Central · Act 7 of 1870

The Court-Fees Act, 1870

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Jurisdiction
Central
Enactment date
1870-03-11
Sections available
50

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1870-04-11

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1Title.→1ADefinition of “appropriate Government”.→2[Repealed.].→3Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.→4Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction. In their appellate jurisdiction. As courts of reference and revision→5Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.→6Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mofussil Courts or in public offices.→7Computation of fees payable in certain suits.→8Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.→9Power to ascertain net profits or market-value.→10Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated.→11Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed.→12Decision of questions as to valuation.→13Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal.→14Refund of fee on application for review of judgment.→15Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake.→16Refund of fee.→17Multifarious suits.→18Written examinations of complainants.→19Exemption of certain documents.→19ARelief where too high a court-fee has been paid.→19BRelief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate.→19CRelief in case of several grants.→19DProbates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee.→19EProvision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.→19FAdministrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section.→19GExecutors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of underpayment.→19HNotice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenueauthorities, and procedure thereon.→19-IPayment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration→19JRecovery of penalties, etc.→19KSections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.→20Rules as to cost of processes.→21Tables of process-fees.→22Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts.→23Number of peons in Revenue Courts.→24[Repealed.].→25Collection of fees by stamps.→26Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.→27Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps.→28Stamping documents inadvertently received.→29Amended document.→30Cancellation of stamp.→31[Repealed.].→32[Repealed.].→33Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.→34AAdjudication of penalties.→34Sale of stamps.→34BAppeal.→35Power to reduce or remit fees.→36Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts.→

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