The INDIAN STAMP ACT, 1899

REFERENCE AND REVISION

Section 57: Statement of case by Chief-Controlling Revenue-authority to High Court.

(1) The Chief Controlling Revenue-authority may state any case referred to it under section 56, sub-section (2), or otherwise coming to its notice, and refer such case, with its own opinion thereon,— (a) if it arises in a State, to the High Court for that State; 2[(b) if it arises in the Union territory of the Delhi, to the High Court of Delhi; [Omitted] (c) if it arises in the Union territory of the Arunachal Pradesh or Mizoram, to the Gauhati High Court (the High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura;)

(d) if it arises in the Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to the High Court at Calcutta;

(e) if it arises in the Union territory of the Lakshadweep, to the High Court of Kerala;] (ee) if it arises in the Union territory of the Chandigarh, to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana; (f) if it arises in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, to the High Court of Bombay.

(2) Every such case shall be decided by not less than three Judges of the High Court [Omitted] to which it is referred, and in case of difference the opinion of the majority shall prevail.