Section 8, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F-8TM]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 3 June 1960 by No. 492/1960 [N12-SJ1].
8. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Collector under this Act may, within three months from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority in such form and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (2) The appellate authority may, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, confirm, modify or set aside the order appealed against. (3) No appeal shall lie under this section against an order made with the consent of the parties.
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Collector: Section 2, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F8M8] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Collector" means the Collector of a district and includes any officer whom the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf
Collector: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (11) "Collector" shall mean, in a Presidency town, the Collector of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay, as the case may be, and elsewhere the chief officer-in-charge of the revenue-administration of a district;
Collector: 40 more definitions.
prescribed: Section 2, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F8M8] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act
prescribed: 996 more definitions.
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Section 11, Kerala Stamp Act, 1959 [S2F-8XT], 23 April 1959, Band A. "section 8".
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