The Court Fees (Assam Amendment) Act, 1972
A5SAM ACT XXVIII OF 1972

COURT FEES (ASSAM AMEN DMENT) ACT, 1972

(Receivrd the assent of the Governor on the 8th December 1972)

fPubli ihed in the _Assam Gazette,_ Extraordin ary, dated the 13th December
1972]

An

Act

###### further to amend the Court Fees Act. 1870 ia its

application to Assam                      -

Preamble. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Act VII of

Court- Fees Act, 1870, hereinafcer called the princi- 1870.
pal Act, in its ap plication to Assam, in the manner
hereinafter appearing.

###### It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-third

Year of the R Lpublic of India as follows:-

Short title, extent

and comaence- I. ( I) This Act may be called the Court

ment. Fees (Assam Amendment) Act, 1!:!72.


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(2) It e:x:tends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force on sw~h

date as the State Government may, by noti-
fication in the official Gazette, appoint.

An•ensment of 2. In Schedule I to the principal Act,-

Schedule I of Act

VII of 1870.
(1) for Article 1, the following shall

be substituted) namely:-

Number Proper fee

(1 ) (2) (3)

"l. Plaint, written When the amount or Fifty-five pai-

~tate ment, pl:ad- value of the subject matter se .

. m g a set-ofl or . d" d t d
counter-claim, or Jn l>pute oes no excee

memorandum of one hundred rupees, for

a~peal (no! other- every five rupees, or, part
wise provided for th ereof of such amount or
in this Act) or, of 1            -            -
cross-objection pre- va ue '
sented to any Civil

Revenue Court ex- and
cept those mentio-
ned in section 3.

When su~h amount or One rupee

value exceeds one hundred and ni nety-
rupees, for every ten rupees five paise.
or part thereof, in excess
of one hundred rupees up-
to one hundred and fifty
rupees;

and

When such amount or One rupee

value exceeds one hundred and forty
and fifty rupees, for every paise.
ten rupees, or part thereof
upto one thousand rupees;

and

When such amount . or Eight rupees

value exceeds one t;housand 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 Sixteen rupees
value exceeds seven thou- and fifty
sand five hundred rupees, paise.


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Proper fee

(1) (2) (3)

for every two hundred and
fifty rupees, or part thereof,
in excess of seven thousand

five hundred rupees upto
ten thousand rupees;

and

When such amount or Twenty--four

val ue exceeds ten thousand rupees and
rupees, for every five hund- seventy-five
red rupees, or part thereof paise.

in excess of ten thousand
rupees upto twenty thou-
sand rupees ;

and

When such amount or Thirty--three

value exceeds twen ty thou- rupees .

sand rupees, for every one
thousand rupees, or part
thereof in excess of twenty
thousand rupees upto fifty
thousand rupees ;

and

When such amo unt or Forty-one ru-
value exceeds fifty thousand pees and
rupees, for every five thou- twentv--five

sand rupees, or part ther eof paise.
in excer ss of fifty thousand
rupees:

Provided that waximum

fee leviable on a plaint or

memorandum of appeal

shall not exceed eleven
thousand rupees "

(2) for articles 6, 7, _8_ and

9 the following shall be sub-
stituted, namely:-

"6. Copy or trans- When such judgement or

lation of a judge- order is passed by any

m~nt or order i;iot Civil Court other than
bemg, or havmg H' h C b h
the Jorce of a de- ig ourt, or y t e
cree. Presiding Officer of any


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Proper fee

Number

(1) (2) (3)

Revenue Court or Office
or by any other Judicial
or Executive Authority: -

(a) If the amount or One rui;ee

v<1lue of the sub.JeCt and ten pa1~
matter is fifty or less se.
than fifty rupees.

(b) If such amount or Two rupees
val6e exceeds fifty and twenty

rupees. paise.

(c) Whrns                       - chjudgement Four rupees

or order is passed by and forty
a High Court. paise.

7. Copy of a de- When such decree or order

c~ee or order ha- is mad e by any Civil Court
vmg the force of a .
decree. other than a High Court,
or by any Revenue Cuurt-

(a) If the amount 01 Two rupees

value of the subject and twenty
matter of the suit paise.
wherein such decree
or order i'> made is
fifty or less than fifty
rupees.

_)_ (b) lf value such exceeds [amount ]fifty [or ] Three and rupees thirty

rupees. paise.

(c) [When ] [such ][decree ] [or ] Eight rupees

order lS made by and twenty-

High Court. five paise.

8. Copy of any (a) [When ][the ][Stamp-dory ] The amount Act 11 of 1899.

document liable to chargeable on the of the duty
Stam p-duty under original does not ch.uge~ble
the Act, Indian !899 when Stamp left exceed one rupee. on the ori·
by an) party to a ginal.
suit or proceeding
in place of the ori-
ginal withdrawn.

(b) In any oth\ r case One rupee

and twenty
paise."


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Number Proper _fee_

( !) (2) (3)

9. Copy of any For every three One rupee

tevcnue or judicial hundred sixty words and twenty
proceeding or or der
not othcrwi'e pro- or fraction of three paise.
vided for by this hundred and sixty
Ac t, or copy of any words.
ac-cou nt, statement,
repo rt or the like,
taken out of any
<iivil or Criminal or
Revenue l'ourt or
office or from the
office of any Chief
Officer charged

with the executive
administration of

Division .

(3) the tabl e of rates of _Ad_ _valorem_ fees leviable on the institution

of suits a t; the end ~hall be substituted by the following: -

###### THE SCHEDULE

**Table** **of** **Rates** **of** _Ad_ _valorem_ **Fees** **Leviable** **on** **the** **Institution. of**

**Suits**

When th e amount or But does not P coper fee
va lue of the subject exceed

matte r exceeds

(1) (2) (3)

Rs. Rs. Rs. P.

###### " [" ] 5 ·55

5 lO **l · 10**

10 15 l ·65

15 20 2·20

20 25 2·7,:,

25 30 3·30

30 35 3·85

35 40 4·40

40 45 4·95

45 50 5·50

~o 5S 6·05

55 60 6·60

60 65 7•15

65 70 7·70

70 75 8·25

75 80 8·80

80 85 9·3S

85 90 9·90

90 95 10·45


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When the amount or

value of.the su~ect exceed
matter excee s

(I) (2 ) (3)

Rs. Rs. Rs. P.

95 100 l l·OO

100 110 12·95

110 120 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 27·21

200 210 28·55

210 220 29·90

220 230 31 ·20

230 240 32•50

240 250 33•85

35•15
250 260

260 270 36·50

270 280 37·80

280 290 39·15

290 308 40·45

300 310 41 •15

310 S20 43·10

320 330 44·40

330 340 45·75

340 350 47·05

350 360 48·35

49.-0
360 370

370 380 51 ·00

380 390 52•35

390 400 . 53·65

400 410 54·95

410 420 56·30

420 430 57·60

58·95
430 440

440 450 6025

61·55
450 460

62·90
460 470

64•20
470 480

65·55
480 490

490 500 66·85

68·15
500 510

6<}·50
510 520

70·80
s20 530

72·15
530 540

73·45
540 550

74·75
550 560

76·10
560 570


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W.hen t.he ameunt or But does not Prope.r fee
valae of the subject exceed

1111atter exceeds

# v

(I ) **_<a>_** (3)

###### Rs. Rs11 Rs. P.

57.0 580 77•40

580 590 78·75

590 600 80·05

600 610 81 ·:55

**610** 620 82·70

620 630 84·00

6JO 640 85·35

###### 640 650 86·6')

ti50 660 87·95

660 670 89•30

670 680 90·60

680 690 91·95

690 700 93·25

700 71 U 94·55

710 720 95•90

###### 7i') 730 97·20

730 740 98·55

74.0 750 99·85

750 760 101·15

760 770 102·50

770 '180 103·80

**7jift** 790 IC5·15

_'790_ 800 106·45

-600 810 107·75

###### tJO 820 109·10

820 830 110·40

1330 840 111 ·75

_8·4'0_ 850 113·05

                 - 50 860 114·35

860 870 115·70

87() 880 117·00

880 89() 118·35 _r_

890 900 119·65

###### 900 910 l20•9S

910 920 122•30

###### 920 930 123•60

930 940 124·95

940 950 126•25


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Number Proper fee

(2) (3)

5. Plaint or me-1
morandum of ap- I

peal to a suit to I
establish or dis- I
prove a right of I
occupancy. I
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6. Bail-bond or ' Act V uf 1898.
other instrument I
obligation given I
in a pursuance of J Act V of **lltl.**
an orcier made by l
a Court or Magis- I

') trate under any }

section of the I One rupee and

Code of Criminal I ten:' paise.

Procedure, 1898,
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or the Code of
Civil Procedure, 1

oth1908 erwise and provi-not I ~ct IV o~ 1<809.
ded for by this I
Act. I

7. Undertaking I

under section 49 I
of the Indian Di- I
vorce Act, 1869. J

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9 .o          - H••

10. Mukhtarnama When presented for the

or Vaka latnama. conduc• of any OR~

###### case-

(a) to any Civil oi; Cri- One rupee and

minal Court other than 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 Two rupees Act IV of 1939.
Revenue, Circuit or and seventy-
Customs or to any five paise.
officer charged with-

the Executive Admi-·
nistration of a Division,

not being the Chief
Revenue or Executive
Authority ;


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Number Proper fee

(1) (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- Act IV of 1939·

cles Act, 1939 or to an
Appellate Authority
prescribed under the
Assam Sales Tax Act,

Assam Act XVII

1947.

of 1947.

11. Memorandum (a) to any Civil Court Three rupees

appeal of appeal i~ when not frthe om other than a High an? thirty
a decree or an order Court, or to any Re- pa1se.
having the force of venue Court or Exe-
a decree, and is cutive Officer other

presented. than the High Court

or Chief Con trolling

Revenue or Execu-

tive Authority except
an authority specified
in clause (b) ;

(b) to an Excise Appellate Sixteen rupees

Authority under Rule and fifty

340 of the Assam Ex- paise.
cise Rules;

(c) to a High Court or Eleven rupees.
Chief Commissioner
or other Chief Con-
trolling Executive or
R evenue Authority

except an Authority
prescribed in clause

(b) ;

(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 Sixteen rupees
miscellaneous reve- and fifty
nue matters except paise.
(f) below or to an
Apptlate Authority
prescribed under the
Motor Vehicles Act,
1939; and


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Number Prnper fee

( I) (2) (3)

_(f)_ to a High Court in
appeal and revision matters
arising out of settlement of

fishery~

(i) ·When the bid mon ey Sixteen rupees

is below ten thousand <>nd fihy
rupees: paise.

(ii) When the bid .money Twenty-seven
is above then thou- rupees and
sand rupees but be- fifty paise.

low twen ty thousand
rupees :

(iii) '"'hen the bid money Thirty-three

is1 above twenty rupees.
thousa nd rupees.

12. C aveat ••• Eleven rupe: s.

13. Application

u nder Act No. I 0 Five rupees

of 1859, section 26 an d fifty
or Bengal Act No.6 paise.
of 1962, section 9,
or Bengal Act No. 8
of 1869 section 37.

14. Pet ition in a Five rupees
suit un der the Na-

tive Conver ts' Mar- an d fifty
riage Dissolu tion paise.
Aet, 1866.

17. Plaint or me-
morandum of ap-
peal in each of the
followi ng suits:-

(i) to alter or set aside!

a summary decision or I
order of any of the Civil l
Courts not established by I
Letters Patent or of any I
Revenue Court ; I

. . }-Sixteen rupees
( 11) to alter or <1:ancel J and fifty paise.
any entry in a register of I
the names of proprietors I
o f revenue-paying I

estates; J


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Number Proper fee

(I) (2) (3)

                   - (iii) to obtain a declara- Twenty-two

tion decree where no rupees.
consequential relief
is prayed ;

iv) to set aside an award; Sixteen rupees

###### and fifty

paise.

(v) to set aside an adop- Tw t~ ty- -t w o

tion; rupees.

(vi) every Oi.her suit where Sixteen rupees
it is not possible to and fifty
estimate at a money- paise.
value the subject-

matter in dispute,
and which is not

other-wise µrovided
for by this Act.

18. App!ication When presented to a Sixteen rupees

und~r sect10n sect10n 20, of 14 the or Munsiff's Court. and fifty
Indian Ar0i,ration paisc.
Act, 1940, for a
direction for filing When presented to any Fifty-five Act X ol I 940.
an award or. for an o•her Court. rupee3.
order for filmg an
agreement.

19. Agreement in Sixteen rupees Act. V of 1908.
writing stating a

a n d fifty

question for .the
opinion of the paise.

Court under the

Code of Civil P ro-
cedure, 1908. Twenty·t w o Act IV of 1869 .

rupees.

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.

21. Plaint or me- Twenty-two Act XV of 1865.

morandum of ap- rupees.
peal under the Parsi
Marriage a n d
Divorce Act, 1865.


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