Multifarious suits.
"17. (1) In any suit in which two or more separate and distinct causes of action are joined and separate and distinct reliefs are sought in respect of each, the plaint or memorandum of appeal shall be chargeable with the aggregate amount of the fees with which the plaints or memoranda of appeal would be chargeable under this Act in separate suits instituted in respect of each such cause of action:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be deemed to affect any power conferred by or under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1938, to order separate trials.
(2) Where more reliefs than one based on the same cause of action are sought either jointly or in the alternative, the fee shall be paid according to the value of the relief in respect of which the largest fee is payable.".
5 of 1908.
Amendment of section 18.
13, In section 18 of the principal Act, for the words "a fee of eight annas", the words "a fee of one rup'ee" shall be substituted.
Amendment of section 19.
14. In section 19 of the principal Act,—
(1) in paragraph (i), before the words "to institute or defend a suit", the words "or other written authority" shall be inserted;
(2) in paragraph (viii), for the words "one thousand rupees", the words "two thousand rupees" shall be substituted;
(3) after paragraph (xxiv), the following paragraph shall be Inserted, namely: — "(xan?) Petitions of appeal by servants of the Government or Court of Wards against orders of dismissal, reduction or suspension; copies of such orders filed with such appeals, and applications for obtaining such copies.".
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