

3. The Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration did not dispute the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to disposal of W.P.No.15322 of 2023 dated 19.06.2023 and requested to pass appropriate orders.

4. In view of the submissions made by the both sides and by following the Orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.15322 of 2023, dated 19.06.2023, this Writ Petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.2 to receive the Memorandum of understandings dated 29.08.2019 and 10.06.2016 sought to be presented by the petitioner and process the same in accordance with law and receive the deficit stamp duty within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of presentation of such document by the petitioner. In case of collecting the deficit stamp duty, necessary certification be made on the document under Section 42 of the Act, 1899 and no endorsement as validation of the document be made.

5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

6. Registry is directed to annex copy of the order in W.P.No.15322 of 2023, dated 19.06.2023 along with this order.

7. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE K.SARATH Date: 08.09.2025 szt/bb