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The Telangana Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956

The Telangana Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956

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The Telangana Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956 regulates the computation, levy, and collection of fees required for filing suits, appeals, applications, and legal documents in civil, criminal, and revenue courts across Telangana. It applies to litigants, property claimants, executors of estates, and legal applicants initiating proceedings within the state, while exempting Central Government officers and specific state petitions. The law establishes standard rules for valuing property and monetary claims to ensure cases are filed in the appropriate court tier with correct fees paid. This Act is essential because it maintains financial order in the judicial system, prevents court fee evasion, and ensures fair access to legal remedies.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Application of Act.
  3. 3. Definitions.
  4. 4. Levy of fee in Courts and public offices.
  5. 5. Collection of proper fee on documents.
  6. 6. Multifarious suits.
  7. 7. Determination of market value.
  8. 8. Set-off or counter-claim.
  9. 9. Documents falling under two or more descriptions.
  10. 10. Statement of particulars of subject-matter of suit and plaintiff’s valuation thereof.
  11. 11. Decision as to proper fee.
  12. 12. Relinquishment of portion of claim.
  13. 13. Fee payable on written statements.
  14. 14. Fee payable on appeals, etc.
  15. 15. Fee payable on petitions, applications, etc.
  16. 16. Court-fee Examiners.
  17. 17. Inquiry and commission.
  18. 18. Notice to the State Government.
  19. 19. Fee how computed.
  20. 20. Suits for money.
  21. 21. Suits for immovable property.
  22. 22. Suits for maintenance and annuities.
  23. 23. Suits for movable property.
  24. 24. Suits for declaration.
  25. 25. Adoption suits.
  26. 26. Suits for injunction.
  27. 27. Suits relating to trust property.
  28. 28. Suits for possession under the Specific Relief Act, 1877.
  29. 29. Suits for possession not otherwise provided for.
  30. 30. Suits relating to easements.
  31. 31. Suits relating to mortgages.
  32. 32. Suits for accounts.
  33. 33. Suits for dissolution of partnership.
  34. 34. Partition suits.
  35. 35. Suits for joint possession.
  36. 36. Administration suits.
  37. 37. Suits for cancellation of decrees, etc.
  38. 38. Suits to set aside attachment, etc.
  39. 39. Suits for specific performance.
  40. 40. Suits between landlord and tenant.
  41. 41. Suits for mesne profits.
  42. 42. Suits under the Telangana Survey and Boundaries Act, 1923.
  43. 43. Suits to alter or cancel entry in a register.
  44. 44. Suits relating to public matters.
  45. 45. Interpleader suits.
  46. 46. Third party proceedings.
  47. 47. Suits not otherwise provided for.
  48. 48. Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.
  49. 49. Appeals.
  50. 50. Valuation of suits.
  51. 51. Procedure where objection is taken on appeal or revision that a suit or appeal was not properly valued for jurisdictional purposes.
  52. 52. Application for probate or letters of administration.
  53. 53. Levy of fee.
  54. 54. Grant of probate.
  55. 55. Relief in cases of several grants.
  56. 56. Inquiry by the Collector.
  57. 57. Application to Court and powers of Court.
  58. 58. Provision for cases where insufficient fee has been paid.
  59. 59. Administrator to give proper security before letters are stamped.
  60. 60. Relief when fee has been paid in excess.
  61. 61. Recovery of penalties, etc.
  62. 62. Powers of Board of Revenue.
  63. 63. Refund in cases of rejection of plaint, etc., for delay.
  64. 64. Refund in cases of remand.
  65. 65. Refund in cases of review.
  66. 66. Refund of fee paid by mistake or inadvertance.
  67. 66-A. Refund of fee.
  68. 67. Exemption of certain documents.
  69. 68. Power to reduce or remit fees.
  70. 69. Collection of fees by stamps.
  71. 70. Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.
  72. 71. Amended document.
  73. 72. Cancellation of stamps.
  74. 73. Deduction to be made.
  75. 74. Penalty.
  76. 75. Power of High Court to make rules.
  77. 76. Power of Board of Revenue to make rules.
  78. 77. Power of Government to make rules.
  79. 78. Continuance in force of existing rules.
  80. 79. Repeal and saving.
  81. Schedule II, Article 1. Various Petitions and Appeals
  82. Schedule II, Article 2. Undertaking
  83. Schedule II, Article 3. Memorandum of appeal from an order
  84. Schedule II, Article 4. Memorandum of appeal under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  85. Schedule II, Article 5. Copy or translation of judgment/order
  86. Schedule II, Article 6. Copy of judgment/order of Criminal Court
  87. Schedule II, Article 7. Copy of decree/order having force of decree
  88. Schedule II, Article 8. Copy of document liable to stamp duty
  89. Schedule II, Article 9. Copy of revenue or judicial proceeding
  90. Schedule II, Article 10. Applications or petitions to revenue/executive officers
  91. Schedule II, Article 11. Applications or petitions to Court
  92. Schedule II, Article 12. Application for pauper sue
  93. Schedule II, Article 13. Application for pauper appeal
  94. Schedule II, Article 14. Bail bond
  95. Schedule II, Article 15. Copy of power-of-attorney
  96. Schedule II, Article 16. Mukhtarnama/Vakalatnama
  97. Schedule II, Article 17. Agreement of question for Court opinion
  98. Schedule II, Article 18. Caveat
  99. Schedule III, Part I. Form of Valuation of Estate
  100. Schedule III, Annexure A. Valuation of the movable and immovable property
  101. Schedule III, Annexure B. Schedule of Debts
  102. Schedule III, Part II. Amended Form of Valuation of Estate
  103. Schedule III, Part II, Annexure A & B. Amended Valuations

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