Section 16: Refund of fee

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1. 1. Under Section 16 of the Court-fees Act, 1870, inserted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1999, where the court refers the parties to a suit to one of the modes of settlement in Section 89 CPC, the plaintiff is entitled to a certificate to receive back from the Collector:

   A.the fee paid on the plaint, less process feesB.one-half of the fee paid on the plaintC.the full amount of the fee paid on the plaintD.three-fourths of the fee paid on the plaint
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2. 2. A plaintiff in a civil suit in Chhattisgarh paid court-fee on the plaint. The court then referred the parties to mediation, one of the modes of settlement under Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Under Section 16 of the Court-fees Act, 1870, as amended in its application to Chhattisgarh, the plaintiff is entitled to a certificate to receive back:

   A.half of the fee paid on the plaint, from the Collector onlyB.the full fee paid on the plaint, from the Collector or by electronic transfer as prescribedC.the fee paid on the plaint less the fee for one application under the second scheduleD.nothing, unless the mediation succeeds and a settlement is recorded by the court
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