https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198329 An insufficiently stamped document cannot be looked into for any purpose until the deficit duty and penalty are paid under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, while an unregistered document may still be considered for a collateral purpose. Where an objection at the interlocutory stage raises both insufficiency of stamp and want of registration, the trial court must decide admissibility before the document is marked. The court's decision to postpone that objection until disposal of the interlocutory application was incorrect, and the order permitting marking of the document was unsustainable. en-us Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:25:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198329 An insufficiently stamped document cannot be looked into for any purpose until the deficit duty and penalty are paid under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, while an unregistered document may still be considered for a collateral purpose. Where an objection at the interlocutory stage raises both insufficiency of stamp and want of registration, the trial court must decide admissibility before the document is marked. The court's decision to postpone that objection until disposal of the interlocutory application was incorrect, and the order permitting marking of the document was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198329