I have a question, case was referred to lokadalat, it is a partition suit and award was passed, court asking for stamp duty for giving award, Regarding stamp duty sub registrar asking to pay 1% stamp on all value of all seperate shares exempting major share. But tricky part here is they are also asking to pay 3.5% stamp on difference of all sharers in comparison with major shares. Here the shares in ratio of 6:6:6:1:1 in preliminary decree and parties divided in same fashion in award. How can subregistrar ask for difference of shares for 1:1 shares in comparison to 6:6:6 shares to pay 3.5 percent as release stamp duty, when their legitimate share is 1:1. Is it valid to charge 3.5% as release for unequal shares in partition deed. Can they charge both partition and release in same document.
