Property, agreements, leases, mortgage documents pe stamp duty government ke liye revenue + document ke liye enforceability ka base hai. Log short-term savings ke liye under-stamp duty pay karke deal complete kar dete hain, lekin long-term me ye risky hota hai.
Court me document present karne pe agar wo insufficiently stamped ho, to judge usko mark karega, penalty + deficit duty collect karne ke liye send karega. Jab tak proper duty/penalty pay nahi hoti, document evidence ke roop me fully use nahi kiya ja sakta.
Kuch cases me authorities heavy penalties, interest, even prosecution initiate kar sakte hain repeated violations pe. Future sale, loan, mutation, partition – sab steps pe stamp issue phir se upar aa jata hai.
Har state ka rate alag hota hai, isliye local stamp law dekhna zaroori hai. E-stamping, ready reckoner, government calculators – in sab ka use karke approximate duty samjhi ja sakti hai.
Document ka real value uski enforceability me hai – yaha bachati hui duty kabhi-kabhi crore ke dispute ka root ban jati hai.
