(1.) The present Writ Petition has filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/ 227 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, making the following prayers:
(2.) It is, inter alia, further averred in the Writ Petition that in the aforesaid orders, the Kanpur Development Authority directed for deposit of the security amount and the Stamp Duty payable on the security amount at the time of the execution of agreement. A general order dated 21.2.2002 (Annexure-9 to the Writ Petition) was issued by the Vice-Chairman, Kanpur Development Authority, Kanpur Nagar, inter alia, stating that in case of cash security, the Stamp Duty on the agreement document would be payable under Article 5(c) and Article 40(a) of Schedule-1B to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, which would be Rs. 125/- per thousand.
(3.) We have heard Shri Vineet Kumar Singh holding brief for Shri H.N. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent No. 1 and Shri M.C. Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4, and perused the record.