The Court-Fees Act, 1870 (Bare Act)/ Universal Law Publishing

THE COURT-FEES ACT, 1870
Introduction
Sections
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title . . .
lA. 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 "Chief Controlling Revenue-authority" defined [Repealed]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 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 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 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 ^

CHAPTER IIIA
PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND
CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION
19A. Relief where too high a Court-fee has bren 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 1^. 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 19-1. Payment of Court-fees in respect of probates and letters
of administration
19J. Recovery of penalties, etc. 19K. Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters 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. Rep^ment of fees paid on applications 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

Sections
34. Sale of Stamps 23 ' 35. Power to reduce or remit fees 23 36. Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts 23
SCHEDULE I.—Ad valorem Fees 24
SCHEDULE //.—Fixed Fees 38
SCHEDULE III.—Form of Valuation (to be used with sucti Modifications, if any, as may be necessary) 44
ANNEXURE A.—Valuation of the Moveable and Immovable Property of deceased 45
ANNEXURE B.—^Schedule of Debts, etc. 45