No document which ought to bear a stamp under this Act shall be any validity, unless and until it is properly stamped. But, if any such document is through mistake or inadvertence received, filed or used in any Court or office without being properly stamped, the presiding Judge or the head of the office, as the case may be, or, in the case of the High Court, any Judge of such Court, may, if he thinks fit, order that such document be stamped as he may direct; and, on such document being stamped accordingly, the same and every proceeding relative thereto shall be as valid as if it had been properly stamped in the first instance.
Section 40: Stamping documents inadvertently received.
The Maharashtra Court-fees ActState Act of Maharashtra · Act 36 of 1959
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Maharashtra Court-fees Act |
|---|---|
| Section | 40 |
| Marginal note | Stamping documents inadvertently received. |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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