Mr. Saripalli Prasad Rao vs Mr. Anand Mallipudi on 18 July, 2023
In so far as
plea made by the petitioner vide memo dated
11.07.2023, the same cannot be granted in view of the
discussion and the law and the law as laid down in the
judgment of the Apex Court at paras 98, 99, 100, 101,
104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 and 111 of the Five Judges
Bench Judgment dated 25.04.2023 reported in 2023 SCC
online SC 495 in N.N.Global Mercantile Private Limited v
Indo Unique Flame Limited and others, which in clear
explicit terms at Paras 110 and 111, in particular held that
the Court cannot be invited to act upon a copy of an
instrument, which is insufficiently stamped. Since such
a copy, while it cannot be impounded under Section 33
of the Stamp Act and it cannot also be acted upon
under Section 35 of the Stamp Act. This Court opines
that the Court cannot ignore the mandate of the law
contained in Section 35 of the Stamp Act.