ACT NO. 7 OF 18701
[11th March, 1870.]
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
1. Short title.-This Act may be called the Court-fees Act, 1870.
Extent of Act. -It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States;
Commencement of Act. -And it shall come into force on the first day of April, 1870.
Section 1A Definition of appropriate Government
Section 2 Definition [Repealed]
CHAPTER II FEES IN THE HIGH COURTS AND IN THE COURTS OF SMALL CAUSES
AT THE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS
Section 3 Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides
Section 4 Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction
Section 5 Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee
CHAPTER III FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES
Section 6 Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mofussil Courts or in public offices
Section 7 Computation of fees payable in certain suits
Section 8 Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation
Section 9 Power to ascertain net profits or market-value
Section 10 Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated
Section 12 Decision of questions as to valuation
Section 13 Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal
Section 14 Refund of fee on application for review of judgment
Section 15 Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake
Section 18 Written examinations of complainants
CHAPTER IIIA PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION
Section 19 Exemption of certain documents
Section 19A Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid
Section 19B Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate
Section 19C Relief in case of several grants
Section 19D Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee
Section 19E Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc
Section 19F Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section
Section 19I Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
Section 19J Recovery of penalties, etc
Section 19K Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration
CHAPTER IV PROCESS-FEES
Section 20 Rules as to cost of processes
Section 21 Tables of process-fees
Section 22 Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts
Section 23 Number of peons in Revenue Courts
Section 24 Control of Court fee and Stamp Commissioner [Repealed]
CHAPTER V OF THE MODE OF LEVYING FEES
Section 25 Collection of fees by stamps
Section 26 Stamps to be impressed or adhesive
Section 27 Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps
Section 28 Stamping documents inadvertently received
Section 30 Cancellation of stamp
CHAPTER VI MISCELLANEOUS
31. [Repealed]
32. [Repealed]
Section 33 Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid
Section 35 Power to reduce or remit fees
Section 36 Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts