J. SATHYA NARAYANA PRASAD
Sushil Kumar Chokkani – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, the Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, New Delhi – Respondent
ORDER :
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of a direction in the nature of Writ of Declaration, declaring that the Section 47(4) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 is illegal, ultra-virus, unconstitutional void and unenforceable.
1. This writ petition is filed seeking a Declaration to declare that the Section 47(4) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 is illegal, ultra-virus, unconstitutional void and unenforceable.
2. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner.
3. The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the third respondent and learned counsel for the respondents 2, 4 and 5 are present.
4. Today, this matter is listed under the caption “for dismissal” there is no representation for the petitioner. Even on an earlier occasion, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting this case any more and hence, this writ petition is dismissed for non prosecution. Costs made easy.
A writ petition can be dismissed for non-prosecution if the petitioner fails to appear and show interest in the case.
Point of law: In the absence of any notice, the entire proceedings is null and void. Secondly, it is contended that the initiation of suo motu proceedings beyond the period of five years is barred un....
The court affirmed that under the Indian Stamp Act, the determination of market value must follow due process, including the opportunity for the affected party to be heard.
State Legislature has the competence under the Constitution to impose conditions for filing appeals in stamp duty cases.
The Registering Authority is not obligated to release documents during the pendency of proceedings under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamp Act.
The Registering Authority's duty under Section 47-A of the Indian Stamps Act includes referring undervalued documents, and they cannot return documents while proceedings are pending.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the proviso to Section 49 of the Registration Act, 1908, allowing unregistered documents to be admitted as evidence, is limited to specific pe....
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