(2) The parties may determine for themselves which of the instruments so employed shall, for the purposes of sub-section (1), be deemed to be the principal instrument:
Provided that the duty chargeable on the instrument so determined shall be the highest duty which would be chargeable in respect any of the said instruments employed.
Source footnotes
2. Inserted by the Rajasthan Finance Act, 2017. (w.e.f. 30-03-2017)3. Substituted by the Rajasthan Finance Act, 2017. (w.e.f. 30-03-2017)
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Instrument chargeable with dutySection 4 · Payment of stamp duty in cashSection 6 · Instrument relating to several distinct mattersSection 7 · Instruments coming within several descriptions in the ScheduleSection 8 · Payment of duty on copies, counterparts or duplicates when that duty has not been paid on the principal or original documentSection 9 · Power to reduce, remit or compound dutiesIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 24 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.