IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB

AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

C.W.P. No. 17131 of 2009. [O&M]

Date of Decision: 15^th March, 2011.

Balwinder Singh

Petitioner through

Mr. P.C.Rakra, Advocate

Versus

Financial Commissioner [Revenue], Punjab & Ors.

Respondents through

Ms. Monica Chhibbar, DAG, Punjab.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT.

1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL]

The petitioner is a poor farmer who took a loan of ` 4 lacs

from the State Bank of Patiala, Dasuya Branch under the Kisan Gold

Scheme – Agricultural Finance for the purchase of agricultural

implements. The petitioner also executed a Mortgage Deed dated

05.08.2004 hypothecating his agricultural land measuring 20 kanals

in favour of the Bank to secure the afore-stated loan.

The Collector, Hoshiarpur vide his impugned order dated

11.01.2007 [Annexure P-7] directed the petitioner to affix the stamp

duty and registration charges on the said mortgage deed. It appears

that the petitioner instead of filing an appeal bef