-1- Notification No. LD/N/14/66/67-68 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 13 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Administrative Tribunal Act, 1965, the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby makes the following rules namely:––
1. Short title.–– (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Administrative Tribunal Fees Rules, 1968.
(2) They shall come into force on 1st February, 1968.
2. Rates of Court and Other Fees.–– In appeals and other proceedings instituted before the Tribunal, the rates of court fees and processes and other fees shall be as indicated in the schedule appended hereto.
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4. Payment of Fees of Experts.–– The fees and other allowances payable to experts appointed in connection with the proceedings before the Tribunal, shall be paid by the party appointing the expert. The fees of a neutral expert appointed by the Tribunal or at its instance, shall be borne equally by both the parties, subject to the orders, if any, relating to costs, passed by the Tribunal.
5. Pending proceedings.–– These rules shall not apply to proceedings instituted before their com- mencement, which shall be regulated by the rules in force prior to their commencement.
6. Repeal.–– As from the commencement of these rules, the corresponding rules of the R. A.
U., Provincial Legislative Diploma No. 252, dated 25-2-1927 and Rule 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Administrative Tribunal Rules, 1966, shall stand repealed.
2 [SCHEDULE Part I Court Fees Nature of proceedings Rate of Fees Exemptions 1 2 3
(1) Petition of or memorandum of appeal Rs. 1000/- Proceedings instituted by The State, the Government Pleader, the Procurador de Republica or his Delegate or the head of the Taluka Revenue offices, Administradores of Concelhos, Comunidades, or religious endowments in their official capacity.
(2) For the recording of evidence Rs. 1000/- together with the fees to be paid to the Commissioner if appointed.
–– do –– Note: The exemption does not apply to fees of the Commissioner by the party at whose instance the commission is issued.
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(3) For local enquiry inspection or survey Rs. 1000/- –– do ––
(4) To bring heirs on record Rs. 100/- –– do ––
(5) For local enquiry inspection or survey when a second enquiry, inspection or survey is ordered in respect of the same subject matter Rs. 50/- –– do ––
(6) Petition for review Rs. 1,000/- –– do ––
(7) Other petitions or applications to the Tribunal Rs.100/- –– do –– The fees in respect of all the above items shall be payable by means of Court Fee Stamps.
______ Part II Copying Fees For a certified copy Rupees five per page or part thereof.
For a summary of the proceedings Re. ten per page or part thereof.
Explanation:–– For the purposes of this rule, every ten words shall constitute one line and such 25 lines of consisting of total 250 words shall constitute one page..
Explanation 2:–– For a typed copy, double the above rates shall be charged.
______ Part III Process Fees Fees for the issue of notices and processes The actual postal charges.
Fees for the summoning of record The actual postal charges.
______ Part IV Miscellaneous When at the instance of a party, the Tribunal or any of its staff has to proceed outside headquarter for any purpose other than for the service of summons, the actual travelling and other expenses shall be deposited by the party.]
By order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu.
R. L. Segel, Law Secretary.
Panaji, 30th January, 1968.
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1. Omitted vide Amendment Rules 2016 published in the Official Gazette Series-I No. 47(Extraordinary-2) dated 18-2-2016.
Original Rule read as follows : “Fees for Audit of Accounts.–– The fee chargeable by the Tribunal from an institution whose accounts are to be audited, shall be one percent of the total income of the institution for the year in question, provided however that the total fees shall, in any case, not exceed Rs. 200/-.”
2. Substituted vide Amendment Rules 2016 published in the Official Gazette Series-I No. 47(Extraordinary-2) dated 18-2-
2016.
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