Section List

7/1870 - The Court-Fees Act, 1870 ▶

Act Number: 7

Act Name: The Court-Fees Act, 1870

Year: 1870

Enactment Date: 1870-03-11

Long Title:

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section Number	Title	Actions
1	Title.
1A	Definition of “appropriate Government”.
2	[Repealed.].
3	Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.
4	Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction. In their appellate jurisdiction. As courts of reference and revision
5	Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.
6	Fees on documents filed, 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 profits or market-value wrongly estimated.
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 reverses 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.
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.
19J	Recovery of penalties, etc.
19K	Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.
20	Rules as to cost of processes.
21	Tables of process-fees.
22	Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts.
23	Number of peons in Revenue Courts.
24	[Repealed.].
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.
31	[Repealed.].
32	[Repealed.].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.
11	Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed.
19G	Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of underpayment.
19H	Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenueauthorities, and procedure thereon.
19-I	Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration