IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (126 Date of Decision:-29.10.2025 ASHWANI KUMAR … Petitioner Versus RAJNI BALA AND OTHERS ... Respondents ****

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present:- Mr. Manu Loona, Advocate for the petitioner ****

VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J . (Oral)

The present civil revision petition, invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, has been instituted by the petitioner to assail the order dated 30.08.2025 (Annexure P-5) passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jalalabad (West), whereby the learned Trial Court has dismissed the petitioner’s application filed under Order VII Rule 11 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short “CPC”), seeking rejection of the plaint on the ground of non-payment of the requisite court fee.

2. The petitioner has contended that, in view of the provisions contained in Section 7(v)(c) of the Court Fees Act, 1870, the plaintiff was mandatorily required to affix ad-valorem court fee, the relief sought being one for possession of the suit property. It is urged that the learned Civil Judge, while passing the impugned order, f