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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Nitin Jamdar, Basant Balaji
Kerala High Court Advocates Association (Khcaa) – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram, Represented By Its Chief Secretary – Respondent
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JUDGMENT :
Nitin Jamdar, C. J.
Through this Public Interest Litigation, the Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association challenges the amendment to the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959, introduced by Section 2 of the Kerala Finance Act, 2025. The Mavelikara Bar Association and the Trivandrum Bar Association have joined as intervenors supporting this challenge.
2. Earlier, the levy of court fees and the valuation of suits in the region were governed by the Madras Court-Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955, the Travancore-Cochin Court-Fees Act, 1125, and the Travancore- Cochin Suits Valuation Act, 1125. To ensure uniformity across the entire State, it was considered necessary to enact a common law, and accordingly, the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act of 1959’) came into force on 1 February 1962.
3. The Act of 1959 comprises nine chapters. Chapter I sets out the definitions and the applicability of the Act. Chapter II relates to the liability to pay court fees, while Chapter III provides for the determinat
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