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The Court-Fees Act, 1870

Central
Act number
7 of 1870
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Department of Justice
Enacted
11 Mar 1870
In force from
11 Apr 1870

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

50 sections

  1. Section 1Title.
  2. Section 1ADefinition of “appropriate Government”.
  3. Section 2[Repealed.].
  4. Section 3Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.
  5. Section 4Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction. In their appellate jurisdiction. As courts of reference and revision
  6. Section 5Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.
  7. Section 6Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mofussil Courts or in public offices.
  8. Section 7Computation of fees payable in certain suits.
  9. Section 8Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.
  10. Section 9Power to ascertain net profits or market-value.
  11. Section 10Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated.
  12. Section 11Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed.
  13. Section 12Decision of questions as to valuation.
  14. Section 13Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal.
  15. Section 14Refund of fee on application for review of judgment.
  16. Section 15Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake.
  17. Section 16Refund of fee.
  18. Section 17Multifarious suits.
  19. Section 18Written examinations of complainants.
  20. Section 19Exemption of certain documents.
  21. Section 19ARelief where too high a court-fee has been paid.
  22. Section 19BRelief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate.
  23. Section 19CRelief in case of several grants.
  24. Section 19DProbates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee.
  25. Section 19EProvision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.
  26. Section 19FAdministrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section.
  27. Section 19GExecutors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of underpayment.
  28. Section 19HNotice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenueauthorities, and procedure thereon.
  29. Section 19-IPayment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
  30. Section 19JRecovery of penalties, etc.
  31. Section 19KSections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.
  32. Section 20Rules as to cost of processes.
  33. Section 21Tables of process-fees.
  34. Section 22Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts.
  35. Section 23Number of peons in Revenue Courts.
  36. Section 24[Repealed.].
  37. Section 25Collection of fees by stamps.
  38. Section 26Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.
  39. Section 27Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps.
  40. Section 28Stamping documents inadvertently received.
  41. Section 29Amended document.
  42. Section 30Cancellation of stamp.
  43. Section 31[Repealed.].
  44. Section 32[Repealed.].
  45. Section 33Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.
  46. Section 34Sale of stamps.
  47. Section 35Power to reduce or remit fees.
  48. Section 36Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts.
  49. Section 34AAdjudication of penalties.
  50. Section 34BAppeal.