WBCF ActWest Bengal1970
The West Bengal Court-Fees Act, 1970
Act No. 10 of 1970
- Sections
- 50
- Chapters
- 7
- Classified offences
- 1
Contents
IPreliminary§ 1–22 sections
IIFees payable in Courts and in Public Offices§ 3–64 sections
IIIComputation of fees§ 7–2317 sections
- 7Computation of fees payable in certain suits
- 8Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation
- 9Statement of particulars of subject-matter of suits and plaintiffs valuation thereof
- 10Procedure where insufficient court-fee is filed on plaint or memorandum of appeal
- 11Inquiry as to valuation of suits
- 12Investigation to ascertain proper valuation
- 13Power of persons making inquiry under sections 11 and 12
- 14Costs of inquiry as to valuation and refund of excess fee
- 15Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount found due exceeds amount claimed
- 16Decision of questions as to valuation
- 17Recovery of deficit court-fee in certain cases
- 18Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal
- 19Refund fee on application for review of judgment
- 20Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake
- 21Multifarious suits
- 22Written examinations of complainants
- 23Exemption of certain documents
IVProbates, letters of administration and certificates of administration§ 24–3411 sections
- 24Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid
- 25Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate
- 26Relief in case of several grants
- 27Probates declared valid as to property though not covered by court-fee
- 28Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates etc
- 29Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 28
- 30Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of under-payment
- 31Notice of application for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue-authority and procedure thereon
- 32Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration
- 33Recovery of penalties, etc
- 34Section 42 not to apply to probates or letters of administration