Court Fees Act (Court Fees Act)
Master statutory directory covering all 36 sections of Court Fees Act. Live search by section number or subject matter, and click through to the complete statutory practice guide.
Master statutory directory covering all 36 sections of Court Fees Act. Live search by section number or subject matter, and click through to the complete statutory practice guide.
| Section | Statutory Provision & Subject | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Sec 1 | Short title, extent of Act and commencement | Guide |
| Sec 2 | Definitions | Guide |
| Sec 3 | Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides | Guide |
| Sec 4 | Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction | Guide |
| Sec 5 | Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee | Guide |
| Sec 6 | Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mufassal Courts or in public offices (Mandatory fee payment before document received) | Guide |
| Sec 7 | Computation of fees payable in certain suits (Ad valorem fees for money, maintenance, movable property, declaration, possession, injunction) | Guide |
| Sec 8 | Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation (MACT / Land Acquisition compensation) | Guide |
| Sec 9 | Power to ascertain net profits or market-value | Guide |
| Sec 10 | Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated (Stay of suit until deficit court fee paid) | Guide |
| Sec 11 | Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed | Guide |
| Sec 12 | Decision of questions as to valuation (Finality between parties, but Appellate Court may recover deficit) | Guide |
| Sec 13 | Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal (Refund on remand under CPC Order 41 Rule 23) | Guide |
| Sec 14 | Refund of fee on application for review of judgment | Guide |
| Sec 15 | Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake | Guide |
| Sec 16 | Refund of fee where dispute settled under section 89 CPC (100% refund of court fee on Lok Adalat / Mediation settlement) | Guide |
| Sec 17 | Multifarious suits (Suits embracing distinct subjects charged separately) | Guide |
| Sec 18 | Written examinations of complainants | Guide |
| Sec 19 | Exemption of certain documents (Petitions in criminal cases, bail bonds, written statements without set-off) | Guide |
| Sec 20 | Rules as to costs of processes | Guide |
| Sec 21 | Tables of process-fees | Guide |
| Sec 22 | Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts | Guide |
| Sec 23 | Number of peons in Mufassal Small Cause Courts | Guide |
| Sec 24 | Sections 24 [Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1991] | Guide |
| Sec 25 | Collection of fees by stamps | Guide |
| Sec 26 | Stamps to be impressed or adhesive | Guide |
| Sec 27 | Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps | Guide |
| Sec 28 | Stamping documents inadvertently received without proper stamp (Court power to validate on payment of fee) | Guide |
| Sec 29 | Amended document | Guide |
| Sec 30 | Cancellation of stamp | Guide |
| Sec 31 | Sections 31 [Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891] | Guide |
| Sec 32 | Sections 32 [Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891] | Guide |
| Sec 33 | Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid | Guide |
| Sec 34 | Sale of stamps | Guide |
| Sec 35 | Power to reduce or remit fees (Exemption of court fees for women, indigent persons, marginalized sections by State notification) | Guide |
| Sec 36 | Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts | Guide |