Section 76. Expense of employing legal practitioners

76. Expense of employing legal practitioners. —The expense of employing an advocate, vakil, attorney or other legal practitioner incurred by any party shall not be allowed as costs in any suit or in any proceeding under Chapter VII of this Act, in the Small Cause Court, in which suit or proceeding the amount or value of the subject-matter does not exceed twenty rupees, unless the[-] Court is of opinion that the employment of such practitioner was under the circumstances reasonable. STATE AMENDMENT Maharashtra Amendment of section 76 of Act XV of 1882 .—In section 76 of the principal Act,-- (a) the words and figures "or in any application or appeal under Chapter VII of this Act," shall be deleted; (b) the words "or application or appeal" shall be deleted. [ Vide Maharashtra Act XIV of 1976, s. 9]