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The Court-Fees Act, 1870
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11-03-1870
The Court-Fees Act, 1870
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Ministry of Law and Justice
Department of Justice
Chapters, and Sections
Chapter 1 - Preliminary
1 - Title.
1A - Definition of “appropriate Government”.
2 - [Repealed.].
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Chapter 2 - Fees In The High Courts And In The Courts Of Small Causes At The Presidency-Towns
3 - Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.
4 - Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction.
5 - Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.
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Chapter 3 - Fees In Other Courts And In Public Offices
6 - Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mofussil Courts or in public offices.
7 - Computation of fees payable in certain suits.
8 - Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.
9 - Power to ascertain net profits or market-value.
10 - Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated.
11 - Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed.
12 - Decision of questions as to valuation.
13 - Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal.
14 - Refund of fee on application for review of judgment.
15 - Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake.
16 - [Repealed.].
17 - Multifarious suits.
18 - Written examinations of complainants.
19 - Exemption of certain documents.
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Chapter 3A - Probates, Letters Of Administration And Certificates Of Administration
19A - Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid.
19B - Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate.
19C - Relief in case of several grants.
19D - Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee.
19E - Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.
19F - Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section.
19G - Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of underpayment.
19H - Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue authorities, and procedure thereon.
19-I - Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
19J - Recovery of penalties, etc.
19K - Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.
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Chapter 4 - Process - Fees
20 - Rules as to cost of processes.
21 - Tables of process-fees.
22 - Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts.
23 - Number of peons in Revenue Courts.
24 - [Repealed.].
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Chapter 5 - Of The Mode Of Levying Fees
25 - Collection of fees by stamps.
26 - Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.
27 - Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps.
28 - Stamping documents inadvertently received.
29 - Amended document.
30 - Cancellation of stamp.
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Chapter 6 - Miscellaneous
31 - [Repealed.].
32 - [Repealed.].
33 - Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.
34 - Sale of stamps.
35 - Power to reduce or remit fees.
36 - Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts.
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