Bharat Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13741 of 2019 ====================================================== Bharat Yadav S/o Laete Rajdeo Yadav Resident of Babu Bazar,Ara, P.S. Ara Town, Dist.Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar through the I.G.,Registration,Department of Registration,Excise and Prohibition, New Secretariat,Patna 2.

The Assistant Inspector General of Registration, Patna Division,Patna 3.

The Collector, Bhojpur,at Ara 4.

The District Certificate Officer, Bhojpur,at Ara 5.

The District Sub-Registrar, Bhojpur,at Ara 6.

The Sub-Resistrar, Jagdish Pur,Dist.Bhojpur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravindra Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Vivek Prasad ( Gp7) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) Date : 13-12-2022 Petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s):- "For issuance of a writ in the nature of a writ of mandamus for quashing of order & judgment dated 17.04.2018 passed by the Respondent No. 2, the Assistant Inspector General of Registration, Patna Division, Patna in Case no. 95 of 2016 by which and whereunder the respondents imposed an additional registry/court fee of Rs. 11,13,024/- upon the petitioner, failing which the above mentioned registration fee shall be recovered with 5% interest p.m. and for quashing of consequential undated notice and certificate for demand of aforesaid amount dated 02.03.2019 issued by District Sub Registrar, Bhojpur at Ara to the petitioner and for further order/orders, direction/directions in the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner may

Patna High Court CWJC No.13741 of 2019 dt.13-12-2022 2/2 entitled too."

After the matter was heard for some time, finding the Court not to be in favour with the submissions made across the Bar, learned counsel for the petitioner, fairly states that petitioner be permitted to take recourse to such equally, efficacious alternative remedies as are available in accordance with law.

Permission granted.

Petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. We clarify that we have not adjudicated the dispute on merits. All questions of fact and law are left open to be agitated and adjudicated before the appropriate forum in appropriate proceedings.

Petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Interlocutory Application(s), if any, stands disposed of. (Sanjay Karol, CJ) ( Partha Sarthy, J) Sujit/Ashwini AFR/NAFR CAV DATE Uploading Date 17.12.2022 Transmission Date