Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 551 · Decided 17 September 2020
Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust v. State of Madhya Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 551 · [2020] 11 S.C.R. 268
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3195/2020
- Decided
- 17 September 2020
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, M.R. SHAH, R. SUBHASH REDDY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Stamp Act Section 40(1)(b), 40
Headnote
Stamp Act, 1899: s.40(1)(b) - Imposition of maximum penalty when instrument not duly stamped - Propriety of - In the instant case, a resolution was passed by the Executors/Trustees of the appellant-Trust to transfer and vest beneficiaries by executing a Deed of Transfer - However, subsequently a Deed of Assent was executed between them on payment of stamp duty of Rs.200 whereunder the Trustees gave assent to complete title of the Legatees and vest absolutely in favour of beneficiaries - Collector of Stamps
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