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The Suits Valuation Act, 1887

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An Act to prescribe the mode of valuing certain suits for the purpose of determining the jurisdiction of Courts with respect there to.

Act number
7 of 1887
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Department of Legal Affairs
Enacted
11 Feb 1887
In force from
1 Mar 1889

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.

12 sections

  1. Section 1Title.
  2. Section 2Extent and commencement of Part I.
  3. Section 3Power of State Government to make rules determining value of land for jurisdictional purposes.
  4. Section 4Valuation of relief in certain suits relating to land not to exceed the value of the land.
  5. Section 5Making and enforcement of rules.
  6. Section 6Repeal of section 14 of the Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873.
  7. Section 7Extent and commencement of Part II.
  8. Section 8Court-fee value and jurisdictional value to be the same in certain suits.
  9. Section 9Determination of value of certain suits by High Court.
  10. Section 10[Repealed.].
  11. Section 11Procedure where objection is taken on appeal or revision that a suit or appeal was not properly valued for jurisdictional purposes.
  12. Section 12Proceedings pending at commencement of Part I or Part II.