Chapter V Chapter V

Process-Fees

1. (1) The High Court shall make rules as to the following matters, namely:—
   • (i) the fees chargeable for serving and executing processes issued by such court in its appellate jurisdiction, and by the other Civil and Revenue Courts established within the local limits of such jurisdiction;
   • (ii) the fees chargeable for serving and executing processes issued by the Criminal Courts, established within such limits in the case of offences other than offences for which police officers may arrest without a warrant; and
   • (iii) the remuneration of the peons and all other persons employed by leave of a Court in the service or execution of processes.
2. (2) The High Court may from time to time amend the rules so made.

1. (1) All such rules and amendments shall, after

being confirmed by the Government, be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon have the force of law.

1. (2) Until such rules are made and published, the fees leviable for serving and executing processes shall continue to be levied and shall be deemed to be fees leviable under this Act.

A table in the

English and regional languages, showing the fees chargeable for such service and execution, shall be exposed to view in a conspicuous part of each Court.

Subject to the rules to be made by the High Court and approved by the Government, every District Judge, the Principal Judge and every Magistrate of a District shall fix, and may from time to time alter, the number of peons or persons necessary to be employed for the service and execution of processes issued out of his Court, and each of the Courts subordinate thereto.

Subject to rules to be framed by the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority and approved by the Government, every officer performing the functions of a Collector of a District shall fix, and may from time to time alter, the number of peons necessary to be employed for the service and execution of processes issued out of his Court or the Courts subordinate to him.