# Punching of second punch hold on stamps

- **Citation:** C.L.No.15/Stamps
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1929-12-03
- **Case number:** C.L.No.15/Stamps
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/punching-of-second-punch-hold-on-stamps-163827
- **Pages:** 1

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 Punching of second punch hold on stamps
G.L.No. 39/44-40(8) dated 3rd December, 1929
Rule 191, Chapter VII of the General Rules (Civil), 1957, is practically a replica
of rule 259, Chapter VIII of the Stamps Manual. It is intended to ensure that the record -
keeper or one of his assistants should personally see every court-fee label. He has to see
that it is properly defaced to ensure that it cannot be fraudulently utilized a second time
and also that the proper court fee has been paid. The mere punching of a second hole is
not all; it is the dating of each document, which ensures its inspection by the record room
staff. The date on the document should not be stamped, but should be made by the record
- keeper in his own handwriting. All record -keepers should be warned that they are
personally responsible for strictly complying with the rule in question.
C.L.No.15/Stamps 947/G dated 21st May, 1963 read with
C.E.No. 50/VIIId-149 dated 21st August, 1963

In order to prevent reuse of court fee stamps the attention of all the presiding
officers, is invited to section 30 of the Court Fees Act and rules 252 to 261 of the Stamps
Rules which lay down that no document shall be filed or acted upon in any court or
office until the stamps affixed thereto have been cancelled and they are also required to
pay personal attention to see that strict compliance of the aforesaid provisions of law is
made by the presiding officers of courts and the officials concerned. Failure to punch and
cancel stamps should be taken serious notice of and suitable action should be taken
against the negligent officials.
 Folios and adhesive court-fee labels
C.L.No.109/VIII-149 dated 22nd October, 1952
In court fee stamps bearing the design of Ashoka Pillar, the top of the Pillar
should be punched for purposes of cancellation under section 30 of the Court fees Act.
G.L.No.52/86 dated 7th December, 1933 read with
Board of Revenue letter No.3594/S-258-c dated 15th November, 1933
G.L.No. 31/86 dated 28th May, 1934 modified by
C.L.No. 35-56-1 dated 2nd June, 1934 and
C.L.No.71-180-34(1) dated 18th July, 1936 and
C.L.No.5/8 b-82 dated 8th January, 1952
Only one kind of copy folio of the value of Re.0.25 is printed in this State and
adhesive court fee labels of certain denominations are surcharged with the words ―For
copies only‖ so that extra payment may be made by means of such labels.

The amendment of rule 257 of the U.P. Stamp Rules, 1942, made under Finance
Department notification no. S-458/X-504-48, dated the 21st February, 1951 published in
Uttar Pradesh Gazette, part I, dated the 2nd March, 1951 necessitating the cancellation and
punching of copy labels as soon as they are filed in any court or office does not apply to
copy folios and copy labels affixed thereto which are filed with applications for copies.