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Section 22: Suits for maintenance and annuities

The Karnataka Court-Fee and Suits Valuation Act, 1958.State Act of Karnataka · Act 16 of 1958

In the suits hereinafter mentioned, fee shall be computed as follows:—

(a) in a suit for maintenance, on the amount claimed to be payable for one year;

(b) in a suit for enhancement or reduction of maintenance, on the amount by which the annual maintenance is sought to be enhanced or reduced;

(c) in a suit for annuities or other sums payable periodically, on five times the amount 18 claimed to be payable for one year:

Provided that, where the annuity is payable for less than five years, the fee shall be computed on the aggregate of the sums payable:

Provided further that a suit for enhancement of maintenance shall be instituted in a court which will have jurisdiction to receive a suit for maintenance at the enhanced rate claimed and one for reduction of maintenance shall be instituted in a court which will have jurisdiction to receive a suit for maintenance at the rate which is sought to be reduced.

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ActThe Karnataka Court-Fee and Suits Valuation Act, 1958.
Section22
Marginal noteSuits for maintenance and annuities
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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