46. Recovery of duties and penalties.1 [(1)] All duties, penalties and other sums required to be paid under this 2 [Act] may berecovered by the Collector by distress and sale of ' the movable property of the personfrom whom the same are due, or as an arrear of land revenue.3 [(2) For the purpose of effect<strong>in</strong>g such recovery, as arrears of land revenue(a) the Chief Controll<strong>in</strong>g Revenue Authority shall have and exercise all the powers andperform all the duties of the Commissioner under the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code,1966;(b) the officer appo<strong>in</strong>ted as the Collector under clause (f) of section 2 shall have andexercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Collector under the said Code.(3) Every notice issued or order passed <strong>in</strong> exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(2) shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be a notice issued or an order passedunder this Act.]CHAPTER VALLOWANCES FOR <strong>STAMP</strong>S IN CERTAIN CASES47. Allowance for spoiled stamps.Subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government as to the evidence to berequired, or the <strong>in</strong>quiry to be made, the Collector may on application, made with<strong>in</strong> theperiod prescribed <strong>in</strong> section 48, and if he is satisfied as to the facts, make allowance forimpressed stamps spoiled <strong>in</strong> the cases here<strong>in</strong>after mentioned, namely:-____________________________-1. Section 46 was re-numbered as sub-section (1) by Mah. Tax Laws (Levy, Amendmentand Validation) Act, 30 of 1997, s. 5, (w.e.f. 15-5-1997). ,2. These words was substituted for the word "Chapter" by Mah. 17 of 1993, s. 35,(w.e.f.1-5-1993).3 Sub-section (2) and (3) were added by Mah. Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment andValidation) Act, 30 of 1997, s. 5, (w.e.f. 15-5-1997).
(a) the stamp on any paper <strong>in</strong>advertently and undesignedly spoiled, obliterated or byerror. <strong>in</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g or any other means rendered unfit for the purpose <strong>in</strong>tended before any<strong>in</strong>strument written thereon is executed by any person;(b) the stamp on any document which is written out wholly or <strong>in</strong> part, but which is notsigned or executed by any party thereto;(c) the stamp used for an <strong>in</strong>strument executed by any party thereto which-(1) has been afterwards found l[by the party] to be absolutely void <strong>in</strong> law from thebeg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g;2 [(1A) has been afterwards found by the Court, to be absolutely void from the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gunder section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963;](2) has been afterwards found unfit, by reason of any error or mistake .there<strong>in</strong>, for thepurpose orig<strong>in</strong>ally <strong>in</strong>tended;(3) by reason of the death of any person by whom it is necessary that it should beexecuted, without hav<strong>in</strong>g executed the same, or of the refusal of any such person toexecute the same, cannot be completed so as to effect the <strong>in</strong>tended transaction <strong>in</strong> theform proposed;(4) for want of the execution thereof by some material party, and his <strong>in</strong>ability or refusalto sign the same, is <strong>in</strong> fact <strong>in</strong>complete and <strong>in</strong>sufficient for the purpose for which it was<strong>in</strong>tended;(5) by reason of the refusal of any person to act under the same, or to advance any money<strong>in</strong>tended to be thereby secured, or by the refusal or non-acceptance of any office therebygranted, totally fails of the <strong>in</strong>tended purpose;(6) becomes useless <strong>in</strong> consequence of the transaction <strong>in</strong>tended to be thereby effected bysome other <strong>in</strong>strument between the same parties and bear<strong>in</strong>g a stamp of not less value;(7) is deficient <strong>in</strong> value and the transaction <strong>in</strong>tended to be thereby effected had beeneffected by some other <strong>in</strong>strument between the same parties and bear<strong>in</strong>g a stamp of notless value;(8) is <strong>in</strong>advertently and undesignedly spoiled, and <strong>in</strong> -lieu whereof another <strong>in</strong>strumentmade between the same parties and for the same purpose is executed and duly stamped:Provided that, <strong>in</strong> the case of an executed <strong>in</strong>strument, 3[except that fall<strong>in</strong>g under subclause(IA),]. no legal proceed<strong>in</strong>g has been commenced <strong>in</strong> which the <strong>in</strong>strument could orwould have been given or offered <strong>in</strong> evidence and that the <strong>in</strong>strument is given up l[to becancelled, or has been already given up to the Court to be cancelled.]I_________________________________1. These words, were <strong>in</strong>serted, by Mah. 27 of 1985, (w.e.f 10-12-1985).2. Clause (lA) was <strong>in</strong>serted by Mah. 27 of 1985, (w.e.f. 10-12-1985).3. These words, brackets, figures and letters were <strong>in</strong>serted by Mah. 27 of 1985 s. 28 (b)(i), (w.e.f. 10-12-1985)