Stamp Act 1899

Registration of sale certificate
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Mere filing under Section 89(4) of the Registration Act itself is sufficient when a copy of the sale certificate is forwarded by the authorised officer to the registering authority. As long as the sale certificate remains as it is, it is not compulsorily registrable. It is only when the auction purchaser uses the certificate for some other purpose that the requirement of payment of stamp duty, etc. would arise.”

2024 SCC Vol. 7 Part 5
Cases ReportedSCC Weekly

Evidence Act, 1872 — S. 112 — Provision under, regarding birth during marriage, conclusive proof of legitimacy — Invocation: Direction issued for

Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that unilateral appointment of the Arbitrator without the petitioner’s consent could render the award void under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the instant matter, the Calcutta High Court dismissed an application for addition of the applicant as a party in a writ petition challenging the assessment of stamp duty.

national company law appellate tribunal
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT held that once a document is relied upon as evidence and not objected to, it cannot be rejected or ignored.

stamping of arbitration agreements
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Swarnendu Chatterjee† and Megha Saha††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 41

Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

The President of India, today, gave his assent to the Amendments to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 which were introduced as part