253 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-4334-2022 (O&M)

Date of decision : 02.02.2026 SUKHDEV SINGH ....Petitioner Versus SURJIT SINGH AND ANOTHER ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. Satbir Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioner.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

Present revision petition is directed against order dated

31.03.2022 (Annexure P-6) passed by Civil Judge (Junior Division), Dabwali whereby on an application filed by the defendant/respondent No.1, the plaintiff has been ordered to affix ad valorem Court fee in terms of the provisions contained under Section 7 of the Court Fees Act, 1870.

2. Plaintiff filed suit seeking damages on account of malicious prosecution against the defendant/respondent No.1. In the headnote as well as in the prayer clause thereof, the plaintiff sought decree for recovery of Rs.10,00,000/- with costs as compensation and damages against the defendant. However, while evaluating the suit and affixing the Court fee the plaintiff pleaded as under:

9. That value of the suit for the purpose of court-fee and jurisdiction at this stage is tentatively assessed at Rs.200/- and as such, the requisite court-fee of Rs.25/-