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THE GUJARAT COURT-FEES ACT, 2004

The Gujarat Court-fees Act, 2004

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This law applies to the state of Gujarat and sets the specific fees that people must pay when filing documents or starting lawsuits in courts and public offices. It provides clear rules for calculating these charges based on the type of case, such as money claims, property disputes, or maintenance suits. By standardizing these costs, the Act ensures that the judicial system has the necessary funds to operate while making the payment process predictable for litigants and officials.

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Chapter II COMPUTATION OF FEES →

  1. 3Levy of fees in High Court on its original side
  2. 4Fees on documents filed, etc. in courts or in public offices
  3. 6Computation of fees payable in certain suits
  4. 7Fee on memorandum of appeal against order of award relating to compensation in certain cases
  5. 8Inquiry to valuation of suits
  6. 10Power of persons making inquiry under sections 8 and 9
  7. 11Costs of inquiry as to valuation and refund of excess fee
  8. 12Appointment of inspecting officers and recovery in cases reported by them
  9. 13Taxing of Court-fees and their recovery in suits for mesne profits or amount
  10. 15Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal.
  11. 17Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mislake.
  12. 18Multifarious suits.
  13. 19Written examinations of complaints.
  14. 20Exemption of certain documents.

Chapter III PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND →

  1. 21Relief where too high a court-fees has been paid.
  2. 22Relief when debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate.
  3. 23Relief in case of several grants.
  4. 24Probates declared valid as to trust property though not covered by court-fees.
  5. 25Provisions for case where too low court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.
  6. 26Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 25.
  7. 27Executors, etc. not paying full court-fee on probates, etc. within six months after discovery of under payment.
  8. 28Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue authorities, and procedure thereon.
  9. 29Payment of court-fee in respect of probate and letters of administration.
  10. 31Sections 4 and 40 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.

Chapter IV PROCESS FEES →

  1. 32Rules as to costs of process
  2. 33Tables of process fees.
  3. 34Number of peons in District and Subordinate Courts.
  4. 35Number of peons in Revenue Courts.

Chapter V MODE OF LEVYING FEES →

  1. 36Rate of fee in force on date of presentation of document to be applicable.
  2. 37Collection of fees
  3. 39Powers of State Government to make rules.
  4. 40Stamping documents Inadvertently received.
  5. 41Amended documents.
  6. 42Cancellation of stamps.

Chapter VI MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 43Repayment of fee in certain circumstances.
  2. 44Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.
  3. 45Sale of stamps.
  4. 46Power to reduce or remit fees.
  5. 47Saving of fees to certain officers of High Court.
  6. 48Saving as so stamp duties.
  7. 49Repeal and savings
  8. 50Amendment of Suits Valuation Act, 1887.
  9. 51Rules made by Government to be said before State Legislature.

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