The Court-Fees Act, 1870 · III — FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES

Section 3. The word "such" rep. by Act 12 of 1891

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

3. The word "such" rep. by Act 12 of 1891. or value of such property is not included in the amount or value of the estate in respect of which a court-fee was paid on such probate or letters of administration. 3. These items were subs. by Act 7 of 1910 , s. 2(i). ||Number|||______|Proper Fee| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |1[12. Certificate under||the||<br>In any case.|Two per centum on the<br>amount or value of any| |Succession Certificate||Act, 1889 (7|||debt or security specified| |of 1889).|||||in the certificate under<br>section 8 of the Act, and| ||||||three per centum on the| ||||||amount or value of any| ||||||debt or security to which| ||||||the certificate is extended| ||||||under section 10 of the| ||||||Act.| ||||||NOTE.—(1) The amount| ||||||of a debt is its amount,| ||||||inclu-ding interest, on the| ||||||day on which the inclusion| ||||||of<br>the<br>debt<br>in<br>the| ||||||certificate is applied for,| ||||||so far as such amount can| ||||||be asc-ertained.| ||||||(2) Whether or not any| ||||||power with respect to a| ||||||security specified in a| ||||||certificate<br>has<br>been| ||||||conferred under the Act,| ||||||and, where such a power| ||||||has been so conferred,| ||||||whether the power is for| ||||||the receiving of interest or| ||||||dividends on, or for the| ||||||negotiation or transfer, of| ||||||the security, or for both| ||||||purposes, the value of the| ||||||security is its market-value| ||||||on the day on which the| ||||||inclusion of the security in| ||||||the certificate is applied| ||||||for, so far as such value| ||||||can be ascertained.]| |2[12A.<br>Certificate<br>under<br>the<br>Regulation of the Bombay Code||||3[(1) As regards debts and securities.|The same fee as would<br>be payable in respect of<br>a certificate under the| |No. 8 of 1827.|||||Succession Certificate| ||||||Act, 1889 (7 of 1889),| ||||||or in respect of an ext-| ||||||ension of such a cert-| ||||||ificate, as the case may| |||||(2) As regards other property in respect of|be.<br>which| |||||the certificate is granted—<br>When the amount or value of such property exceeds<br>one thousand rupees, but does not exceed ten<br>thousand rupees.<br>Two per centum on<br>such<br>amount<br>or<br>value.|| |||||When such amount or value exceeds ten thousand<br>Two and one-half per|| |||||rupees, but does not exceed fifty thousand rupees.<br>centum<br>on<br>such<br>amount or value.<br>When such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand<br>rupees.<br>Three per centum on<br>such<br>amount<br>or<br>value.]]|| security specified in a or such or 1. Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, s. 13(1), for the article 12. 2. Subs. by s. 13(1), ibid., for article 12A. 3 These items were subs. by Act 7 of 1910, s. 2(ii). |Number|______|Proper Fee| |---|---|---| |113. Application to the2[High<br>Court of Punjab] for the exercise|When the amount or value of the subject-matter in<br>dispute does not exceed twenty-five rupees.|Two rupees.| |of<br>its<br>jurisdiction<br>under<br>section 44 of the Punjab Courts<br>Act, 1918 (Punjab 6 of 1918) or|<br>When such amount or value exceeds twenty-five<br>rupees.|The fee leviable on<br>a memorandum of| |to the Court of the Financial||appeal.| |Commissioner of Punjab for the||| |exercise<br>of<br>its<br>revisional||| |jurisdiction under section 84 of||| |the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887||| |(16 of 1887).||| |14. [Rep. by the A.O. 1937.]<br>15. [Rep. by the Repealing and<br>Amending Act, 1923(11 of<br>1923), s. 3 and Sch. II.]||| 1. Ins. by the Punjab Courts Act, 1884 (8 of 1884), s. 71, as amended by the Punjab Courts Act 1899 (25 of 1899), s. 6. Article 13 was rep. in the Punjab by s. 5 of the Punjab Courts (Amendment) Act, 1912 (Punjab 1 of 1912); but it has since been revived in this form by the Court-fees (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1922 (Punjab 7 of 1922). 2. Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for "High Court of Judicature at Lahore". STATE AMENDMENT Assam. Amendment of Schedule 1 of Act 7 of 1870.— In Schedule I to the principal Act,— (1) for Article 1, the following shall be substituted, namely:— Number Proper fee (1) (2) (3) When the amount or value of the subjectfifty-five paise. "1. Plaint, written statement pleading a set-off or counterclaim or memorandum of appeal (not otherwise provided for in this Act) or, of cross-objection presented to any Civil or Revenue Court except those mentioned in Section 3. When the amount or value of the subjectmatter in dispute does not exceed one hundred rupees, for every five rupees, or, part thereof of such amount or value; and When such amount or value exceeds one hundred rupees, for every ten rupees or part thereof, in excess of one hundred rupees up to one hundred and fifty rupees; One rupee and ninetyfive paise. and One rupee and forty paise. When such amount or values exceeds one hundred and fifty rupees, for every ten rupees, or part thereof, up to one thousand rupees; and When such amount or value exceeds one thousand rupees, for every one hundred rupees, or part thereof in excess of one thousand rupees, up to seven thousand five hundred rupees; Eight rupees and twenty-five paise. and When such amount or value exceeds seven thousand five hundred rupees, for every two hundred and fifty rupees, or part thereof, in excess of seven thousand five hundred rupees, up to thousand rupees; Sixteen rupees and fifty paise. and ||When such amount or value exceeds ten,|Twenty-four rupees| |---|---|---| ||thousand rupees, for every five hundred|and seventy-five| ||rupees, or part thereof, in excess of ten<br>thousand rupees, up to twenty thousand<br>rupees;<br>and<br>When such amount or value exceeds twenty<br>thousand rupees, for every one thousand<br>rupees, or part thereof in excess of twenty|paise.<br> <br>Thirty-three rupees.| ||thousand rupees upto fifty thousand rupees;<br>and<br>When such amount or value exceeds fifty|<br>Forty-one rupees and| ||thousand rupees, for every five thousand<br>rupees, or part thereof in exceess of fifty<br>thousand rupees:<br>Provided that the maximum fee leviable on<br>a plaint or memorandum of appeal shall not<br>exceed eleventhousandrupees."|twenty-five paise.| |(2) for Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 the|following shall be substituted, namely:—|| |"6. Copy or translation of a|<br>When such judgment or order is passed by|| |judgment or order not being or|<br>any Civil Court other than High Court, or by|| |having the force of a decree.|the Presiding Officer of any Revenue Court|| ||or officer|| ||or by any other Judicial or Executive|| ||Authority:|| ||(a) if the amount or value of the subject-|One rupee and ten| ||matter is fifty or less than fifty rupees.|paise.| ||(b) if such amount or value exceeds fifty<br>rupees.<br>(c) when such judgment or order is passed|Two rupees and<br>twenty paise.<br>Four rupees and forty| ||by a High Court.|paise.| |7. Copy of a decree or order<br>having the force of a decree|When such decree or order is made by any<br>Civil Court other than a High, Court, or by|| ||any Revenue Court—|| ||(a) If the amount or value of the subject<br>matter of the suit wherein such decree or<br>order is made is fifty or less than fifty<br>rupees.<br>(b) If such amount or value exceeds fifty<br>rupees.<br>(c) when such decree or order is made by<br>High Court.|Two rupees and<br>twenty paise.<br>Three rupees and<br>thirty paise.<br>Eight rupees and<br>twenty-five paise.|

Source: India Code