APHC010525322018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] SATURDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 24842/2018 Between: 1. MAKKENA SATYANARAYANA, S/O CHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, CULTIVATION, R/O JANAPADU ROAD, PIDUGURALLA TOWN, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, STAMPS AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR, NARASARAOPET, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE SUBREGISTRAR, PIDUGURALLA, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. YEKULA NAGARATNAMMA, W/O LATE VENKATESWALRU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O D.NO.6-312, S.C.COLONY, BESIDES RAMULA VARI TEMPLE , JANAPADU VILLAGE, PIDUGURALLA MANDAL, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toIssue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the proceedings in Notice No.G1/2461/ 2018 dt.3-3-2018 directed the petitioner to pay the stamp duty of Rs.58,850/- along with penalty of 10 times on the market value of Rs.11,77,000/- of the property pertaining to the 2 unregistered agreement of sale dt.26-7-2001 duly executed by 4th respondent n favour of the petitioner for impounding is illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the market value at the time of filing of the suit in O.S.No.80/2014 on the file of the court of the Junior Civil Judge, Piduguralla, Guntur District and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to receive the stamp duty of the unregistered agreement of sale on the market value i.e. Rs.3,02,400/- at the time of the filing of the suit and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased direct the 2nd respondent to receive the stamp duty of the unregistered agreement of sale dt. 26.07.2001 on the market value (Rs.3,02,400/-) at the time of the filing of the suit in O.S.No.80/2014 on the file of the court of the Junior Civil Judge, Piduguralla, Guntur District for impounding by considering the objections dt. 24.5.2018 pending disposal of the above wri petition in the interests of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. G V S MEHAR KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 2. N BHARAT BABU 3 The Court made the following ORDER: Sri T. Kuladeep, learned counsel, representing Sri G.V.S. Mehar Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the submission of learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 31.01.2026 KAS 4 148 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 24842/2018 Dated: 31.01.2026 KAS