Sudhir Bhunia v. State Of West Bengal & ORS.

27.07.2021 Ct. No.8 Sl. No.220 KC WPA 3474 of 2020 Sudhir Bhunia

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Debnarayan Patra Mr. Saswata Sarkar .....For the Petitioner Ms. Kakali Samaddar .....For the State The petitioners seek certified copy of a deed being No. 1944 presented in the year 1991 for registration. The State authorities are represented.

Allegation of forgery of the stamp paper is made in respect of the deed presented for registration. In such circumstances, in my view, interest of justice would be sub-served by permitting the petitioner to deposit the money equivalent of the stamp duty presented for registration to the deed concerned with the authorities. Upon the authorities receiving such deposit, the authorities will issue the certified copy of the deed presented for registration to the petitioner. It will be open to the authorities to initiate appropriate proceedings against the petitioner if the authority is of the view that the petitioner is guilty of the forgery.

WPA 3474 of 2020 is disposed of without any order as to costs.

Urgent certified website copies of this order, if applied for, be made available to the parties upon compliance of the requisite formalities.

(Debangsu Basak, J.)