Civil Law and Procedure
The Court-fees Act, 1870
Act 7 of 1870 · 50 sections
Practise questions on Court Fees and Suits Valuation
Title, date and preamble
[11th March, 1870.]
Contents
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II FEES IN THE HIGH COURTS AND IN THE COURTS OF SMALL CAUSES AT THE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS
CHAPTER III FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES
- 6.Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mufassal Courts or in public offices
- 7.Computation of fees payable in certain suits
- 8.Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation
- 9.Power to ascertain nett profits or market-value
- 10.Procedure where nett profits or market-value wrongly estimated
- 11.Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed
- 12.Decision of questions as to valuation
- 13.Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal
- 14.Refund of fee on application for review of judgment
- 15.Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake
- 16.Refund of fee
- 17.Multifarious suits
- 18.Written examinations of complainants
- 19.Exemption of certain documents
CHAPTER IIIA PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION
- 19A.Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid
- 19B.Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate
- 19C.Relief in case of several grants
- 19D.Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee
- 19E.Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc
- 19F.Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 19E
- 19G.Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of under-payment
- 19H.Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue-authorities, and procedure thereon
- 19I.Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
- 19J.Recovery of penalties, etc
- 19K.Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration
CHAPTER IV PROCESS-FEES
CHAPTER V OF THE MODE OF LEVYING FEES
CHAPTER VI MISCELLANEOUS
- 31.Repayment of fees paid on applications to Criminal Courts
- 32.Amendment of Act 8 of 1859 and Act 9 of 1869
- 33.Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid
- 34.Sale of stamps
- 34A.Adjudication of penalties
- 34B.Appeal
- 35.Power to reduce or remit fees
- 36.Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts
Schedules and appendices
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