The Rajasthan Court Fees And Suits Valuation (Amendment) Act, 2020

(1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation (Amendment) Act, 2020. (2) It shall come into force at once.

For the existing section 21 of the Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961 (Act No. 23 of 1961), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

"21. Suits for money or damages.- In a suit for money (including a suit for damages or compensation, or arrears of maintenance, or annuities, or of other sums payable periodically), fee shall be computed on the amount claimed: Provided that where the suit is for damages for defamation, the fee shall be computed on the amount claimed, subject to a maximum fee of rupees twenty five thousand: Provided further that in an action or suit for damages under the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 (Central Act No. 13 of 1855) a fixed fee of rupees ten shall be payable on the plaint or the memorandum of appeal."