The Court-Fees Act, 1870
Central Act · Act 7 of 187045 provisions5 citing judgments
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 7 of 1870 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 45 |
| Subjects | civil |
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- Section 1 Title.
- Section 1A Definition of “appropriate Government”.
- Section 2 [Repealed.].
- Section 3 Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.
- Section 4 Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction. In their appellate jurisdiction. As courts of reference and revision1 citing judgment
- Section 5 Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.
- Section 6 Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mofussil Courts or in public offices.
- Section 7 Computation of fees payable in certain suits.2 citing judgments
- Section 8 Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.
- Section 9 Power to ascertain net profits or market-value.
- Section 10 Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated.
- Section 11 Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed.1 citing judgment
- Section 12 Decision of questions as to valuation.
- Section 13 Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal.
- Section 14 Refund of fee on application for review of judgment.
- Section 15 Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake.
- Section 17 Multifarious suits.
- Section 18 Written examinations of complainants.
- Section 19 Exemption of certain documents.
- Section 19-I Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
- Section 19A Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid.
- Section 19B Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate.
- Section 19C Relief in case of several grants.
- Section 19D Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee.
- Section 19E Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.
- Section 19F Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section.
- Section 19G Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of underpayment.
- Section 19H Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenueauthorities, and procedure thereon.
- Section 19J Recovery of penalties, etc.
- Section 19K Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.
- Section 20 Rules as to cost of processes.1 citing judgment
- Section 21 Tables of process-fees.
- Section 22 Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts.
- Section 23 Number of peons in Revenue Courts.
- Section 24 [Repealed.].
- Section 25 Collection of fees by stamps.
- Section 26 Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.
- Section 27 Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps.
- Section 28 Stamping documents inadvertently received.
- Section 29 Amended document.
- Section 30 Cancellation of stamp.
- Section 33 Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.
- Section 34 Sale of stamps.
- Section 35 Power to reduce or remit fees.
- Section 36 Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts.
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