Key Points: - The 4th defendant filed an Interlocutory Application to reject the plaint due to undervaluation, non-payment of court fees, and other reasons, which was dismissed by the Subordinate Judge (!) [21000334540001][21000334540002]. - The sole issue is whether suit valuation under Section 25(d) suffices or court fee under Section 40 of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act is required (!) . - If plaintiffs are not parties to the sale deed attacked, a suit for declaration (without cancellation relief) is maintainable, valued under Section 25(d), and court fee for declaration is sufficient (!) . - Plaintiffs sought declaration and permanent injunction declaring the sale deed a nullity; they are not parties to the deed and did not pray for cancellation (!) [21000334540001]. - Two prayers (declaration on decree and sale deed) are interconnected; declaring the decree null voids the sale deed, so single court fee for declaration suffices (!) . - Non-filing of sale deed copy with plaint was valid due to impoundment at Sub-Registrar's office; plaint accepted on undertaking (!) . - Plaintiffs' admission of property worth Rs.40 lakhs is irrelevant; as non-parties, valuation under Section 25(d) at Rs.1,11,000 with paid court fee is proper (!) . - Revision dismissed; no illegality in Subordinate Judge's order upholding plaint valuation and refusing rejection (!) .

What is the proper valuation for a suit seeking declaration that a sale deed is a nullity when plaintiffs are not parties to the deed?

Is court fee payable under Section 40 or Section 25(d) of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act in such a suit?