The Karnataka Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958
The Karnataka Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958
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This Act fixes the court fees payable on plaints, appeals and other documents filed in courts in Karnataka, and how suits are valued for the purposes of fees and jurisdiction. It covers multifarious suits, set-offs and counter-claims, documents falling under more than one description, and how the court decides the proper fee.
Chapter III DETERMINATION OF FEE →
- 10Statement of particulars of subject-matter of suit and plaintiff's valuation thereof
- 11Decision as to proper fee in courts
- 12Additional fee on issues framed
- 13Relinquishment of portion of claim
- 14Fee payable on written statements
- 15Fee payable on appeals, etc
- 16Fee payable on petitions, applications, etc
- 17Court-fee examiners
- 18Inquiry and commission
- 19Notice to the State Government
Chapter IV COMPUTATION OF FEE →
- 20Fee how reckoned
- 21Suits for money
- 22Suits for maintenance and annuities
- 23Suits for moveable property
- 24Suits for declaration
- 25Adoption suits
- 26Suits for injunction
- 27Suits relating to trust property
- 28Suits for possession under the Specific Relief Act, 1877
- 29Suits for possession not otherwise provided for
- 30Suits relating to easements
- 31Pre-emption suits
- 32Suits relating to mortgages
- 33Suits for accounts
- 34Suits for dissolution of partnership
- 35Partition suits
- 36Suits for joint possession
- 37Administration suits
- 38Suits for cancellation of decrees, etc
- 39Explanation 2: In a suit for cancellation of a decree and possession of any property, the fee shall be computed as in a suit for possession of such property.
- 40Explanation: For the purpose of this section, the Registrar of Co-operative societies shall be deemed to be a civil court.
- 41Suits between landlord and tenant
- 42Explanation: Rent includes also damages for use and occupation payable by a tenant holding over.
- 43Suits to alter or cancel entry in revenue registers and certain suits in revenue courts
- 44Now see the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 12 of 1964).
- 45Interpleader suits
- 46Third, party proceedings
- 47Explanation: The provisions of this section shall also apply to counter claims made in third party proceedings.
- 48Fee on memorandum of appeal against decision, award or order relating to compensation
- 49Appeals
Chapter V VALUATION OF SUITS →
Chapter VI PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION →
- 52Application for probate or letters of administration
- 53Levy of fee
- 54Grant of probate
- 55Relief in cases of several grants
- 56Inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner
- 57Application to court and power of court
- 58Provision for cases where too low a fee has been paid
- 59Administrator to give proper security
- 60Relief when too high a fee has been paid
- 61Recovery of penalties, etc
- 62Controlling Revenue Authority be recovered from the executor or administrator as if it were an arrear of land revenue.
Chapter VII REFUNDS AND REMISSIONS →
- 63Refund in case of delay in presentation of plaint, etc
- 64Refund in cases of remand
- 65Refund where Court reverses or modifies former decision on ground of mistake
- 66Refund on settlement before hearing
- 67Explanation: The expression "merits of the claim" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section II.
- 68The fee paid by mistake or inadvertence shall be ordered to be refunded.
- 69Exemption of certain documents
- 70Power to reduce or remit fees
Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS →
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