Supreme Court of India
Mukesh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr
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We hold that a person in possession cannot be ousted by another person except by due procedure of law and [2024] 12 S.C.R. 1227 Mukesh v.
Judgment, page 17
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Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was right in holding that the compromise decree in favor of the appellant needed registration and stamp duty was also required to be paid for mutation of the subject land. Headnotes† Registration Act, 1908 – s.17(2)(vi) – Indian Stamp Act, 1899 – s.3; Schedule I or I- – Whether the appellant satisfied the conditions enumerated in s.17(2)(vi), 1908 Act and the compromise decree in his favor only asserting his pre-existing rights over the subject land required no registration and was not chargeable with stamp duty: Held: s.17(1), 1908 Act specifies
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