Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:48140 Court No. - 6 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4921 of 2025 Petitioner :- Nafees Ahmad And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Stamps And Reg. Lko And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohiuddin Khan,Mohd.Zaid Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Standing Counsel. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners stating that against an order passed against the petitioners assessing deficiency of stamp duty, the petitioners preferred a revision under Section 56(1) of the Indian Stamp Act, which is pending. 3. It is argued that the petitioners have also filed a stay application in the said revision. However, the stay application is still pending and no order has been passed on the stay application. Although, the revision is admitted. He argues that on the one hand, the stay application is not being decided and on the other hand, recovery proceedings have been initiated. 4. Considering the said submissions, the present petition is disposed of with direction to the revisional authority to decide the pending stay application within a period of four weeks from today. 5. Till the decision on the stay application, no action shall be taken for recovery of the assessed stamp duty. Order Date :- 18.8.2025 Ashutosh Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench