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Daily legal reading curated for October 23, 2026

Each day’s board pulls from the tenant catalog and serves scheduled picks across the LawFinder research surface — cases, maxims, terms, quotes, and more.

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October 23, 2026

Case Note

Whether stamp duty payable on sale deed to be calculated as per prevailing market value of property on execution date?

The Division Bench opined that stamp duty on a conveyance is payable based on the market value prevailing on the date of conveyance, not on the consideration mentioned.

Note content

The Division Bench opined that stamp duty on a conveyance is payable based on the market value prevailing on the date of conveyance, not on the consideration mentioned.

Maxim

Consilium juris

Legal advice

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Legal advice

Source

Latin

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Category
General

Term

Emancipation

The legal process by which a minor is granted adult status and rights

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The minor sought emancipation to gain independence from parental control.

Source

No external source attached.

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Definition
The legal process by which a minor is granted adult status and rights
Usage Example
The minor sought emancipation to gain independence from parental control.

Principle

Burglary

Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a crime

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Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a crime

Source

Various

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Area Of Law
Criminal Law
Author
Various
Origin
Various

Quote

Justice must be the guiding principle in the creation and application of laws.

Anonymous | Attributed

Quotation

Justice must be the guiding principle in the creation and application of laws.

— Anonymous

Anonymous | Attributed

Source

Anonymous

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Author
Anonymous
Source
Attributed

Movie

To Kill a Mockingbird

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge.

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Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge.

Source

Robert Mulligan

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Release Year
1962
Director
Robert Mulligan
Imdb Rating
8.3

Book

What Is Justice?

A collection of essays on legal philosophy.

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A collection of essays on legal philosophy.

Source

Hans Kelsen

Reference data

Publication Year
1957
Isbn
9781584775096