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The Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026.

Section 10. Costs.

(1) The costs of any application to the Court under or for the purposes of this Act and the costs of anything done or to be done under an order of the Court made under or for the purposes of this Act shall be in the discretion of the Court, which may further order that such costs or any part thereof be paid by the party to the bank, or by the bank to any party where such party had incurred expenditure in consequence of any fault or improper delay on the part of the bank. (2) Any order made under this section for the payment of costs to or by a bank, may be enforced as if the bank were a party to the proceeding. (3) Any order under this section awarding costs may, on an application to any Civil Court designated in the order, shall be executed by such Court as if the order were a decree for money passed by itself. (4) Nothing contained in sub-section (3) shall be construed to derogate from any power, which the Court making the order may possess for the enforcement of its directions with respect to the payment of costs.

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