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Definition :

Capitation fee. A fee for each person dealt with by the person who receives it; as where a schoolmaster, in addition to his salary, or instead of it, is paid one pound per annum for each boy in the school.

'Capitation fee' means charging or collecting amount beyond what is permitted by law, Unni Krishnan J.P. v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1993 SC 2178 (2247): (1993) 1 SCC 645