Supreme Court of India

Ramesh Mishrimal Jain v. Avinash Vishwanath Patne & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 2 S.C.R. 670
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 13 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that Section 4 of the Act cannot come to the aid of the appellants.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the appellant is liable to pay stamp duty and penalty on the agreement to sell dated 03.09.2003 allegedly executed between the appellant and the mother of respondent no.1 in respect of the suit property. Headnotes† Bombay Stamp Act, 1958 – Explanation I to Article 25 – Appellant filed suit for specific performance of the agreement to sell dated 03.09.2003 – Respondents filed an application u/s.34 of the 1958 Act for impounding the document – Trial Court allowed the said application, impounded the sale agreement dated 03.09.2003 and directed the document to be

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