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EXPLAINED| Stamp Act versus Arbitration Act issue on validity of an Unstamped Arbitration Agreement as Supreme Court reserves Judgment

The Constitution bench considered a question of law : whether the instrument was duly stamped or not, was not only contrary to the plain language of Section 11(6A) of the Arbitration Act, but also wholly defeated the legislative intention of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015, and puts a spoke in the wheel of conduct of the arbitration process at its very inception.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Is unstamped Arbitration Agreement enforceable? SC holds question being pending before larger Bench will not hinder arbitration proceedings unless issue indicates existence of deadwood

Supreme Court: While addressing the issue related to jurisdiction of Court under Section 11(6) of the A&C Act, the 3-judge Bench comprising

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

In case of an application being filed under S.7 of IBC, will insufficiency of stamp duty be looked into? NCLT decides

National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai: The Coram of H.V. Subba Rao, Judicial Member addressed the relevancy of insufficiency of stamp duty under

Case Briefs High Courts

Law on Fraud | Registration of document by public officer while discharging public duty: A Fraudulent activity? AP HC decides

Andhra Pradesh High Court: M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J., expressed that, “If a party to the document wants to annul the document, he

Op Eds OP. ED.

Enforceability of an Arbitration Agreement Embedded in an Unstamped Contract N.N. Global Mercantile (P) Ltd. v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. : A case comment

by Shuchi Sejwar* and Akshata Sharma**

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Litmus test to find out whether a document is bond or not || Read High Court’s ruling

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., while observing the instant matter asked the trial court to reconsider the question whether the suit

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC reiterates that Authorities not to demand Stamp Duty beyond Art. 57(b) Sch. 1-B of Stamp Act

Allahabad High Court: Dr Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, J., addressed a matter with regard to stamp duty. Respondents invited a tender to repair

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Property’s market value can be enhanced while deciding appeal under Section 47A of Stamp Act in case of obvious illegality

Supreme Court: Dealing with the questions relating to interpretation of Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Tamil Nadu

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Delegated Authority under S. 33 (2) proviso (b) of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 cannot determine the nature of the document

Supreme Court: Interpreting Section 33(2) proviso (b) of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 as to the power of the delegated authority to