https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96910 Delivery of a properly executed and duly stamped transfer instrument was treated as a mandatory precondition to registration of a share transfer under the Companies Act, 1913, and therefore to any rectification of the share register. In the absence of a stamped transfer document, the company could not lawfully register the transfer, and rectification proceedings could not be used to compel an act contrary to the statute. The omission to stamp the transfer form was not regarded as a mere irregularity capable of being cured in rectification. On that reasoning, the petition for rectification was held not maintainable. en-us Fri, 14 Apr 1944 00:00:00 +0630 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:47:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96910 Delivery of a properly executed and duly stamped transfer instrument was treated as a mandatory precondition to registration of a share transfer under the Companies Act, 1913, and therefore to any rectification of the share register. In the absence of a stamped transfer document, the company could not lawfully register the transfer, and rectification proceedings could not be used to compel an act contrary to the statute. The omission to stamp the transfer form was not regarded as a mere irregularity capable of being cured in rectification. On that reasoning, the petition for rectification was held not maintainable. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 14 Apr 1944 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96910