FATEH DEEP SINGH
Fmi Limited – Appellant
Versus
Annapurna Food Association – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Fateh Deep Singh, J. (Oral) - In a civil suit for mandatory injunction etc. preferred by the plaintiff FMI Limited, GT, Road, Doraha, Ludhiana respondent/present petitioner and Annapurna Food Association now respondent then plaintiff, the Court of Civil Judge, Junior Division, Ludhiana vide impugned order dated 20.09.2018 dismissed the application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC forrejection of the plaint. This is how the instant revision has come about.
2. Heard Mr. Namit Gautam, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Manuj Nagrath, Advocate for the respondent and perused the records.
3. What has been reflected from the pleadings in the suit, which is a relief of mandatory injunction seeking directions to hand over the vacant and peaceful possession of the premises detailed therein which happens to be a commercial area and further is seeking damages to the tune of Rs.50 lacs on account of loss of income, reputation etc. The plaintiff had assessed the value for the purposes of court fees and jurisdiction to the tune of Rs.500/- for mandatory injunction and Rs.500/- for the relief of permanent injunction and therefore affixed a Court fee of Rs.1000/-. In the light of the same, the appl
The main legal point established is that unquantified relief for damages in a civil suit requires ad-valorem court fee according to Section 7(i) of the Court Fees Act, 1870.
The valuation of damages in a suit is tentative when the exact value of the relief cannot be ascertained, and the court fee is a matter between the plaintiff and the state, to be paid as assessed aft....
The main legal point established is that the plaintiff's alternative relief for recovery of a fixed amount should be treated as a suit for money, and ad-valorem Court fees are required to be affixed ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the nature of the relief sought in a suit determines the applicable court fee, and if the suit is in fact for recovery of a specified amount o....
In a suit for recovery of damages, the plaintiff is required to pay court fees according to the amount claimed, as mandated by the provisions of the Court Fees Act.
Ad valorem Court fee must be assessed on the quantified damages claimed in a suit, as established in State of Punjab and others v. Dev Brat Sharma.
In suits for money, including suits for damages, the ad-valorem court fee payable shall be computed according to the amount claimed, as per Section 7 (i) of the Court Fees Act, 1870.
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