Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 570 · Decided 7 December 2012
The State of Karnataka & ORS. v. Vivekananda M. Hallur & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 570 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 249
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8803/2012
- Decided
- 7 December 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Registration Act; Stamp Act
Headnote
Karnataka Stamps Act, 1957.- Schedule, Article 5(e)(i) - Explanation (ii) - Stamp duty - Levy of - On Sale Deed - A B On the basis of market value of the property on the day of the C execution - Writ petition seeking refund of the stamp duty - Single Judge of High Court allowing the petitions - Writ appeal - Filed after delay of 449 days - Division bench of High Court dismissing the appeal on the ground of delay as well as on merit - On appeal, held: Delay in filing D writ appeal ought to have been condoned - Since the Division Benc.'1 did not advert to the substantial ground urged by
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