stamp act i of 1879, schedule i, article 52 - tax--receipt for money paid as taxes--municipality, receipt by, for house-tax exceeding twenty rupees--receipt stamp necessary. - maharashtra scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, de-notified tribes (vimukta jatis), nomadic tribes, other backward classes and special backward category (regulation of issuance and verification of) caste certificate act (23 of 2001), sections 6 & 10: [s.b. mhase, a.p. deshpande & p.b. varale, jj] caste certificate petitioner seeking appointment against the post reserved for member of schedule tribe his caste certificate was invalidated subsequently held, his appointment would not be protected. the observations/directions issued by supreme court in para 36 of judgment in the case of state v millind reported in 2001 91) mah. lj sc 1 is not the law declared by supreme court under article 141 of the constitution of india. said observations/directions are issued in exercise of powers under article 142 of the constitution and also have no application to the cases relating to appointments and are restricted to the cases relating to admissions. the protection, if any, to be granted in the fact and circumstances of case would depend upon exercise of discretion by supreme court under article 142 of the constitution. said powers under article 142 of constitution is not available to the high court. hence no protection can be granted by high court even in cases relating to admissions. - ' the exemption was intended apparently to apply to receipts for 'voluntary' payments, which in the ordinary legal acceptation of the term are payments without consideration, such as payments made merely in consideration of natural love ok affection or mere gifts.1. we think the question referred to us must be answered in the affirmative. the receipt sent up with the reference is one for the payment of money 'the amount of which exceeds twenty rupees.' it is, therefore, an instrument requiring a stamp under act i, 1879, schedule i, article 52, unless it comes under schedule ii, article 15(5). that article exempts from stamp duty a receipt for payment of money 'without consideration.' the exemption was intended apparently to apply to receipts for 'voluntary' payments, which in the ordinary legal acceptation of the term are payments without consideration, such as payments made merely in consideration of natural love ok affection or mere gifts. the receipt in question is one for payment of house rate due to the municipality under the act constituting the municipality. the payment is not gratuitous, but one in satisfaction or discharge of a legal obligation imposed by the act, and in order to relieve the payer from the consequence which would ensue in case of his committing default, and is therefore, not one without 'consideration.'