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The Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961

The Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961

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The Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961, regulates the calculation and payment of fees required to file lawsuits, appeals, and petitions in the courts of Rajasthan. Applying to all litigants in the state, it defines how the monetary value of different legal claims, such as property disputes or monetary damages, must be calculated to determine the correct court fee. This legislation is crucial because it ensures the proper funding of the judiciary while preventing parties from underestimating their legal claims to avoid costs. Failing to pay the required fees can lead to the rejection of a lawsuit.

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Chapter I Preliminary →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Application of Act
  3. 3Definitions

Chapter II Liability to Pay Fee. →

  1. 4Levy of fee in Courts and Public offices
  2. 5Fees on documents inadvertently received
  3. 6Multifarious suits
  4. 7Determination of market value
  5. 8Set off or counter claim
  6. 9Documents falling under two or more descriptions

Chapter III Determination of Fee →

  1. 10Statement of particulars of subject-matter of suit and plaintiff's valuation thereof
  2. 11Decision as to proper fee
  3. 12Additional fee on issues framed
  4. 13Relinquishment of portion of claim
  5. 14Fee payable on written statement
  6. 15Fee payable on appeals etc
  7. 16Fee payable on petitions, applications etc
  8. 17Court-fee Examiners
  9. 18Inquiry and commission
  10. 19Notice to the State Government

Chapter IV Computation of Fee. →

  1. 20Fee how reckoned
  2. 21Suits for money
  3. 22Suits for maintenance and annuities
  4. 23Suits for movable property
  5. 24Suits for declaration
  6. 25Adoption suits
  7. 26Suits for injunction
  8. 27Suits relating to trust property
  9. 28Suits for possession under the Specific Relief Act, 1877
  10. 29Suits for possession not otherwise provided for
  11. 30Suits relating to easement
  12. 31Pre-emption suits
  13. 32Suits relating to mortgages
  14. 33Suits for accounts
  15. 34Suits for dissolution of partnership
  16. 35Partition suits.
  17. 36Suit for joint possession
  18. 37Administration suits
  19. 38Suits for cancellation of decrees, etc
  20. 39Suits to set aside attachment
  21. 40Suits for specific performance
  22. 41Suits between landlord and tenant
  23. 42Suits for mesne profits
  24. 43Suits relating to public matters
  25. 44Interpleader suits
  26. 45Suits not otherwise provided for
  27. 46Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation
  28. 47Appeals

Chapter V Valuation of Suits →

  1. 48Suits not otherwise provided for
  2. 49Procedure where objection is taken on appeal or revision that a suit or appeal was not properly valued for jurisdictional purposes

Chapter VI Probates, Letters of Administration and Certificates of Administration →

  1. 50Application for probate or letters of administration
  2. 51Levy of fee
  3. 52Grant of probate
  4. 53Relief in cases of several grants
  5. 54Inquiry by the Collector
  6. 55Application to Court and powers of Court
  7. 56Provision for cases where too low a fee has been paid
  8. 57Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped
  9. 58Relief when too high a fee has been paid
  10. 59Recovery of penalties etc
  11. 60Powers of Board of Revenue

Chapter VII Refunds and Remissions. →

  1. 61Refund in cases of rejection of plaint etc
  2. 62Refund in cases of remand
  3. 63Refund on grounds of mistake
  4. 64Exemption of certain documents
  5. 65Power to reduce or remit fees.

Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 66Collection of fees by stamps
  2. 67Amended document
  3. 68Cancellation of stamp
  4. 69Deduction to be made
  5. 70Penalty
  6. 71Power of High Court to make rules
  7. 72Power of Board of Revenue to make rules
  8. 73Power of State Government to make rules
  9. 74Repeal and saving

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