THE BIHAR COURT-FEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1939
(Bihar Act 17 of 1939)
For Statement of Objects and Reasons see the Bihar Gazette, 1939, Part V. p. 356.
Governor's assent published in the Bihar Gazette of the 22nd November, 1939
An Act to amend the Court-Fees Act, 1870, in its application to Bihar
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Court-Fees Act, 1870, in its application to the [State] of Bihar in the manner hereinafter appearing;
It is hereby enacted as follows :-
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Bihar Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1939.
(2) It extends to the whole of the [State] of Bihar.
(3) It shall [come into force on such date] as the [State] Government may by notification in the official Gazette appoint.
2. Amendment of Schedule I of Act 7 of 1870. - In Schedule I of the Court Fees Act, 1870-
(a) After the entries in the second column against Article I, the following proviso shall be added, namely :-
"Provided that the maximum fee leviable on a plaint or memorandum of appeal shall be ten thousand rupees"; and
(b) In the Table of rates of ad valorem fees leviable on the institution of suits, for the portion beginning with the words "for example" and ending with the figures "9,680", the following shall be substituted, namely :-
"Subject to a maximum of ten thousand rupees, for example-
When the amount or value of the subject matter exceeds- But does not exceed- Proper fee.
300000 305000 3,660 0 0
400000 405000 4,410 0 0
500000 505000 5,860 0 0
600000 605000 5,910 0 0
700000 705000 6,660 0 0
800000 805000 7,410 0 0
900000 905000 8,160 0 0
1000000 1005000 8,910 0 0
1100000 1105000 9,660 0 0
1145000 1150000 9,997 0 0
and for all amounts and values exceeding Rs. 11,50,000 the Court-Fees is Rs. 10,000".
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