Welfare stamp on Vakalatnama increased to Rs 25 in Delhi

Pursuant to an amendment brought to the Delhi Advocates Welfare Fund Rules, 2001, the value of a welfare stamp on a Vakalatnama has been increased to Rs 25 in the capital..A notification published to this effect by the Department of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs of the Government of NCT of Delhi reads that in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 35 read with provisos to sub-section (1) of Section 27 of the Advocates’ Welfare Fund Act 2001, the relevant Rules governing stamps have been amended by the Delhi Government..The amendment, called the Delhi Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Rules, 2019, has been re-numbered Rule 21 of the Advocates Welfare Fund as Rule 21A and inserted another Rule before it..The newly inserted Rules read as follows:.“21. Vakalatnama to bear stamps- Every advocate shall affix stamp of a value of twenty-five rupees on every Vakalatnama to be filed by him in the courts namely Supreme Court, High Court, District Court or a court subordinate to the District Courts, tribunals and other authorities, wherever Vakalatnama is filed..21A. Value and Designs of Stamps-.(1) Stamps shall be printed in the denominations of twenty-five rupees.”.Earlier, the welfare stamp value on a Vakalatnama was Rs 5 for district courts and subordinate courts, and Rs. 10 for tribunals, the High Court, and the Supreme Court..Failure to affix a welfare stamp disentitles the lawyer either in whole or in part to the benefits of the Advocates Welfare Fund..The amendment will come into force from the date of its publication in the Delhi Gazette..Read the Notification: