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The Court-Fees Act, 1870

41 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  2. 1To ascertain the proper fee leviable on the institution of a suit, see the table annexed to this Schedule
  3. I — PRELIMINARY
  4. 1ADefinition of "appropriate Government"
  5. III — FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES
  6. 2See Bombay Village Police Act, 1867 (Bom. 8 of 1867), ss. 14, 15 and 16
  7. 3The word "such" rep. by Act 12 of 1891
  8. II — FEES IN THE HIGH COURTS AND IN THE COURTS OF SMALL CAUSES
  9. 4See the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 (15 of 1882), Ch. X
  10. III — FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES
  11. 5The Chota Nagpur Tenures Act, 1869
  12. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  13. 6Bail-bond or other instrument obligation given in a pursuance of an order made by a Court or Magistr
  14. 7Undertaking under section 49 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869
  15. III — FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES
  16. 8Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation
  17. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  18. 9Copy of any revenue or judicial proceeding or order not otherwise provided for by this Act, or copy
  19. III — FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES
  20. 10Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated
  21. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  22. 11Probate of a will or letters of administration with or without will annexed
  23. III — FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES
  24. 12Decision of questions as to valuation
  25. 13Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal
  26. 14Refund of fee on application for review of judgment
  27. 15Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake
  28. 17Multifarious suits
  29. 19Exemption of certain documents
  30. 19ARelief where too high a court-fee has been paid
  31. 19BRelief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate
  32. 19CRelief in case of several grants
  33. 19DProbates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee
  34. 19EProvision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc
  35. 19FAdministrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 19E
  36. 19GExecutors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of under-payment
  37. 19IPayment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
  38. 19JRecovery of penalties, etc
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  40. 20Rules as to cost of processes
  41. 21Tables of process fees
  42. 22Number of peons in district and subordinate Courts
  43. 23Number of peons in Revenue Courts
  44. V — OF THE MODE OF LEVYING FEES
  45. 25Collection of fees by stamps
  46. 26Stamps to be impressed or adhesive
  47. 27Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps
  48. 28Stamping documents inadvertently received
  49. 29Amended document
  50. 30Cancellation of stamp
  51. VI — MISCELLANEOUS
  52. 33Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid
  53. 34Sale of stamps
  54. 35Power to reduce or remit fees
  55. 36Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts