https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305805 A Government Order issued under section 9(1)(a) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 reduced stamp duty on gift deeds executed by layout owners handing over layout roads to local authorities to a nominal sum. In that context, insisting on full stamp duty and retaining the deed without registration was not in accordance with law because the authority had to consider the scope of the concession and act on the owner's representation. The demand for higher duty was therefore unsustainable, and the matter had to be reconsidered in light of the Government Order, with a fresh order on the representation to be passed within two weeks. en-us Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 25 Dec 2022 20:49:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305805 A Government Order issued under section 9(1)(a) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 reduced stamp duty on gift deeds executed by layout owners handing over layout roads to local authorities to a nominal sum. In that context, insisting on full stamp duty and retaining the deed without registration was not in accordance with law because the authority had to consider the scope of the concession and act on the owner's representation. The demand for higher duty was therefore unsustainable, and the matter had to be reconsidered in light of the Government Order, with a fresh order on the representation to be passed within two weeks. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305805