KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD. vs STATE OF U.P.. — SLP(C) No. 14890 - 14891/2009

Case Summary: On 29 January 2013, the Supreme Court disposed of Kotak Mahindra Bank's special leave petitions challenging a High Court order regarding a Section 33 order under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to relegate the bank to the appellate remedy, noting that while procedural issues raised by the petitioner under Section 31 required examination, the appellate authority was the appropriate forum to consider them. The Court directed the appellate authority to decide the pending appeal within three months from receipt of a certified copy of the order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.