SHRI JITENDRA MANOHARDAS THAKKER AND ANR vs THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION AND DEPUTY CONTROLLER OF STAMPS AND ANR

37WP.2370-24with-WP.12233-23.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2370 OF 2024 Jitendra Manohardas Thakker & Anr. …Petitioners Versus The Deputy Inspector General …Respondents of Registration and Deputy Controller of Stamps & Ors. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12233 OF 2023 Mr. G.S. Godbole, Senior Advocate a/w. Pradeep J. Thorat, Aditi S. Naikare and Aniesh S. Jadhav for the Petitioners in Writ Petition No. 2370 of 2024. Mr. Pradeep J. Thorat a/w. Aditi S. Naikare , for the Petitioners in Writ Petition No. 12233 of 2023. Mr. R.S. Pawar, AGP for the State in Writ Petition No. 2370 of 2024. Ms. V.R. Raje, AGP for the State in Writ Petition No. 12233 of 2023. CORAM : SOMASEKHAR SUNDARESAN, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 16, 2026 ORAL JUDGEMENT: 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and by consent parties taken up for final hearing. 2. This Petition is filed challenging orders of adjudication dated March 30, 2021 and August 27, 2021 by which a Sale Deed submitted by the Petitioners for adjudication before the authorities under the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 ( “the Act”) has been assessed with a stamp duty of Rs. 58,19,380/-. The stamp duty has b