section 74
B. Where the plaintiff or applicant fails in the suit or application or where the suit or application is withdrawn or
The Presidency Small Cause Courts (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 192774-C. Where the Small Cause Court finds that a suit or application received and registered under section 74 has been instituted unreasonably or improperly by a next friend on behalf of a minor plaintiff or applicant on a cause of action which accrued during the minority of such plaintiff or applicant, the Small Cause Court may order the next friend to personally pay the fee. 74-D. Where the suit or application abates by reason of the death of the plaintiff or of any person added as a co-plaintiff or of the applicant or of any person added as a co-applicant, the Small Cause Court shall order that the amount of fee which would have been paid by the plaintiff or applicant if his suit or application had not been received and registered under section 74 shall be recoverable by the State Government from the estate of the deceased plaintiff or applicant. 74-E. Where an order is made under section 74-A, 74-B, 74-C or 74-D, the Small Cause Court shall forthwith cause a copy of the decree or order to be forwarded to the Collector, who may, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, recover the amount of fee specified therein from the person or property liable for the payment as if it were an arrear of land revenue."
5. Substitution of new sections for section 77 For section 77 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely :- " 77. If any difference arises between the officer whose duty it is to see that any fee is paid under this Act and any party as to the necessity of paying a fee or the amount thereof, the question shall be referred to the Registrar whose decision shall be final except where, in his opinion, the question is one of general importance in which case he shall refer it to the Chief Judge.
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