The Court Fees (Assam Amendment) Act, 1972

y ASSAM ACT XX VIII OF 1972 THE COURT FEES (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 1972 (R eceivjd the a ssen t o f th e G overnor on the 8th D ecem ber 1972) (Published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 13th December 1972] An Act fu rther to am end th e Court Fees Act, 1870 in its application to A ssam Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Act VII of Court-fees Act, 1870, hereinafter called the princi- 18 pal Act, in its application to Assam, in the manner hereinafter appearing. It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-third Year of the Rc public of India as follows:— Short title, extent and conuience- ment. 1.(1) This Act may be called the Fees (Assam Amendment) Act, 1972, Court I (2) I t extends to the whole of Assam. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by noti­ fication in the official Gazette, appoint. Arrendment of 2. In Schedule I to the principal Act,-— Schedule I of Act V II of 1870. (1) for Article 1, the following shall be substituted, namely j— Number Proper fee ( ’) (2) (3) “1. Plaint, written When the amount or Statement, plead- v a Ju e o f the subject matter cnoSuntear-cSl X fl £ ™ d-pute does not exceed m em orandum of one hundred rupees, lor appeal (not other- every five rupees, or, part wise provided for thereof o f such amount or in this Act) or, ot , cross-objection pre- v a i u e , sented to any Civil Revenue C ourt ex­ cept those mentio­ ned m section 3. When such amount or value exceeds one hundred rupees, for every ten rupees or part thereof, in excess of one hundred rupees up­ to one hundred and fifty rupees ; Fifty-five pai­ se. and One rupee and ninety- five paise. and When such amount or value exceeds one hundred and fifty rupees, for every ten rupees, or part thereof upto one thousand rupees ; and One rupee and forty paise. When such amount . or Eight rupees value exceeds one thousand and twenty­ rupees, for every one hund- five paise. red rupees, or part thereof in excess of one thousand rupees upto seven thousand five hundred rupees; and When such amount or value exceeds seven thou­ sand five hundred rupees, Sixteen rupees and fifty paise. 78 (2) Number (1) Proper fee (3) for every two hundred and fifty rupees, or part thereof, in excess of seven thousand five hundred rupees upto ten thousand rupees; and W hen such amount or value exceeds ten. thousand rupees, for every five hund­ red rupees, or part thereof in excess of ten thousand rupees upto twenty thou­ sand rupees ; and When Such amount or value exceeds twenty thou­ sand rupees, for every one thousand rupees, or part thereof in excess of twenty thousand rupees upto fifty thousand rupees; and W hen such am ount or value exceeds fifty thousand rupees, for every five thou­ sand rupees, or part thereof in excei ss of fifty thousand rupees: Provided that maximum fee leviable on a plaint or m em orandum of appeal shall not exceed eleven thousand rupees ” (2) for articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 the following shall be sub­ stituted, nam ely:— Twenty—four rupees and seventy-five paise. Thirty—three rupees. Forty-one ru­ pees a n d twenty—five paise. “6. Copy or trans- When such judgem ent or lation of a judge- order is passed by any ment or order not c ; v i l C o u r t o t h e r t h a n thTlorcT of a'deg H i Sh G o u r t .- «r by the cree. Presiding Officer of any 79 Number Proper fee (D (2) Revenue Court or Office or by any other Judicial or Executive Authority: — P) (a) If the amount or One rupee value of the subject and ten par­ matter is fifty or less than fifty rupees. se. (b) If such amount or Two rupees val6e exceeds fifty and twenty rupees. paise. (c) Wh< n such judgement Four rupees or order is passed by and forty a High Court. paise. 7. Copy of a de- When such decree or order cree or order ha- j s m a de by any Civil Court decFee other than a High Court, or by any Revenue Court— (a) If the amount oi Two rupees value of the subject and twenty matter of the suit paise. wherein such decree or order is made is fifty or less than fifty rupees. (b) If such amount or Three rupees value exceeds fifty and thirty rupees. paise. (c) When such decree or order is made by High Court. Eight rupees and twenty- five paise. 8. Copy of any document liable to Stamp-duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 when left by are party to a suit or proceeding in place of the ori­ ginal withdrawn. (a) When the Stamp-duty chargeable on the original does not exceed one rupee. The amount Act 11 of 1899. of the duty chargeable on the ori. ginal. (b) In any other case One rupee and twenty paise.” 80 (2) Number Proper fee (3) 9. Copy of any revenue or judicial proceeding or order not otherwise pro­ vided ior by this Act, or copy of any ac-count, statement, report or the like, taken out of any Civil or Criminal or Revenue Court or office or from the office of any Chief Officer charged with the executive administration of Division. For every three hundred sixty words or fraction of three hundre d and sixty words. One rupee and twenty paise. 4. (3) the table of of suits a t ; the end rates of Ad valorem fees leviable on the institution shall be substituted by the following: - r THE SCHEDULE Table o f R ates o f Ad valorem Fees Leviable Suits on the Institu tion Proper feeWhen the amount or value of the subject matter exceeds But does not exceed (1) (2) (3) Rs. Rs. Rs. P. << >> 5 •55 5 10 1-10 10 15 1-65 15 20 2-20 20 25 2 75 25 30 3-30 30 35 385 35 40 4-40 40 45 4-95 45 50 5-50 50 55 6-05 55 60 6'60 60 65 7-15 65 70 7-70 70 75 8-25 75 80 880 80 85 9-35 85 90 9 90 90 95 10-45 81 When the amount or value ofthe subject matter exceeds But does not exceed Proper fee (1) (2) (3) Rs. Rs. t£ Rs. P. 95 100 11-00 100 110 12-95no 120 14-85 120 130 16-80 130 140 18-70 140 150 20-55 150 160 21-95 160 170 23-30 170 180 24-60 180 190 25-90 190 200 27-25 200 210 28-55 210 220 29-90 220 230 31-20 230 240 32-50 240 250 33-85 250 260 35-15 260 270 36-50 270 280 37-80 280 290 39-15 290 300 40-45 300 310 41-75 310 820 43-10 320 330 44-40 330 340 45-75 340 350 47-05 350 360 48-35 360 370 49-0 370 380 51-00 380 390 52-35 390 400 53-65 400 410 54-95 410 420 56-30 420 430 57-60 430 440 58-95 440 450 60 25 450 460 61-55 460 470 62-90 470 480 64-20 480 490 65-55 490 500 66-85 500 510 68-15 510 520 69-50 520 530 70-80 530 540 72-15 540 550 73-45 550 560 74-75 560 . 570 76-10 When the amount or valae of the suhject Matter exceeds (1) R s. 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700 710 720 730 740 750 760 770 780 790 800 ilO 820 830 840 850 860 870 880 890 900 910 920 930 940 82 But does not Proper f®e exceed («) (3) Rs» Rs. P. 580 77-40 590 78-75 600 80-05 610 81-15 620 82’70 630 84-00 640 85-35 650 86-65 660 87-95 670 89-30 680 90-60 690 91-95 700 93-25 710 94-55 720 95-90 730 97-20 740 98-55 750 99-8.5 760 101-15 770 102-50 780 103-80 790 1C5-15 800 106-45 810 107-75 820 109-10 830 110-40 840 111-75 850 113-05 860 114-35 870 115-70 £ 880 117-00 890 118-35 900 119-65 910 120-95 920 122-30 930 123*60 940 124-95 950 126-25 83 (2) Number (1) Proper fee (3) 5. Plaint or me-" morandum of ap­ peal to a suit to establish or dis­ prove a right of occupancy. 6. Bail-bond or other instrument obligation given in a pursuance of an order made by a Court or Magis­ trate under any section of the | Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, or the Code of Civil Procedure, i 1908 and not I otherwise provi- ] ded for by this I Act. 7. Undertaking under section 49 of the Indian Di- i vorce Act, 1869. J 8 .......... 9.......... Act V of 1898. Act V of 18#*. One rupee and ten paise. Act IV of 1809. 10. Mukhtarnama or Vakalatnama. When presented for the conduct of any one case— (a) to any Civil or C ri­ minal Court other than One rupee and ten paise. a High Court, or to any Revenue Court, or to any Collector or Ma­ gistrate, or other Exe­ cutive Officer except such as are mentioned in clauses (b) and (c) of this Number ; (b) to a Commissioner of Revenue, Circuit or Customs or to any officer charged with the Executive Admi­ nistration of a Division, not being the Chief Revenue or Executive Authority ; Two rupees Act IV of 1939. and seventy- five paise. 84 Number (1) Proper fee (2) (3) (c) to a High Court, Chief Five rupees Commissioner, Board and fifty of Revenue, or other paise. Chief Controling Reve­ nue or Executive Au­ thority, oran appellate Authority prescribed under the Motor Vehi­ cles Act, 1939 or to an Appellate Authority prescribed under the Assam Sales Tax Act, 1947. Act IV of 1939- £. Assam Act XVII of 1947. 11. Memorandum of appeal when the appeal is not from a decree or an order having the force of a decree, and is presented. (a) to any Civil Court other than a High Court, or to any Re­ venue Court or Exe­ cutive Officer other than the High Court or Chief Controlling Revenue or Execu­ tive Authority except an authority specified in clause (b) ; Three rupees and thirty paise. T (b) to an Excise Appellate Sixteen rupees Authority under Rule a n d fifty 340 of the Assam Ex- paise. cise Rules ; (c) to a High Court or Chief Commissioner or other Chief Con­ trolling Executive or Revenue Authority except an Authority prescribed in clause (b); Eleven rupees. (d) To an Excise Appel- Fifty five ru late Authority under pees. Rule 341 of the As­ sam Excise Rule : (e) to a High Court in miscellaneous reve­ nue matters except (f) below or to an Appelate Authority prescribed under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939; and Sixteen rupees and fifty paise. Number (1) (2) 12. Caveat... 85 Proper fee (3) ( f ) to a High Court in appeal and revision matters arising out of settlement of fishery— (i) When the bid money Sixteen rupees is below ten thousand and fiCty rupees: paise. (ii) When the bid money Twenty-seven is above then thou- rupees and sand rupees but be- fifty paise. low twenty thousand rupees : (iii) When the bid money Thirty-three is) above twenty rupees, thousand rupees. Eleven rupe; s. 13. Application under Act No.10 of 1859, section 26 or Bengal Act No.6 of 1962, section 9, or Bengal Act No.8 of 1869 section 37. Five rupees a n d fifty paise. 14. Petition in a suit under the Na­ tive Converts’ Mar­ riage Dissolution Aet, 1866. Five rupees a n d fifty paise. 17. Plaint or me­ morandum of ap­ peal in each of the following suits:— (i) to alter or set aside”] a summary decision or j order of arty of the Civil I Courts not established by | Letters Patent or of any | Revenue C ourt; Sixteen rupees (ii) to alter or cancel | and fifty paise. any entry in a register of | the names of proprietors | o f revenue-paying | estates ; J / 86 (2) Number (1) Proper fee (3) (iii) to obtain a declara­ tion decree where no consequential relief is prayed ; iv) to set aside an award; Twenty-two rupees. Sixteen rupees a n d fifty paise. (v) to set aside an adop- Twinty—t w o tio n ; rupees. (vi) every other suit where it is not possible to estimate a ta money - value the subject­ matter in dispute, and which is not other-wise provided for by this Act. Sixteen rupees a n d fifty paise. 18.. Application When presented under section 14 or MunsifT’s Qourt. section 20, of the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940, for a direction for filing When presented an award or for an 0 ,he r Court. order for filing an agreement. to a Sixteen rupees a n d fifty paise. to any Fifty-five Act X of 1940 rupees. 19. Agreement in writing stating a question for the opinion of the Court under the Code of Civil Pro­ cedure, 1908. 20. Every petition under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869, except petitions un­ der section 44 of the same Act, and every memorandum of ap­ peal under section 55 of the same Act. Sixteen rupees Act V of 1908. a n d fifty paise. Twenty-t w o Act IV of 1869 , rupees. 21. Plaint or me­ morandum of ap­ peal under the Parsi Marriage a n d Divorce Act, 1865. Twenty-t w o rupees. Act X V of 1865.