Section 149

Power to make up deficiency of court-fees.

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

  • Act 5 of 1908
  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Legislative Department
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the procedure of the Courts of Civil Judicature.

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    Where the whole or any part of any fee prescribed for any document by the law for the time being in force relating to court-fees has not been paid, the Court may, in its discretion, at any stage, allow the person, by whom such fee is payable, to pay the whole or part, as the case may be, of such court-fee; and upon such payment the document, in respect of which fee is payable, shall have the same force and effect as if such fee had been paid in the first instance.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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