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Explained| Why has the legislature left it open for the plaintiff to value his claim for the six categories of the suit falling under Section 7(iv) of the Court Fees Act, 1870?

Supreme Court: In case relating to court fees, the bench of Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath*, JJ had the occasion to explains

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Parties agreeing to out-of-court settlement without judicial intervention under Section 89 CPC can’t be denied benefit of refund of court fees; they are “even more deserving”: Supreme Court

“No justifiable reason why Section 69-A of Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suit Valuation Act, 1955 should only incentivize the methods of out-of-court settlement stated in Section 89, CPC and afford step brotherly treatment to other methods availed of by the parties.”

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SCBA writes to Secretary General, Supreme Court, requesting inclusion of RuPay card and UPI for payment of court fees

SCBA writes to Secretary General, Supreme Court, requesting inclusion of RuPay card and UPI for payment of court fees. For the payment

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Court fee should be refunded although the dispute settled without recourse to S. 89 CPC

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Lisa Gill, J. allowed the application for the refund of the fees on the ground that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa HC | Women are exempted in the State of Orissa from payment of Court Fees

Orissa High Court: A Bench comprising of Dr A.K. Rath, J. clarified the point on exemption of paying court fees in respect

Case Briefs High Courts

Plaintiff who is a party to the sale deed and seeks declaration that the sale deed is void, shall pay the ad-valorem court fees

Orissa High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J., dismissed the petition which challenged the order of the trial