Chapter II FEES IN THE HIGH COURT

The fees payable for the time being to the clerks and officers of the High Court or chargeable in that Court under No. 9 of the First, and Nos. 7, 10, 11, 16 and 17 of the Second Schedule to this Act annexed shall be collected in the manner hereinafter appearing. One rupee twenty-five paise.

No document of any of the kinds specified in the First or Second Schedule to this Act annexed, as chargeable with fees, shall be filed, exhibited or recorded in, or shall be received or furnished by the High Court in any case coming before such Court,- (a) in the exercise of its ordinary or extra-ordinary original civil jurisdiction; or (b) in the exercise of its jurisdiction as regards appeal from the Courts subject to its superintendence; or (c) in the exercise of its jurisdiction as a Court of reference or revision; or (d) in the exercise of its jurisdiction to issue directions, orders or writs under the Constitution of India; or (e) in the exercise of its jurisdiction in any other manner; unless in respect of such document there be paid a fee of an amount not less than that indicated by either of the said schedules as the proper fee for such document. (a) When presented to a District Court: One rupee twenty-five paise. (b) When presented to a Commissioner or the High Court: Two rupees sixty-five paise.

(1) When any difference arises between the officer whose duty it is to see that any fee is paid under this chapter and any suitor or attorney, as to the necessity of paying a fee or the amount thereof, the question shall when the difference arises in the High Court be referred to the Taxing Officer, whose decision thereon shall be final, except when the question is, in his opinion, one of general importance, in which case he shall refer it to the final decision of the Chief Justice of the High Court or of such Judge of the High Court as the Chief Justice shall appoint either generally or specially in this behalf. (2) The Chief Justice of the High Court shall declare who shall be the Taxing Officer for the purposes of sub-section (1). One rupee twenty-five paise.