Schedule to the
Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 . The registering officer impounded
the document and forwarded to the District Registrar on the
footing that the Stamp ... nature of reference made
by the Sub Registrar, after impounding the document. I do
not find any illegality in the said reference order passed
Registrar registered
the document on obtaining registration fee. However, for
want of proper stamp duty the document was impounded.
Explanation to Entry ... petitioner submits that by
proceedings of Ext.P2, the document was impounded and
the petitioner is compelled to pay excess registration fee.
Since
petitioner,
the property covered by the document devolved on the parties
to the document by virtue of the provisions of a registered will
executed ... correctness of the
stamp duty paid on the document and consequently,
impounded the document, invoking his powers under Section
33(1) of the Act. Thereupon
documents with reference to Exts. P1 to P3 documents.
The mistake, according to him, was in regard to the survey
number. The document was impounded ... that there is no alteration in the basic nature of the
document, especially with regard to the extent and
valuation of the property. The rectification
REGISTRAR, ALAPPUZHA.
EXHIBIT P21 A TRUE COPY OF THE DOCUMENT NO.P2/15/29/1/2016 IN
ALAPPUZHA SRO.
EXHIBIT P22 A TRUE COPY ... property was presented for registration.
However, the registering officer purported to impound
the document and forwarded it to the District Registrar
on the footing that
Society in favour of its members. The petitioner submits
that they executed documents in favour of its members
based on the above order. However ... Exts.P6 and P7 series of order, the District
Registrar impounded the documents for deficit stamp duty.
In Ext.P6 the District Registrar
fiscal
value, and shall be impounded if presented before any
public servant authorised to impound such
documents. The date seal shall be affixed ... could not have been received in evidence.
That document tendered in evidence was liable to be impounded.
When such be the case, I find challenge
after considering
the objections with a judicial mind and upon admitting
the document in evidence that its admissibility would
become unquestionable. In the case on hand ... require the person
in possession of the document to produce it for the
purpose of impounding. Section 59 is also quoted
reads as
follows:
impounded orThe
"3. passport authority may impound or cause to be
revoke a passport or travel document,- xxx
(e) if proceedings ... travel
document are pending before a criminal court in India;"
3. The passport authority is having the power to
impound the passport. However, this
three items of
immovable properties. The document relied on by the
plaintiffs was placed on record. When that document dated
25.06.2012 was offered ... admitted in evidence, the trial
court impounded it holding that it is unstamped and the
recitals thereof amount to a 'Bond' as defined
