Section 57 — Validity of certificate or endorsement in respect of instrument for which higher rate of duty is payable in Rajasthan

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act No. 2 of 1899), no certificate or endorsement there-under in respect of an instrument chargeable in the State of Rajasthan with a higher rate of duty under this Act, shall be received in evidence, or be, in any way, valid, in respect of the payment of duty on such instrument unless the duty chargeable at the rates, provided in this Act has been paid, on such instrument.