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Section 57 Indian Stamp Act 1899

Section 57 Indian Stamp Act

Section 57 of the Indian Stamp Act 1899 is about Statement of case by Chief Controlling Revenue-authority to High Court. It is under CHAPTER VI (Reference And Revision) of the Act.

Statement of case by Chief Controlling Revenue-authority to High Court.

(1) The Chief Controlling Revenue-authority may state any case referred to it under section 56, sub-section (2), or otherwise coming to its notice, 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 the Delhi, to the High Court of Delhi;]


4[(c) if it arises in the Union territory of the Arunachal Pradesh or Mizoram, to the Gauhati High Court (the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura;)]
(d) if it arises in the Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to the High Court at Calcutta ;


(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 the Chandigarh, to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana;]


7[(f) if it arises in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, to the High Court of Bombay.]


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

See also  Indian Stamp Act 1899 (All Sections)

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