HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9147 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Sri Shailesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. The captioned writ petition has been filed assailing therein the notice dated 11.07.2025, issued under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, whereby the petitioner has been required to show cause as to why he may not be asked to deposit Rs. 22,28,17,350/- as stamp duty and Rs. 3,18,31,050/- as registration fee. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner though has argued the matter at length but has submitted that the petitioner had only submitted the reply to the aforesaid show cause notice and pursuance to his reply no decision has been taken till date. 4. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents has submitted that once the petitioner himself has submitted reply to the show cause notice, there cannot be any occasion for this Court to interfere in the show cause notice at this stage. 5. We have considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and we find that the petitioner has already submitted the reply to the impugned show cause notice and the matter is under consideration at the competent level and final decision has not been taken. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shailesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Roman Catholic Diocese Of Allahabad Thru. Director Anil Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. In view of the aforesaid reasons, we refuse to interfere in the matter at this stage and direct the competent authority to take decision on the reply submitted by the petitioner against the impugned show cause notice dated 11.07.2025. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. 8. It is made clear that we have not entered into the merits of the case at this stage and after final decision taken in the matter, it would be open for the petitioner to take adequate remedy against that order, permissible under law. September 19, 2025 Anurag WRIC No. 9147 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench