Section 72. Fees for processes

CHAPTER X FEES AND COSTS 71. Institution-fee. 72. Fees for processes. 73. Repayment of half-fees on settlement before hearing. 74. Fees and costs of poor persons. 75. Power to vary fees. 76. Expense of employing legal practitioners. 77. Sections 3, 5 and 25 of Court-fees Act, 1870, saved. CHAPTER XI MISCONDUCT OF INFERIOR MINISTERIAL OFFICERS 78. [ Repealed .]. 79. Default of bailiff or other officer in execution of order or warrant. 80. Extortion or default of officers. 81. Court empowered to summon witnesses, etc. 82. Enforcement of order. CHAPTER XII CONTEMPT OF COURT 83. [ Repealed .]. 84. [ Repealed .]. 85. [ Repealed .]. 86. [ Repealed .]. 72. Fees for processes. —The fees specified in the third and fourth columns of the fourth schedule hereto annexed shall be paid previous to the issue in any suit or in any proceeding under Chapter VII of this Act of the processes, to which the said columns respectively relate, by the persons on whose behalf such processes are issued, when the amount or value of the subject-matter exceeds the sum specified in the first column, but does not exceed the sum specified in the second column of the said schedule. STATE AMENDMENT Maharashtra Substitution of section 72 of Act XV of 1882. —For section 72 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-- — "72. Fees for process. The fees specified in the third and fourth columns of the Fourth Schedule hereto annexed shall be paid previous to the issue, in any suit or appeal or proceeding under this Act, of the processes, to which the said columns respective relate, by the persons in whose behalf such processes, to which the said columns respectively relate, by the persons in whose behalf such processes are issued, when the amount or value of the subject-matter exceeds the sum specified in the first column, but does not exceed the sum specified in the second column of the said Schedule, When the amount or value of the subject-matter exceeds Rs. 3000; the additional fees to be paid for summonses shall be at the rate of 10 paise for every Rs. 100 or part thereof in excess of Rs. 3,000 and the additional fees to be paid for other processes shall be at the rate of 40 paise for every Rs. 100 or part thereof in excess of Rs. 3000." [ Vide Maharashtra Act XIX of 1976, s. 7]