The plea filed by Swapnil Kadam through advocate Sumit Kate, stated that there are 3,665 private stamped paper vendors in Maharashtra.
However, in Maharashtra, ₹100 and ₹500 stamp papers for non-registrable documents are only available in physical form and through mere 12 authorised stamped paper vendors in Mumbai, it was contended.
The petitioner pointed out that the facility of e-stamping is available in 15 states and 6 union territories in the country.
A Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and MS Karknik issued notice to the respondents while observing that the issue of dearth of stamp vendors raised by the petitioner is, prima facie, serious and requires to be examined further.
Source: Barandbench
