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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.M. MANOJ, A.K. JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR
District Registrar General, Ernakulam – Appellant
Versus
Cherupushpam Roman Catholic Church Parakkadavu – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. essential facts related to property exchange. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments regarding legal definitions of exchange. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. court's interpretation of mutuality and stamp duty. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
JUDGMENT :
A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J.
1. Writ Appeal No.1512 of 2019 preferred by the State impugns the judgment dated 08.01.2019 of a learned Single Judge in W.P(C).No.21806 of 2013. Writ Petition No.16466 of 2023, on the other hand, was placed before us by order of the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, pursuant to an interim order passed by a learned Single Judge in the writ petition, issuing directions similar to those issued in the judgment dated 08.01.2019 in W.P(C).No.21806 of 2013, and directing a posting of the writ petition along with the above writ appeal preferred by the State.
2. Briefly stated, the essential facts necessary for a disposal of these cases, without going into specific details with regard to the properties and parties involved in each case, are as follows; For the sake of convenience, and for understanding the nature of the dispute in these cases, the parties are referred to as 'X', Y' and 'Z' and their properties as “A Schedule”, “B Sched
A triangular property exchange among three parties can still be categorized as an exchange under law, provided mutuality exists, and stamp duty is computed based on the higher-valued property.
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The transfer of trusteeship is deemed a 'settlement' under Article 58(ii) of the Indian Stamp Act, affirming that no conveyance occurred, but rather a handing over of management for charitable purpos....
Agreement to sell – If instead of separate instruments, distinct matters are made subject matter of one instrument, liability to pay duty would be still found within four walls of Section 5 of Stamp ....
The court ruled that a Business Transfer and Share Subscription Agreement constitutes a conveyance on sale under the Stamp Act, thus attracting ad valorem duty, not nominal duty.
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