Section 58: Refund and settlement before hearing

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

Wherever by agreement of parties,

(i) any suit is dismissed as settled out of Court before any evidence has been recorded on the merits of the claim, or

(ii) any suit is compromised ending in a compromise decree before any evidence has been recorded on the merits of the claim, or

(iii) any appeal is disposed of before the commencement of hearing of such appeal, half the amount of court fees paid in respect of the claim or claims in the suit or appeal, as the case may be, shall be ordered by the Court to be refunded to the parties by whom the same have been respectively paid.

Explanation.- The expression “ merits of the claim” shall have the meaning assigned to it in section 11.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Puducherry Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1972
Section	58
Marginal note	Refund and settlement before hearing
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Puducherry
Status	In force as published by the source

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