Category: stamp duty

As a matter of public interest the Government of Rajasthan has decided to remit stamp duty chargeable on the instruments of immovable property having market value up to Rs. fifty lakhs. These instruments must be …

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The State Government may, by rule or order published in the Official Gazette,— (a) reduce upto fifty percent in the whole or any part of the [State of Karnataka], if in the opinion of the …

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As per the rule, All duties payable on the instruments registered before the Registering Officer through the National Generic Document Registration System may be paid by an e-challan payment facility and a printed copy of …

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The amendment provides that Ex-officio vendors under the rules shall include Banks, Financial Institutions, Post offices or such bodies where 51% shares are held by the central government or the state government.

The amendment is based on the judgement of Bombay HC in the case of Navi Mumbai SEZ Private Limited v. The State of Maharashtra which held that the phrase, ‘distinct matters’ is equivalent to the …

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