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The Indian Stamp Act, 1899

Only one instrument to be on same stamps

In force From 01 Jul 1899 Act 2 of 1899 As on 16 Oct 2026

Act 2 of 1899 Ministry Finance Enacted 27 Jan 1899 In force 01 Jul 1899 Cited by 3 provisions Instruments 1

Section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 deals with only one instrument to be on same stamps. No second instrument chargeable with duty shall be written upon a piece of stamped paper upon which an instrument chargeable with duty has already been written: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent any endorsement which is duly stamped or is not chargeable with duty being made upon an The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1899.

No second instrument chargeable with duty shall be written upon a piece of stamped paper upon which an instrument chargeable with duty has already been written:

Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent any endorsement which is duly stamped or is not chargeable with duty being made upon any instrument for the purpose of transferring any right created or evidenced thereby, or of acknowledging the receipt of any money or goods the payment or delivery of which is secured thereby.

Section 14, The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act 2 of 1899).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 3

  1. s. 15 Instrument written contrary to section 13 or 14 deemed unstamped
  2. s. 39 Collector's power to refund penalty paid under section 38, sub-section (1)
  3. s. 40 Collector's power to stamp instruments impounded

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 14

What does Section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act deal with?

Section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act is headed "Only one instrument to be on same stamps". No second instrument chargeable with duty shall be written upon a piece of stamped paper upon which an instrument chargeable with duty has already been written: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent any endorsement which is duly stamped or is not chargeable with duty being made upon an

How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Stamp Act 14, section 14 Stamp Act, section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act. People searching for it also type indian stamp act section 2 14. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act, and has it changed?

3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently to award the Post Contract Consultancy Services for executing the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for Captive Coal Jetty to the Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) on nomination basis. (2019).

When did Section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act come into force?

Section 14 of the Indian Stamp Act, cited as Stamp Act 14, came into force on 01 Jul 1899, having been enacted on 27 Jan 1899. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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