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Indian Stamp Act, 1899 Section 57 - Bare Act

StateCentral Government
Year
Section TitleStatement of Case by Chief Controlling Revenue-authority to High Court
Act Info:

(1) The Chief Controlling Revenue-authority may state any casereferred to it under section 56, sub-section (2), or otherwise coming to itsnotice, and refer such case, with its own opinion thereon,--

1 [(a)if it arises in a State to the High Court for that State;

2 [(b)if it arises in the Union territory of Delhi to the High Court of Delhi;]

3 [(c)if it arises in the Union territory of Arunachal Pradesh or Mizoram, to theGauhati High Court (the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur andTripura;)]

(d) if it arises in the Union territory of the Andaman and NicobarIslands, to the High Court at Calcutta ; 4 ***

(e) if it arises in the Union territory of the 5 [Lakshadweep],to the High Court of Kerala;]

6 [(ee)if it arises in the Union territory of Chandigarh, to the High Court of Punjaband Haryana;]7

(f) if it arises in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, tothe High Court of Bombay;]

(2) Every such case shall be decided by not less than three Judges ofthe High Court 8 *** to which it is referred, and in case ofdifference the opinion of the majority shall prevail.

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1.Substituted by the A.O. (No. 2), 1956, for the former clauses (a) to (g).

2. Substituted by G.S.R. 1944, Gaz. Ex., Part II, Section 3(ii), Page578, dated 30-10-68.

3. Substituted by G.S.R. 7(E), Pt. II, Section 3(i), dated 2-1-74.

4. Omitted by regulation 6 of 1963, Section 2 and Schedule

5. Substituted by G.S.R. 432, Gaz. Ex., Part II, Section 31, dt.21-10-1974, for "Laccadive, Minicoy and Admindivi Islands".

6. Inserted by G.S.R. 1944, Gaz Ex., Part. II, Section 3(ii), Page 548,dated 30-10-68.

7. Inserted by Regulation 6 of 1963, Section 2 and Schedule

8. The words "Chief court or Judicial Commissioner's Court"omitted by the A.O. 1950.




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