140 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 14.01.2026 RUR SINGH ....Petitioner Versus SHAKTI SINGH AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. G.C. Shahpuri, Advocate for the petitioner.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

Challenge is to the order dated 15.12.2025 passed by Civil Judge (Junior Division), Yamuna Nagar whereby on an application filed by the defendants under Order VII Rule 11 CPC petitioner/plaintiff has been ordered to pay ad valorem Court fee in terms of Section 7(v) of the Court Fees Act, 1870 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1870 Act’).

2. Petitioner/plaintiff is a lessor, who has filed the present suit against lessee seeking decree of mandatory injunction in form of direction to the defendant(s)/lessee to hand-over physical possession for having defaulted in payment of lease money.

3. Mr. Shahpuri submits that the Trial Court erred in relying upon Section 7(v) of the 1870 Act without considering Section 7(xi) of the 1870 Act.

4. Having heard Mr. Shahpuri and after carefully perusing the records of the case, this Court finds that the impugned order passed by the Trial Court needs to be modified.

5. Section 7(v) an