Amendment of Act 10 of 1960

Amendment of Act 10 of 1960.––In the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959 (10 of 1960) in schedule II, after article 19 and the entries against it in columns

1. (2) and (3), the following articles and entries shall be added in column (1),
2. (2) and
3. (3) respectively, namely:–– "20
   • (a) Petition or counter claim presented to family court under explanation
   • (c) of sub- section
4. (1) of section 7 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 (Central Act 66 of 1984),––
   • (i) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, upto rupees five lakhs Two hundred rupees
   • (ii) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees five lakhs and upto twenty lakhs Five hundred rupees
   • (iii) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees twenty lakhs and upto fifty lakhs One thousand rupees
   • (iv) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees fifty lakhs and upto one crore Two thousand rupees
   • (v) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees one crore Five thousand rupees
   • (b) Appeals filed before the High Court under section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 (Central Act 66 of 1984),––
     • (i) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, upto rupees five lakhs One hundred rupees
     • (ii) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees five lakhs and upto twenty lakhs Two hundred and fifty rupees
     • (iii) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees twenty lakhs and upto fifty lakhs Five hundred rupees
     • (iv) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees fifty lakhs and upto one crore One thousand rupees
     • (v) When the total claim amount in the petitions/counter claim amount valued, after deduction of the amount valued for the dwelling house, above rupees one crore Two thousand and five hundred rupees 21
   • (a) Complaints filed under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881),––
     • (i) When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is upto rupees fifty thousand Two hundred and fifty rupees
     • (ii) When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is above rupees fifty thousand and upto two lakhs Five hundred rupees
     • (iii) When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is above rupees two lakhs and upto five lakhs Seven hundred and Fifty rupees
     • (iv) When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is above rupees five lakhs and upto ten lakhs One thousand rupees
     • (v) When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is above rupees ten lakhs and upto twenty lakhs Two thousand rupees
     • (vi) When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is above rupees twenty lakhs and upto fifty lakhs Five thousand rupees
     • (vii) When the amount of dishonored cheque involved in the complaint is above rupees fifty lakhs Ten thousand rupees
   • (b) Appeal filed against judgment in section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881),––
     • (i) When an appeal filed, on getting leave under clause
   • (b) of sub-section
5. (2) of section 419 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 46 of 2023) before the High Court at the instance of the complainant against the order of acquittal Five hundred rupees for cheque upto rupees two lakhs and one thousand rupees for cheques above rupees two lakhs
   • (ii) When filed at the instance of accused against conviction before the Sessions Court Five hundred rupees for cheque upto rupees two lakhs and one thousand rupees for cheques above rupees two lakhs
   • (c) Revision filed against judgement in section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881),––
     • (i) At the instance of the complaint challenging insufficiency of sentence before the High Court Five hundred rupees for cheque upto rupees two lakhs and one thousand rupees for cheques above rupees two lakhs
     • (ii) When filed at the instance of accused against conviction before the Sessions Court Five hundred rupees for cheque upto rupees two lakhs and one thousand rupees for cheques above rupees two lakhs.”.