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Section 56: Refund in cases of remand

The Puducherry Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1972Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 6 of 1973

(1) Where a plaint or memorandum of appeal which has been rejected by the lower Court is ordered to be received or where a suit is remanded in appeal for a fresh decision by the lower Court the Court making the order or remanding the appeal may direct the refund to the appellant of the full amount of fee paid on the memorandum of appeal; and, if the remand is on second appeal, also on the memorandum of appeal in the first appellate Court, and, if the remand is in Letters Patent Appeal, also on the memorandum of second appeal and memorandum of appeal in the first appellate Court.

(2) Where an appeal is remanded in Second Appeal or Letters Patent Appeal for a fresh decision by the lower appellate Court, the High Court remanding the appeal may direct the refund to the appellant of the full amount of fee paid on the memorandum of Second Appeal if the remand is in Second Appeal, and of the full amount of fee paid on the memorandum of Second Appeal and the Memorandum of Letters Patent Appeal if the remand is in Letters Patent Appeal:

Provided that, no refund shall be ordered if the remand was caused by the fault of the party who would otherwise be entitled to a refund:

Provided further that, if the order of remand does not cover the whole of the subject-matter of the suit, the refund shall not extend to more than so much fee as would have been originally payable on that part of the subject-matter in the respect whereof the suit has been remanded.

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ActThe Puducherry Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1972
Section56
Marginal noteRefund in cases of remand
JurisdictionUnion territory of Puducherry
StatusIn force as published by the source

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