JUDGEMENT

For switching over to e-stamping in erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir (now Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh), a Government Order no.77-F of 2013 dated 25th March 2013 came to be issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, which reads as under:

“Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Finance Department.

Subject: Switch over to e-Stamping in Jammu and Kashmir. Reference: Cabinet Decision No.42/7/2013, dated 15.03.2013.

Government order No. 77 – F of 2013 Dated 25 – 03 – 2013.

Sanctioned is accorded to:

a. initiating the process to switching over to e-stamping system in the State of Jammu and Kashmir;

b. appointment of the stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) to function as the Central Record keeping Agency (CRA) on the terms and conditions, fixed by the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Limited of the Union Ministry of Finance;

c. issuing of formal mandate to the Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL) for the aforesaid purpose, and

d. Commissioner Stamps (Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department) acting as the Nodal Officer of the e-stamping project and to Co-ordinate between various stakeholders i.