Under Sikkim Notification No. 2947 G of 22 November 1946, a court may validate and admit an…
Notification No. 2947 G sets a maximum penalty of 50 times the usual registration fee. Validation is discretionary. The court must consider whether to validate and admit the…
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Under Sikkim Notification No. 2947 G of 22 November 1946, a court may validate and admit an unregistered instrument that it considers should have been registered. What is the maximum penalty specified for that validation?
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Correct answer B
Notification No. 2947 G sets a maximum penalty of 50 times the usual registration fee.
Validation is discretionary. The court must consider whether to validate and admit the instrument on the facts before it.
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Option A
The notification caps the penalty at 50 times the usual fee.
Option B
The notification expressly sets 50 times the usual registration fee as the ceiling.
Option C
The court may impose a lower amount, but five times the usual fee is below the statutory ceiling.
Option D
Twice the usual fee is below the notification’s maximum.