IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK JAIN

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ON THE 29 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. PETITION No. 2720 of 2023 HIMMAT SINGH Versus LAKHAN SINGH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ankit Saxena - Advocate for petitioner.

Shri Rahul Deshmukh - Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2.

ORDER The present petition has been filed by the petitioner/plaintiff challenging the order Annexure P/6 dated 10.03.2023 passed by the trial Court, thereby directing the plaintiff to pay court fees as per the value contained in the sale deed which is the subject matter of the suit. This worder was passed by the trial Court while dealing with an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC filed by the defendants.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has vehemently argued that such a direction could not have been passed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC by the trial Court and the Court could only have rejected the plaint but could not have directed the petitioner to pay the court fees in a particular manner.

3. So far as this assertion of the counsel for the petitioner is concerned, the trial Court has only granted an opportunity to the petitioner to pay the correct court fees and has ordered t