Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 493 · Decided 9 July 2024
G.M. Shahul Hameed v. Jayanthi R. Hegde
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 493 · [2024] 7 S.C.R. 316
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1188/2015
- Decided
- 9 July 2024
- Bench
- DIPANKAR DATTA, PANKAJ MITHAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 151; Constitution; Stamp Act Section 33, 35
Headnote
Whether upon admission of an instrument in evidence and its marking as an exhibit by a court (despite the instrument being chargeable to duty but is insufficiently stamped), such a process can be recalled by the court in exercise of inherent powers saved by Section 151 of the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of the court. Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - s.151 - Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 - ss.33-35, 58 - GPA insufficiently stamped, admitted in evidence and marked as exhibit - No objection from the
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