[2026:RJ-JP:8663] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1422/2016 1 M/s. Vishal Retail Limited, Registered Office 919, 921- 928, Ugf, Kapasheda Opposite Fun And Food Village, New Delhi- 110037, Through Its Authorised Signatory Mr. Rajveer Singh 4 Authorised Signatory (Law) Vishal Retail Ltd., Registered Office Rz/a-95,96 Mahilapur Extention New Delhi ----Petitioners Versus M/s. Shakti Merchant Pvt. Ltd., Registered Office At Kedalgang, Alwar Rajasthan Through Its Managing Director Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta, S/o Shri Niranjan Lal Gupta R/o Jai Jawan Colony II, Tonk Road, Jaipur. ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Mr. O P Mishra Ms. Sampati Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Saurabh Jain HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIPIN GUPTA Judgment / Order 25/02/2026 1. With the consent of both the parties, the present writ petition is disposed of in the following terms:- (i) The order dated 13.08.2015 is hereby quashed and set aside. (ii) The learned trial court is directed to impound the disputed lease deed dated 30.06.2008 and send it to the Competent Authority under the Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998, for determination of proper stamp duty. Upon payment of the requisite stamp duty and penalty, if any, by the person seeking to rely upon the document, the same shall be permitted to be taken in evidence in accordance with law. [2026:RJ-JP:8663] (2 of 2) [CW-1422/2016] (iii) However, before exhibiting the document, the learned Trial Court shall also decide the issue as to for what purpose an unregistered lease deed may be read in evidence in the suit. 2. The aforesaid exercise, including payment of stamp duty, shall be carried out within a period of three months. 3. Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. (BIPIN GUPTA),J KRATIKA /42