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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
VIRINDER AGGARWAL
Raman Wadhwa – Appellant
Versus
Satnam Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J .
1. In view of the order dated 07.11.2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLP (Civil) No. 30764 of 2025, whereby the impugned order dated 26.08.2025 passed by this Court in the instant petition has been set aside and the matter has been remitted with a direction to re- hear the civil revision afresh within two weeks from today and the same be decided in accordance with law.
2. On 26.08.2025, the following order was passed by this Court:-
“1. This civil revision has been filed by the petitioner under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned order dated 23.07.2025 (Annexure P-6) passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Tarn Taran vide which photocopy of the agreement to sell was ordered to be not impounded, but deficient stamp duty and penalty was ordered to be paid.
2. The order has been assailed on the grounds that as per provisions of Sections 33 and 35 of the Stamp Act, 1899 only an original document can be validated and photocopy of the document cannot be validated.
3. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and gone through the impugned order minutely.
4. After perusal of impugned order r
Only original documents can be validated under the Indian Stamp Act; photocopies are inadmissible for legal purposes, reinforcing established principles regarding document admissibility.
Only original documents can be validated under the Indian Stamp Act; photocopies cannot be validated or impounded, irrespective of secondary evidence provisions.
Secondary evidence of agreements not duly stamped cannot be admitted in court unless the original instrument is produced and corrected as per legal requirements.
A photocopy of a document is inadmissible as secondary evidence if the original document is not duly stamped, per the Indian Stamp Act.
There is no error in assumption of jurisdiction under Section 33(5) read with Section 40 of the Act. The petitioner was given an opportunity to reply to the show cause notice. That he did. However, i....
Point of law : Even a copy of the original document whether certified or not and whether a fascimile image or otherwise of the original is chargeable with duty of an amount which is indicated in Sche....
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