The COURT FEES ACT, 1870

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title.

This Act may be called the Court-fees Act, 1870. Extent of Act. —It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States; Commencement of Act. —And it shall come into force on the first day of April, 1870.

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  1. 1.Short title.
  2. 1A.Definition of ―appropriate Government‖.
  3. 2.[Repealed.].
  4. 3.Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.
  5. 4.Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction.
  6. 5.Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.
  7. 6.Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mufassal Courts or in public offices.
  8. 7.Computation of fees payable in certain suits.
  9. 8.Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.
  10. 9.Power to ascertain net profits or market-value.
  11. 10.Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated.
  12. 11.Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed.
  13. 12.Decision of questions as to valuation.
  14. 13.Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal.
  15. 14.Refund of fee on application for review of judgment.
  16. 15.Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake.
  17. 16.[Repealed.].
  18. 17.Multifarious suits.
  19. 18.Written examinations of complainants.
  20. 19.Exemption of certain documents.
  21. 19A.Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid.
  22. 19B.Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate.
  23. 19C.Relief in case of several grants.
  24. 19D.Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee.
  25. 19E.Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.
  26. 19F.Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 19E.
  27. 19G.Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of under-payment.
  28. 19H.Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue- authorities, and procedure thereon.
  29. 19-I.Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration.
  30. 19J.Recovery of penalties, etc.
  31. 19K.Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.
  32. 20.Rules as to cost of processes.
  33. 21.Tables of process-fees.
  34. 22.Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts.
  35. 23.Number of peons in Revenue Courts.
  36. 24.[Repealed.].
  37. 25.Collection of fees by stamps.
  38. 26.Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.
  39. 27.Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps.
  40. 28.Stamping documents inadvertently received.
  41. 29.Amended document.
  42. 30.Cancellation of stamp.
  43. 31.[Repealed.].
  44. 32.[Repealed.].
  45. 33.Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.
  46. 34.Sale of stamps.
  47. 35.Power to reduce or remit fees.
  48. 36.Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts.
  49. SCH-SCHEDULE I.SCHEDULE I
  50. SCH-SCHEDULE II.SCHEDULE II
  51. SCH-SCHEDULE III.SCHEDULE III
  52. ANN-ANNEXURE A.ANNEXURE A
  53. ANN-ANNEXURE B.ANNEXURE B