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PETITIONER:

TRIDESHWAR DAYAL AND ANR.

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

MAHESHWAR DAYAL AND ORS.

DATE OF JUDGMENT19/12/1989

BENCH:

SHARMA, L.M. (J)

BENCH:

SHARMA, L.M. (J)

RAMASWAMI, V. (J) II

CITATION:

1990 AIR 485 1989 SCR Supl. (2) 529

1990 SCC (1) 357 1989 SCALE (2)1436

ACT:

Indian Stamp Act, 1899: Sections 33, 56 and 47-A (U.P.

State Amendment)--Arbitration award--Insufficiently

stamped--Impounding-Limitation for--Chief Controlling Reve-

nue Authority--Whether competent to interfere with the order

of Collector.

HEADNOTE:

A dispute between the appellants and respondent No. 1

was referred to an arbitrator who made an award and filed it

before the civil court. On objection by the appellants, the

prayer for making the award a rule of the court was reject-

ed. On appeal, the High Court confirmed the same. This Court

refused special leave and a petition for review was also

dismissed.

Meanwhile, respondent No. 1 applied to the Collector for

summoning the award and for realising the escaped duty and

penalty. The application was allowed. The appellants moved

the Chief Controllin