COURT-FEES ACT, 1870

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S.1 Short title

S.1(a) Definition of “Appropriate Government”

S.2 “Chief Controlling Revenue-authority” defined

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

S.4 Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their Extraordinary Jurisdiction

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

S.6 Fees 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 profit 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 questions 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 Refund of fee

S.17 Multifarious suits

S.18 Written examinations of complainants

S.19 Exemption of certain documents

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

S.19(b) Relief where debts due from a deceased person have 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 letters stamped under section 19E

S.19(g) Executors, 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

S.20 Rules as to costs of processes

S.21 Tables of process fees

S.22 Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts

S.23 Number of peons in Revenue Courts

S.24 Process served under this Chapter to be held to be process within meaning of Code of Civil Procedure

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

S.31 Repayment of fees paid on applications to Criminal Courts

S.32 Amendments of Act 8 of 1859 and Act 9 of 1869

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 Courts

Sch.III FORM OF VALUATION (TO BE USED WITH SUCH MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY)

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