High Court of Karnataka Upholds Impounding of Arbitration Agreement for Stamp Duty Deficiency — Civil Court Must Refer to Deputy Commissioner Under Section 37(2) of Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957. The court held that the arbitration agreement is an instrument subject to stamp duty, and the Civil Court, while considering an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration Act, 1940, must follow the mandatory procedure under the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, for impounding and reference to the Deputy Commissioner....
The petitioner, United Precision Engineers Pvt. Ltd., filed two writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging orders dated 10.03.2014 and 01.02.2014 passed by the ...
