KERALA COURT-FEES AND SUITS VALUATION ACT, 1959

KERALA COURT-FEES AND SUITS VALUATION ACT, 1959

Preamble [Act, 10 of 1960]

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Application of Act

S.3 Definitions

S.4 Levy of fee in Courts and public offices

S.4(A) Levy of fee at the time of institution of suit

S.5 Fee on documents inadvertently received

S.6 Multifarious suits

S.7 Determination of market value

S.8 Set off or counter claim

S.9 Documents falling under two or more descriptions

S.10 Statement of particulars of subject-matter of suit and plaintiff's valuation thereof

S.11 Decision as to proper fee in the High Court

S.12 Decision as to proper fee in other Courts

S.13 Additional fee on issues framed

S.14 Relinquishment of portion of claim

S.15 Fee payable on written statements

S.16 Fee payable on appeals, etc.

S.17 Fee payable on petitions, applications, etc

S.18 Court-fee Examiners

S.19 Inquiry and commission

S.20 Notice to Government

S.21 Fee how reckoned

S.22 Suits for money

S.23 Suits for maintenance and annuities

S.24 Suits for movable property

S.25 Suits for declaration

S.26 Adoption suits

S.27 Suits for injunction

S.28 Suits relating to trust property

S.29 Suits for possession under the Specific Relief Act, 1877

S.30 Suits for possession not otherwise provided for

S.31 Suits relating to easements

S.32 Pre-emption suits

S.33 Suits relating to mortgages

S.34 Suits relating to kanams

S.35 Suits for accounts

S.36 Suits for dissolution of partnership

S.37 Partition suits

S.38 Suits for joint possession

S.39 Administration suits

S.40 Suits for cancellation of decrees, etc.

S.41 Suits to set aside attachment, etc.

S.42 Suits for specific performance

S.43 Suits between landlord and tenant

S.44 Suits for mesne profits

S.45 Suits under the Survey and Boundaries Act

S.46 Suits to alter or cancel entry in a register

S.47 Suits relating to public matters

S.48 Interpleader suits

S.49 Third party proceedings

S.50 Suits not otherwise provided for

S.51 Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation

S.52 Appeals

S.52(a) Fees on Memorandum of Appeal against the order of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and Wealth Tax Appellate Tribunal4

S.53 Suits not otherwise provided for

S.54 Procedure where objection is taken on appeal or revision that a suit or appeal was not properly valued for jurisdictional purposes

S.55 Application for probate or letters of administration

S.56 Levy of fee

S.57 Grant of probate

S.58 Relief in cases of several grants

S.59 Inquiry by the Collector

S.60 Application to Court and powers of Court

S.61 Provision for cases where too low a fee has been paid

S.62 Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped

S.63 Relief when too high a fee has been paid

S.64 Recovery of penalties, etc.

S.65 Powers of Board of Revenue

S.66 Refund in cases of delay in presentation of plaint, etc.

S.67 Refund in cases of remand

S.68 Refund where Court reverses or modifies former decision on ground of mistake

S.69 Refund in cases of compromise or when suit is decided on the admission of parties

S.69(a) Refund of court-fee in case where the dispute is settled under Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure

S.70 Refund of fee paid by mistake or inadvertence

S.71 Instruments of partition

S.72 Exemption of certain documents

S.73 Special procedure regarding suits by societies registered under the Societies Registration Act

S.73(a) Special provision regarding suits, appeals, revision etc. filed by or on behalf of the Government before the Court

S.74 Special provision regarding suits by registered trade union, member of Scheduled Castes, etc.

S.74(a) Special provision regarding certain appeals

S.75 Power to reduce or remit fees

S.76 Legal Benefit Fund

S.77 Collection of fees by Stamps

S.78 Stamps to be impressed or adhesive

S.78(a) Writing name or initials on or across the stamp

S.79 Amended document

S.80 Cancellation of stamp

S.81 Deduction to be made

S.82 Penalty

S.83 Power of High Court to make rules

S.84 Power of Board of Revenue to make rules

S.85 Power of Government to make rules

S.86 Continuance in force of existing rules

S.87 Repeal

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