Act Info:
Preamble1 - COURT-FEES ACT, 1870
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, Extent of Act, Commencement of Act
Section1A - Definition of Appropriate Government
Section2 - [Repealed]
Chapter II Section3 - Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides
Section4 - Fees on documents filed etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction;
Section5 - Procedure in case of differences as to necessity or amount of fees
Chapter III Section6 - Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mufussil courts or in public offices
Section7 - Computation of fees payable in certain suits
Section8 - Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation
Section9 - Power to ascertain net profits or market value
Section10 - Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated
Section11 - Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed
Section12 - Decision of questions as to valuation
Section13 - Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal
Section14 - Refund of fee on application for review of judgement
Section15 - Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake
Section16 - Refund of fee
Section17 - Multifarious suits
Section18 - Written examinations of complainants
Section19 - Exemption of certain documents
ChapterIIIA - PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION
Section19A - Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid
Section19B - Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate
Section19C - Relief in case of several grants
Section19D - Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee
Section19E - Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.
Section19F - Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 19E
Section19G - Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of under payment
Section19H - Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue-authorities; and procedure there on
Section19I - Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
Section19J - Recovery of penalties etc.
Section19K - Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration
Chapter IV Section20 - Rules as to costs of processes
Section21 - Table of process fees
Section22 - Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts
Section23 - Number of peons in Revenue Courts
Section24 - [Repealed]
Chapter V Section25 - Collection of fees by stamps
Section26 - Stamps to be impressed or adhesive
Section27 - Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps
Section28 - Stamping documents inadvertently received
Section29 - Amended document
Section30 - Cancellation of stamp
Chapter VI Section31 - Repayment of fees paid on applications to Criminal Courts.
Section32 - Amendments of Act 8 of 1859 and Act 9 of 1869
Section33 - Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid
Section34 - Sale of stamps
Section35 - Power to reduce or remit fees
Section36 - Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts
ScheduleI - FIRST SCHEDULE
ScheduleII - SECOND SCHEDULE
ScheduleIII - THIRD SCHEDULE