The Court-Fee ACT, 1870
Union territory Act of Delhi ยท Act 7 of 187040 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 7 of 1870 |
| Year | 1870 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Delhi |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 40 |
| Subjects | civil |
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- Section 1 Short title
- Section 1A Definition of "Appropriate Government"
- 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
- Section 5 Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee
- Section 7 Computation of fees payable in certain suits
- Section 9 Power to ascertain net profits or market-value
- Section 10 Procedure where net profit or market-value wrongly estimated
- Section 11 Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed
- 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 16 Refund of fee
- Section 17 Multifarious suits
- Section 18 Written examinations of complainants
- Section 19 Exemption of certain documents
- 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 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 19E
- Section 19G Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of under-payment
- Section 19H Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue-authorities; and procedure there on
- Section 19J Recovery of penalties, etc
- Section 20 Rules as to costs of processes
- 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 Process served under this Chapter to be held to be process within meaning of Code of Civil Procedure
- 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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