In a divorce case in SC, wife gets a flat near Mumbai without paying any stamp duty for transfer
Husband won a divorce case in Supreme Court without paying alimony but had to transfer his Godrej flat to wife's name and SC ...
Mel Gibson Controversy Highlights a Bigger Scandal: Many Americans Lose Their Gun Rights for No Good Reason
Elizabeth Oyer, a former public defender who was appointed as the Justice Department's pardon attorney in April 2022, says ...
Sub-Registrars cannot register civil suit plaints and make them reflect in property encumbrance certificates, rules Madras High Court
Madras High Court rules Sub-Registrars cannot register civil suit documents in encumbrance certificates, protecting ...
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Stamping Out Arbitration: How Maharashtra's Stamp Duty Act Amendment Hampers Mumbai's Arbitration Aspirations
The Government of Maharashtra recently made radical amendments to the Maharashtra Stamp Duty Act, 1958, by enacting the ...
Politicians criticise insurers, while governments reap billions in taxes on premiums
All Australians pay tax on top of insurance cover but home owners in some states are paying double or triple tax on their ...
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Recovery Of Stamp Duty Not Levied Or Short Levied Can Be Done Only Within Five Years After Registration Of Documents: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that proceedings by way of show cause notice under Section 46A of the Karnataka ...
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Stamp duty value on agreement date relevant for Section 56(2)(vii)(b): ITAT Mumbai
2. The tribunal relied on the proviso to Section 56 (2) (vii) (b), which states that where the date of the agreement fixing the amount of consideration for the transfer of immovable property and the ...
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SC uses its extraordinary powers, rules women need not pay stamp duty for divorce settlement property
Article 142 of the Constitution gives Supreme Court the power to issue orders that ensure 'complete justice' in a pending ...
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Stamp Duty Swap for Land Tax Could Save Buyers Big
Infrastructure Victoria has released a draft 30-year plan outlining how the state can grow sustainably.It focuses on key ...
How the Bangalore Palace (Utilisation and Regulation of Land) Bill will help Karnataka government bypass Supreme Court ruling
Replacing an Ordinance that was passed earlier, the Bill reserves the Karnataka government’s right to acquire or not acquire ...
CAG flags irregularities worth Rs 60 cr in stamp duty, registration fee
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has detected non, short levy of stamp duty and registration fee and other ...
Tennessee House passes bill limiting SNAP benefits for junk food
The Tennessee House is expected to discuss and possibly vote on a bill that would place limits on buying junk food using SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.