MP High Court Rules No Stamp Duty On Contested Property Decrees Recognising Existing Rights, Quashes ₹32 Lakh Demand
The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore bench ruled that contested judicial decrees recognising existing property rights through adverse possession require neither compulsory registration nor stamp duty. Justice Vinay Saraf quashed a demand exceeding ₹32 lakh in a Dhar land dispute, overturned lower court orders and directed authorities to complete land mutation.