CHAPTER II COMPUTATION OF FEES

Section 10: Power of persons making inquiry under sections 8 and 9

The Gujarat Court-fees Act, 2004

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Gujarat (Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department print, as modified up to 31 January 2024), with amendments up to Guj. 14 of 2016.

The marginal notes printed beside the clauses of section 6 and beside the second paragraph of section 34 are shown as small headings above the clause they label.

(1) The Court, when making an inquiry under section 8 and any person making an investigation under section 9 shall have respectively for the purposes of such inquiry or investigation, the powers vested in a Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in respect of the following matters, namely:-

(a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath or affirmation;

(b) compelling the production of documents or material objects;

(d) taking or receiving evidence on affidavits.

(2) An inquiry or investigation referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code.

Questions on this section

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1. Consider the following statements under Sections 8 to 11 of the Gujarat Court-fees Act, 2004: 1. The Court may hold an inquiry into the valuation of a suit only on an application made by the defendant. 2. If the plaintiff fails to deposit the costs of the inquiry within the time fixed, the Court may reject the plaint, and the court-fee already paid is not refundable. 3. If the Court finds that the suit has not been undervalued, it must in every case order the Government to pay the costs of the inquiry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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