Supreme Court Directs TDR Issuance as per Rules in Contempt Case: Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs & Ors. vs. P. Ravi Kumar & Ors. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the respondents wilfully disobeyed the Supreme Court’s orders regarding the issuance of Transferable Development Rights (TDR). CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court Case Name: Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs and Anr. vs. […]
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of Sections 33, 34, 37, and 39 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 in property disputes: Seetharama Shetty vs. Monappa Shetty (2024) INSC 650 (02 September 2024) Date of the Judgment: 02 September 2024 Citation: (2024) INSC 650 Judges: Hrishikesh Roy, J., S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can a court impose a
Supreme Court Upholds Ten-Times Penalty on Deficient Stamp Duty: N.M. Theerthegowda vs. Y.M. Ashok Kumar (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can impose a ten-times penalty on deficit stamp duty for an unstamped agreement presented as evidence, or if the document must be sent to the District Registrar for penalty determination under Section 39
Supreme Court Appoints Arbitrator Despite Stamp Duty Dispute: Intercontinental Hotels vs. Waterline Hotels (25 January 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an arbitration agreement within an unstamped or insufficiently stamped contract is valid and enforceable. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: Intercontinental Hotels Group (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs. Waterline Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Judgment Date: 25 January
Supreme Court on Arbitration and Stamp Duty: Dharmaratnakara Rai Bahadur Arcot Narainswamy Mudaliar Chattram & Ors. vs. M/S Bhaskar Raju & Brothers & Ors. (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Enforceability of an arbitration clause in a lease deed that is not sufficiently stamped under the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: M/S Dharmaratnakara
Supreme Court clarifies penalty for insufficiently stamped agreements: Gangappa vs. Fakkirappa (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a trial court can exercise discretion in imposing a penalty for insufficiently stamped agreements or if it is obligated to impose a penalty of 10 times the deficient stamp duty. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Stamp Duty Case Name: Gangappa
