The Assam Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1958

ASSAM ACT III OF 1958 .. THE ASSAM COURT-FEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, l )58 (As passed by the Assembly) -·. (Received the assent of the Governor on the 26th March 1958) !Published in the Assam Ga:::.ette, Extraordinary, dated the 28th March 1958] An Act further to amend the Court-fees Act, 1870 (Act VII of 1870) in its application to Assam Preamble.-Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Court-fees Act, 1870 (Act VII of 1870), hereinafter called the Principal Act, in its application to Assam, in the manner hereinafter appearing ; It is hereby enacted in the Ninth Year of the Republic of India a3 tollows:- 1. Sh()rt title, extent and commencement.-(i) This Act may be called the Assam Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 1958. Iii) It extends to the whole of the State of Assam (iii) It shall come into force with effect from the 1st of April, 1958. 2. Amendinent of Schedule I, Article 1.-For Article l in the fast schedule to the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:- r When the amount or value of the subject Fifty naye matter in dispute does not exceed one paise. I hundred rupees, for every five rupees, or, part thereof, of such amount or value, ! and II I When such amount or value exceeds one One rupee hundred rupees for every ten rupres, or part and seven· thereof, in excess of one hundred rupees ty-five nay e up to one hundred and fifty rupees, paise. II and "I. Plaint, written state-~ When such amount or value exceeds one One rupee ment pleading a set-off or I hundred and fifty rupees, for every ten and twenty counter-claim or memoran- I rupees or part thereof up to one thousand naye paise. dum of appeal (not other- I rupees, wise provided for in this I Act) or, of cross-objection j and presented to any Civil or II Revenue Court except those When such amount or value exceeds one Seven rupees mentioned in section 3. thousand rupees, for every one hundred ar.d fifty j rupees, or part thereof, in excess of one naye pahe. thousar,d rupees, up to seven thousand ,1 five hundred rupees, I and When such amount or value exceeds seven Fifteen '1 I thousand five hundred rupees, for every two rupees. hundred and fifty rupees, or part thereof, l in excess of seven thousand, five hundrrd rupees, up to ten thousand rupees, l and [Price 00·25 N.P. or 5d.1 2 r When such amount or value exceeds ten thou Twenty-~ sand rupees, for every five hundred rupees, rupees an I or part thereof, in excess of ten thousand fifty naye rupees, up to twenty thousand rupees, paise. I I and I ... "I. Plaint, written state~~ When such amount or value exceeds twenty Thirty ment pleading a set-off or thousand rupees, for every one thousand rupees. counter-claim or memoran rupees, or part thereof, in excess of twenty dum of appeal (nol other thousand rupees, upto fifty thousand rupees, wise provided for in this I Act) or, of cross-objection I and presented to any Civil or I Revenue Court except II When such amount or value exceeds fifty Thirty thos~ mentioned in sec- I thousand rupees, for every five thousand seven rupees tion 3. rupees, or part thereof, in excess of fifty thou ar;d fifty sand rupees : nayc paise. Provided that the maximum fee leviable on a I I plaint or memorandum of appeal shall L not exceed ten thousand rupees." 3. Amendment of Schedule I, Article 6.-In the third column in Article 6 of Schedule 1 for the words "eight aonas" opposite clause (a) in the second column the words ' fifty naye paise" shall be substituted. 4. Amenchnent of table of rates of ad valorem fees. -For the table of rates of Ad TJalorem fees leviable on the institution of suits, at the end of Schedulr. 1 to the Principal Act, the table set forth in the Schedule to this Act shall be substituted. - THE SCHEDULE t-e · .. TABLE OF RATES OF AD VALOREM FEES LEVIABLE ON THE INSTITUTION OF SUITS [See SECTION 4 OF THE AssAM CouRT-FEES (AMENDMENT) AcT, 1953] When the amount or value of the But does not Proper fee •u~iect-matter ex:ceed exceeds (1) (2) (3) Rs. Rs. Rs. Np. 5 0.50 5 10 1.00 10 15 1.50 15 20 2.00 20 25 2.50 25 30 3.00 30 35 3.50 35 40 4.00 40 45 4.50 45 50 5.00 e; 50 55 5.50 ,.,- 5'' 60 6.00 .) '\ ~ 3 THE SCHEDULE When the amount or value of the But does not Proper fee subject-matter exceed exceeds ( 1) (2) (3) Rs. Rs. Rs. Np. 60 65 6.50 65 70 '1.00 70 75 7.50 75 80 8.00 80 85 8.50 85 90 9.00 90 95 9.50 95 100 10.00 100 110 11 ·75 110 120 13.50 120 130 15.25 130 140 17.00 140 150 18.75 150 !60 19.95 160 170 21.15 170 180 22.35 ... 180 190 23.55 190 200 24.75 200 210 25.95 210 220 27.15 220 230 28.35 230 240 29.55 240 250 30.75 250 260 31.95 260 270 33.15 270 280 34.35 280 290 35.55 290 300 36.75 300 310 37.95 310 320 39.15 320 330 40.35 330 340 41.55 340 350 42.75 350 360 43.95 360 370 45.15 370 380 46.35 380 390 47.55 390 400 48.75 400 410 49.95 410 420 51.15 420 430 52.35 430 440 53.55 440 450 54•75 450 460 55•95 460 470 57.15 470 480 58•35 -•' " THE SCHEDULF, < When the amount or value of the But does not Pr)per f:e subject-matter exceed exceeds .., - (1) (2) (3) Rs. Rs. Rs. Np. .. 480 490 59•55 490 500 60•75 500 510 61·95 .;10 520 63•15 520 530 64•35 530 540 65•55 540 550 66•75 550 560 67•95 560 570 69·15 570 580 70·35 580 590 71•55 590 600 72•75 600 610 73 95 610 620 75·1~ 620 630 76"35 630 640 77•55 640 650 78·7~ 650 660 79•95 "' 660 670 81·15 670 680 82 35 ..<) 680 690 83·55 690 700 84•75 700 710 85·95 e" 710 720 87-15 720 730 88·35 730 740 89·55 740 750 90·75 750 760 91 ·95 760 770 93•15 770 780 94·35 780 790 95•55 790 800 96·75 800 810 97·95 810 820 . 99· 15 820 830 100·35 830 840 101 •55 840 850 102·75 850 860 103·95 860 870 105•15 870 880 106·35 880 890 107·55 890 900 108•75 900 910 109·95 910 920 111•15 920 930 112·35 ... 930 940 113'55 5 THE SCHEDULE When the amount .. or value of the But does not Proper fee rnbject-mattcr exceed .0 exceeds (I) (2) (3) • -ca Rs. Rs. Rs.Np . 940 950 114·75 950 960 115·95 960 970 117'15 970 980 118•35 980 990 119•55 990 1,000 120·75 1,000 1,100 128·25 1,100 1,200 135·75 1,200 1,300 143•25 1,300 1,400 150•75 1,400 1,500 158•25 1,500 1,600 165-75 1,600 1,700 173•25 1,700 1,800 180•75 i,800 1,900 188•25 1,900 2,000 195·'15 ~... 2,000 2,100 203·25 2,100 2,200 210•75 2,200 2,300 218·25 ~- 2,300 2,400 225·75 r/ 2,400 2,500 233•25 2,500 2,600 240·75 ~o 2,600 2,700 248•25 2,700 2,800 255·75 2,800 2,900 263•25 2,900 3,000 270·75 3,000 3,100 278·25 3,100 3,200 285·75 3,200 3,300 293·25 3,300 3,400 300•75 3,400 3,500 308•25 3,500 3,600 315·75 3,600 3,700 323•25 3,700 3,800 330·75 3,800 3,900 338•25 3,900 4,000 345·75 4,000 4,100 353•25 4,100 4,200 360·75 4,200 4,300 368•25 4,300 4,400 375•75 4,400 4,500 383•25 4,500 4,600 390·75 4,600 4,700 398·25 .. 4,700 4,800 405·75 4,800 4,900 413·25 - 6 THE SCHEDULE - ~ :: When the amount or value of the subject-matter But does not Proper fee exceeds exceed -~ (1) (2) (3) ·- Rs. Rs. Rs. Np. 4,900 5,000 420•75 5,000 5,100 428•25 5,100 5,200 435·75 5,200 5,300 443·25 5,300 5,400 450•75 5,400 5,500 458·25 5,500 5,600 465·75 5,600 5,700 473·25 5,700 5,800 480•75 5,800 5,900 488•25 5,900 6,000 495·75 6,000 6,100 503•25 fl, 100 6;200 510·75 6,200 6,300 518·25 6,300 6,400 525·75 6,400 6,500 533·25 ':.... 6,500 6,600 540·75 6,600 6,700 548·25 6,700 6,800 555·75 '"° 6,800 6,900 563·25 { 7,000 570·75 6,~00 7,000 7,100 578·25 •• 7,100 7,200 585·75 7,200 7,300 593·25 7,300 7,400 600·75 7,400 7,500 608·25 7,500 7,750 623·25 7,750 8,000 638·25 8,000 8,250 653·25 8,250 8,500 668·25 8,500 8,750 683•25 8,750 9,000 698·25 9,000 9,250 713·25 9,250 9,500 728•25 9,500 9,750 743•25 9,750 10,000 758·25 10,000 10,500 780•75 10,500 11,000 803•25 11,000 11,500 825•75 11,500 12,000 848•25 12,000 12,500 870·75 12,500 13,000 893•25 ... 13,000 13,500 915•75 13,500 14,000 938•25 "" ~ 7 -:.. THE SCHEDULE '; When the amount Proper fee .. or value of the But does not subject-matter exceed • exceeds (1) (2) (3) --- Rs. Rs. Rs. Np. 14,000 14,500 960•7!) 14,500 15,000 983•25 15,000 15,500 1,005·75 15,500 16,000 1,028·25 16,000 16,500 1,050•75 16,500 17,000 1,073•25 17,000 17,500 1,095·75 17,500 18,000 1,118•25 18,000 18,500 1,140·75 18,.";00 19,000 1,163·25 19,000 19,500 1,185·75 19,500 20,000 1,208•25 20,000 21,000 1,238•25 21,000 22,000 1,268·25 '""-, \ 22,000 23,000 1,298·25 • 23,000 24,000 1,328•25 24,000 25,000 1,358·25 25,000 26,000 1,388•25 26,000 27,000 1,418•25 -11 27,000 28,000 1,448·25 28,000 29,000 1,478·25 29,000 30,000 1,508•25 ~<> 30,000 31,000 1,538·25 31,000 32,000 1,568•25 32,000 33,000 1,598·25 33,000 34,000 1,628•25 34,000 35,000 1,658•25 35,000 3F,OOO 1,688·25 36,000 37,000 1,718·25 37,000 38,000 1,748·25 38,000 39,000 1,778•25 39,000 40,000 1,808 25 40,000 41,000 1,838·25 41,000 42,000 1,868•25 42,000 43,000 1,898•25 43,000 44,000 1,928•25 44,000 45,000 1,958·25 45,000 46,000 1,988•25 46,000. 47,000 2,018•25 47,000 48,000 2,048"25 48,000 49,000 2,078•25 49,000 50,000 2,108·25 50,000 55,000 2,145·75 55,000 60,000 2,183 25 -,... 60,0GO 65,000 2,220·75 ., -·. 65,000 70,000 ) 2,258'25 8 THE SCHEDULE When the amount or value of the But does not •ubject-rnal1er exceed Proper fee exceeds (I) (2) ( 3) lls. Rs. Rs. Np. 70,000 75,000 2,295·75 75,000 80,000 2,333•25 80,000 85,000 2,370·75 85,000 90,000 2,408 25 90,000 95,000 2,445·75 95,000 1,00,000 2,483 25 1,00,000 1,05,000 2,520·75 1,05,000 1,10,000 2,558•25 1,10,000 1,15,000 2,595·75 1,15,000 1,20,000 2,633·25 1,20,COO 1,25,000 2,670·75 1,25,000 1,30,000 2,708·25 1,30,000 1,35,000 2,745·75 1,35,000 1,40,0CO 2,783·25 1,40,000 1,45.000 2,820•75 - 1,45,000 1,50,000 2~858•25 1,50,000 1,55,000 2,895·75 1,55,000 1,60,000 2,933·25 ,-- 1,60,000 1,65,000 2,970•75 1,65,000 1,70,000 3,008·25 1,70,000 1,75,000 3,045·75 o" 1,75,000 1,80,000 3,083•25 1,80,000 1,85,000 3,120·75 1,85,000 1,90,000 3,158•25 1,90,000 1,95,00C 3,195•75 1,95,000 2,00,000 3,233·25 2,00,000 2,05,000 3,270•75 and the fee increases at the rate of thirty-seven rupees fifty naye paise for every five thousand rupees, or part thereof, up to a maximum fee of ten thousand rupees, for example-- When the amount or value of the But does not subject-matter exceed Proper fee exceeds ~J) (2) (3) R!. Rs. Rs. Np. 3,00,000 3,983•25 .,. 4,1)0,000 4,733•25 5,00,000 5,483•25 6,00,000 6,233·25 ~·- ~ \ When the amount l:Stit does ::w• Proper fee or value of the exceed subject ·matte< exceeds (l) 1.2) (3> Rs. Np. Rs. Rs. 7,00,000 6,983·25 8,00,000 7,733·25 9,00,000 8,483·25 10,00,000 9,233•25 11,00,000 9,983·25 11,05,000 10,020·75 5. Amendment of Schedule II, Article 1.-( 1) In the third column in Article I of Schedule II of the Principal Act, for the words "four annas" opposite clause (a) the words "twenty•five naye paise'' shall be substituted. (2) In the third column in Article I of Schedule II of the Principal Act, (or the words "twelve annas" opposite clause (b) the words "seventy··five uaye paise'' shall be substituted. A G. P. (Leg,) No.2/58-1575-24. . 4-1958. .~