High Court of Karnataka Allows Petition Challenging Stamp Duty on Arbitrator's Interim Order. The court held that an order under Section 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is not an 'award' under Article 11 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957, and thus no stamp duty is payable.
2 Jan 2019The petitioners, Mrs. Shaila Mathias and Mrs. Yasmine Felix, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order...




