COURT FEES ACT, 1870

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Preliminary Act 7 of 1870

Chapter.I Preliminary

S.1 Short title, extent of Act, Commencement of Act.

S.1(a) Definition of Appropriate Government.-

S.2 .

Chapter.II Fees in the High Courts and in the Courts of Small Cause at the Presidency-Towns

S.3 Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.

S.4 Fees on documents filed, etc.,

S.5 Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.

Chapter.III Fees in other Courts and in Public Offices

S.6 Fee on documents filed, etc, in Mofussil Courts or in public offices.

S.7 Computation of fees payable in certain suits.

S.8 Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.

S.9 Power to ascertain net profits or market value.

S.10 Procedure where net profits or market value wrongly estimated.

S.11 Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount- claimed.

S.12 Decision of question as to valuation

S.13 Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal

S.14 Refund of fee on application for review of judgment.

S.15 Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake.

S.16 [Additional fee where respondent takes objection to unappealed part of decree.]

S.17 Multifarious suits.

S.18 Written examination of complainants.

S.19 Exemption of certain documents.

Chapter.III-A Probates, Letters of Administration and Certificates of Administration

S.19(a) Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid.

S.19(b) Relief where debts due from a deceased person has been paid out of his estate.

S.19(c) Relief in case of several grants.

S.19(d) Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee.

S.19(e) Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.

S.19(f) Administrator to give proper security before letter stamped under section 19-E.

S.19(g) Executor etc. not paying full court-fee on probates, etc. within six months after discovery of under-payment.

S.19(h) Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue authorities and procedure thereon.

S.19(i) Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration.

S.19(j) Recovery of penalties, etc.

S.19(k) Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration -

Chapter.IV Process-Fees

S.20 Rules as to costs of processes.

S.20(a) Exemption from certain processes.

S.21 Tables of process-fees.

S.22 Number of peons in District and Subordinate Courts.

S.23 .

S.24 .

Chapter.V Of the Mode of Levying Fees

S.25 Collection of fees by Stamps.

S.26 Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.

S.27 Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps.

S.28 Stamping documents inadvertently received.

S.29 Amended document.

S.30 Cancellation of stamp.

Chapter.VI Miscellaneous

S.31 .

S.32 .

S.33 Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.

S.34 Sale of stamps.

S.35 Power to reduce or remit fees

S.36 Saving of fees to certain officers of High Court.

Schedule.1 Ad Valorem Fees

Schedule.II Fixed Fees

Schedule.III [See Section 19-I]

Annexure.A Valuation of the movable and immoveable property of deceased

Annexure.B Schedule of debts, etc.

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