Indian Stamp Act, 1899 with Section 35

Supreme Court clarifies the interplay between Arbitration Agreements and the Indian Stamp Act: In Re: Interplay between Arbitration Agreements (2023) INSC 1066 (13 December 2023)

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Date of the Judgment: 13 December 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 1066 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, Sanjay Kishan Kaul J, B R Gavai J, Surya Kant J, J B Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J. Can an arbitration agreement be considered invalid if the underlying contract is not properly stamped? The Supreme Court of India […]

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Supreme Court Clarifies Stamp Act Applicability on Agreements to Sell: Vijay vs. Union of India (29 November 2023)

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Supreme Court Clarifies Stamp Act Applicability on Agreements to Sell: Vijay vs. Union of India (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 on unstamped agreements to sell executed before the 1989 amendment and admissibility of secondary evidence for such documents. CASE TYPE: Civil Law, Property Law, Stamp Duty Case

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Supreme Court clarifies the enforceability of arbitration agreements in unstamped contracts: N.N. Global Mercantile Private Limited vs. Indo Unique Flame Ltd. & Ors. (25 April 2023)

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Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2023 Citation: INSC 368 of 2023 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., Ajay Rastogi, J., Hrishikesh Roy, J., and C.T. Ravikumar, J. (Majority opinion by K.M. Joseph, J. with a concurring opinion by C.T. Ravikumar, J. and dissenting opinions by Ajay Rastogi, J. and Hrishikesh Roy, J.) Can

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Supreme Court Reduces Penalty in Stamp Duty Case: Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020)

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Supreme Court Reduces Penalty in Stamp Duty Case: Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Collector of Stamps was justified in imposing a penalty of ten times the deficient stamp duty on a Deed of Assent. CASE TYPE: Stamp Duty Case Name: Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on impounding unstamped agreement: Terai Tea Company vs. Kumkum Mittal (2019)

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Supreme Court overturns High Court order on impounding unstamped agreement: Terai Tea Company vs. Kumkum Mittal (2019) Date of the Judgment: October 22, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1170 Judges: Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, J. and Ajay Rastogi, J. Can a court order the impounding of a document for insufficient stamp duty even after a decree based

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