Allowed
Joseph John v. District Registrar
Kerala HCCRP/1447/2002
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a Civil Revision Petition, the High Court of Kerala allowed the petition and set aside the order of the District Registrar and the District Court. The Court relied on its own prior judgment to hold that a party cannot be compelled to pay additional stamp duty under a Government Order without the case being disposed of on merits under Section 45(B) of the Kerala Stamp Act.
What did the court decide?
The order dated 26.12.1997 passed by the District Registrar and the judgment dated 20.03.2001 in C.M.A. No. 11 of 1998 of the District Court, Alappuzha are set aside. The District Registrar shall proc