KOLTE PATIL DEVELOPERS LTD. vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

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wp11145-2014-J.doc Shabnoor IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.11145 OF 2014 Kolte Patil Developers Ltd. A Company registered under the provisions of the Companies Act 1956 and having its registered office at : 2nd Floor, City Point, Dhole Patil Road, Pune – 411 001. … Petitioner V/s. SHABNOOR 1. The State of Maharashtra AYUB PATHAN Through its Ministry of Revenue & Forests Digitally signed by SHABNOOR AYUB PATHAN 2. Inspector General of Registration and Date: 2026.02.03 14:55:19 +0530 Controller of Stamps, State of Maharashtra 3. Joint District Registrar Class – I, and Collectors of Stamps, Pune City, 1st Floor, Govt. Registry Building, Fifth Finance Road, Pune – 1. 4. Sub-Registrar Class – II Haveli No. VIII Plot A/91, Sonai Building, Vishrathwadi, Lohgaon Road, Pune – 15. … Respondents Mr. Girish S. Godbole, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Shailendra S. Kanetkar, for the petitioner. Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. GP a/w Ms. M. S. Srivastava, AGP, for the State – respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM : AMIT BORKAR, J. RESERVED ON : JANUARY 22, 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : FEBRUARY 3, 2026 JUDGMENT: 1. By the present petition, the petitioner has assailed the order dated 26 May 2014 passed by Respondent No.3, purportedly in 1 wp11145-2014-J.doc exercise of powers under Section 33A of the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958. The challenge is founded on the contention that the impugned order travels beyond the statutory mandate and has been issued without jurisdiction. 2. The relevant facts, which have led to the filing of the present petition, may be stated thus. On 24 February 2004, Voltas Limited executed a Development Agreement in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner asserts that the said instrument constituted a development agreement involving tr