The Court-Fees Act, 1870 – All Sections

The Court-Fees Act, 1870 has 47 sections in 7 chapters, amended 59 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.

The Court-Fees Act, 1870 PDF

All sections of the Court-Fees Act, 1870

Chapter I: PRELIMINARY

• Section 1 – Title
• Section 1A – Definition of “appropriate Government”
• Section 2 – [Repealed.]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. In their appellate jurisdiction. As courts of reference and revision
• 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 11 – Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount claimed
• Section 12 – Decision of questions as to valuation (omitted/repealed)
• 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• Section 16 – Refund of fee (omitted/repealed)
• Section 17 – Multifarious suits
• Section 18 – Written examinations of complainants
• Section 19 – Exemption of certain documents

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• Section 24 – [Repealed.]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 29 – Amended document
• Section 30 – Cancellation of stamp

Chapter VI: MISCELLANEOUS

• Section 31 – [Repealed.] (omitted/repealed)
• Section 32 – [Repealed.] (omitted/repealed)
• Section 33 – Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid
• Section 34 – Sale of stamps
• Section 35 – Power to reduce or remit fees
• Section 36 – Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts

Chapter IIIA: PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION

• 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 19G – Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of underpayment
• Section 19H – Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenueauthorities, and procedure thereon
• Section 19J – Recovery of penalties, etc
• Section 19K – Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration