DEEPAK FERTILISERS AND PETROCHEMICALS CORPORATION LTD. vs THE CHIEF CONTROLLING REVENUE AUTHORITY AND ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5635 OF 2005 Deepak Fertilizers And Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office Opposite Golf Course, Shastri Nagar, Yerawada, Pune 411006 …Petitioner Versus 1. The Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Maharashtra State, Pune having office at New Administrative Office, Ground Floor, Opp. Council Hall, Pune 411001 2. The Collector of Stamps, Raigad having office near Alibag Police Station, Alibag 402201 3. The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited having its registered office at Nirmal, 2nd Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 …Respondents .........… Mr. Tejas Gokhale a/w. Mr. Ranjit Shetty i/by Argus Partners, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. G.S.Hegde, Senior Counsel, through Video Conferencing a/w. Ms. P.M. Bhansali and Mr. Arafat Siddique, Advocate for the Respondent No.3 CIDCO. Ms. P.J. Gavhane, AGP, for the Respondents no. 1 and 2 – State. .........… CORAM : ABHAY AHUJA, J. RESERVED ON : 10th DECEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON: 18th DECEMBER 2025 RA/AVK 1/31 JUDGMENT : 1. This Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeks direction to set-aside the Order dated 22 nd June 2005 passed by the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority in Appeal No. 127 of 1998 whereby the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority had dismissed the appeal preferred by the Petitioner under Section 53 of the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 now Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 (the “Stamp Act”) thereby confirming the Order dated 1 st July 1998 passed by the Collector of Stamps which confirmed the Order dated 31 st March 1998 whereby the Collector of Stamps has held that the Agreement dated 13th October 1995 executed