JUDGMENT - PATIL J.A., J.:-This common order will dispose of the office objection raised in the above mentioned proceedings in respect of non-payment of Court fee. All these proceedings are either for grant of letters of administration or succession certificate. In the two matters, the proceedings have already been disposed of but they have been placed before this Court again in view of the fact that the petitioners therein seek to amend the original Schedule by adding certain more assets.

2. Normally under the Bombay Court Fees Act, in all these proceedings, Court fee is required to be paid by the petitioner irrespective of the fact whether the petitioner is a male or a female. However, the Government of Maharashtra has framed "Policy for the Women" with a view to promote welfare of women and the said policy inter alia, provides for exemption of Court fees for women litigants. Accordingly, the Government of Maharashtra in exercise of its powers under section 46 of the Bombay Court Fees Act, has declared remission of fees payable by women litigants on any of the plaints, applications, petitioners, memorandum of appeals or any other documents specified in the First and Second Schedu

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