Section 7: Determination of market value

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

(1) Save as otherwise provided, where the fee payable under this Act depends on the market value of any property, such value shall be determined as on the date of presentation of the plaint.

(2) The market value of land in suits falling under section 25(a), 25(b), 27(a), 29, 30, 37(1), 37(3), 38, 45 or 48 shall be deemed to be --

(a) where the land is assessed, thirty times the survey assessment on the land:

Provided that, where the land forms part of a survey field and is not separately assessed to revenue, the value of such part shall be deemed to be thirty times such proportion of the survey assessment as the part bears to the entire survey field.

(b) where the land is a house-site whether assessed to full revenue or not, poramboke land, or any other land not falling under clause (a),- its market value.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Puducherry Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1972
Section	7
Marginal note	Determination of market value
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Puducherry
Status	In force as published by the source

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