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.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Levy of fees in High Court on its original side. Levy of fees in Bombay Small Causes Court.Section 4 · Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.Section 5 · Fees on documents filed, etc., in Courts or in public offices.Section 6 · Computation of fees payable in certain suits-Section 7 · Fee on memorandum of appeal against order or award relating to compensation in certain cases.Section 8 · Inquiry as to valuation of suits.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 18 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.