Court-Fees Act, 1870

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Contents
The Court - Fees Act, 1870
Chapter I - Preliminary
1.    Short title
1A.  Definition of "Appropriate Government"
2.    "Chief Controlling Revenue - authority" defined [Repealed]
Chapter II - 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
Chapter III - Fees in other Courts and in Public Offices
6.    Fees on documents field, 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 profit 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 reverse or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake
16.  Refund of fee
17.  Multifarious suits
18.  Written examinations of complainants
19.  Exemption of certain documents
Chapter IIIA - 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 19E
19G.  Executors, etc. not paying full Court-fee on probates, etc. within six months after discovery
          of under-payment
19H.  Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue-
         authorities; and procedure thereon
19I.    Payment of Court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
19J.   Recovery of penalties,etc.
19K.  Section 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letter of administration
Chapter IV - Process Fees
20.    Rules as to costs of processes
21.    Tables of process fees
22.    Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts
23.    Number of peons in Revenue Courts
24.    Process served under this Chapter to be held to be process within meaning of Code of Civil
          Procedure [Repealed]
Chapter V - 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
Chapter VI - Miscellaneous
31.   Repayment of fees paid on application to Criminal Courts [Repealed]
32.   Amendments of Act 8 of 1859 and Act 9 of 1869 [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
Schedule I - III 
Annexure A - B
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