The Assam Court Fees (Amendment) Act, 1950
**ASSAM ACT VIII of 1950**

*THE ASSAM COURT-FEES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1950

(Passed by the Assembly)

[Published in the “Assam Gazette, Extraordinary”, dated the 30th March 1950]

**An**

**Act**

**to amend the Court-Fees Act, 1870, with reference to the scale of court-fees**

**in Assam**

Whereas it is necessary to increase temporarily the revenues of Assam and |

for that purpose to amend the Court-fees Act, 1870 (VII of 1870), hereinafter -T
called the principal Act in its application to Assam, in the manner hereinafter®
appearing ;

It is hereby enacted as follows :—

1. **Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be** called the

Assam Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 1950.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of April, 1950 and shall I

remain in force for a period of five years.

2. **Amendment of section 18 of Act VII of 1870.—In section** 18 of the

principal Act, for the words “a fee of eight annas” the words “;a fee of one

rupee” shall be substituted.

3. **Amendment of section 19.—Item (ix) in section 19 of the principal** Act ’

shall be deleted.

4. **Amendment of Schedule I, Article** 1.—For Article 1 in the first schedule

to the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:—

p f When the amount or value, of th e subject-matter When the am Six annas.

“ 1. Plaint, written state­:- | in dispute doess not exceed seventy-five rupees, for

ment pleading a set off or every five rupees or part thereof of such amount or
counter claim or memoran­ value,
dum of appeal (not otherwise
provided for in this Act) or of and
cross-objection presented to
any Civil or Revenue Court when such amount or value exceeds seventy-five Eight annas/:
section 3.except those mentioned in rupees, for every five rupees or part thereof, in excess of seventy-five rupees, up to one hundred rupees,             - ,             - ■ vgIg!

and

when such amount or value exceeds one hundred One rupee !

rupees for every ten rupees, or part thereof, in excess ten annas.
of one hundred rupees up to one hundred and fifty
rupees,

when such amount or value exceeds one hundred One rupee-

and fifty rupees, for every ten rupees or part thereof two annas. (
up to one thousand rupees,

and

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*For statement of Objects and Reasons _see “Assam Gazette”, 1950, Part Vt'i_

**page 47.** **3**

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f when such amount or value exceeds one thousand Seven

rupees, for every one hundred rupees, or part thereof; rupees
in excess of one thousand rupees, up to seven thousand eight annas.
five hundred rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds seven thousand Fifteen

| five hundred rupees, for every two hundred and fifty rupees.

rupees, or part thereof, in excess of seven thousand five

hundred rupees, up to ten thousand rupees,

and

j when such amount or value exceeds ten thousand Twenty­

rupees, for every five hundred rupees, or part thereof, two rupees

1. Plaint , etc.. . in excess of ten thousand rupees, up to twenty thou- eight

I sand rupees, annas.

I and

| when such amount or value exceeds twenty thou- Thirty

] sand rupees, for every one thousand rupees, or part rupees.

1 thereof, in excess of twenty thousand rupees, up to

j fifty thousand rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand Thirty­

rupees, for every five thousand rupees, or part thereof, seven rupees
in excess of fifty thousand rupees: eight

annas.

j Provided that the maximum fee leviable on a plaint

| or memorandum of appeal shall be ten thousand

I rupees.”

5. **Amendment of Schedule J, Article 6.—In the third column in Article 6**

in the same schedule to the principal Act,—

(a) for the words “Four annas”, opposite clause (a) in the second column,

the words “Eight annas” shall be substituted ; and

(b) for the words “Eight annas” opposite the first item in clause (b) in

the second column, the words “One rupee” shall be substituted, and
for the words “One rupee” opposite the second item in that clause,
the words “Two rupees” shall be substituted.

6. **Amendment of Schedule I, Article** 7.—In the third column in Article 7

in the same schedule to the principal Act,—

(a) for the words “Eight annas” opposite clause (a) in the second column,

the words “One rupee” shall be substituted ; and

(b) for the words “One rupee” opposite clause (b) in the second column,

the words “Two rupees” shall be substituted ; and

(c) for the words “Four rupees” opposite the last entry in the second

column, the words “Five rupees” shall be substituted.

7. **Amendment of Schedule 1, Article 8.** -In Article 8 of the first schedule

to the principal Act, for the figures “1879” in the first column, the figures
“1899” shall be substituted.


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8. **Amendment of Schedule I, Article 11.—In Article 11 in the same sche­**

dule to the principal Act,—

(i) for the entries above the proviso in the second column and for the

entries in the third column, the following shall be substituted,
namely :—

“When the amount or value of the Two per centum.

property in respect of which the grant of
probate or letters is made exceeds one
thousand rupees, on such amount or value
up to ten thousand rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds Three per centum.

ten thousand rupees, on the portion of such

amount or value which is in excess of ten
thousand rupees, up to fifty thousand
rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds Four per centum.

fifty thousand rupees, on the portion of
such amount or value which is in excess
of fifty thousand rupees, up to a lakh of
rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds a Five per centum.

lakh of rupees on the portion of such
amount or value which is in excess of a
lakh of rupees up to two lakhs and fifty
thousand rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds Five and a half per centum.

two lakhs and fifty thousand rupees, on
the portion of such amount or value which
is in excess of two lakhs and fifty thousand
rupees up to three lakhs of rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds Six per centum.

three lakhs **of** rupees, on the portion of
such amount or value which is in excess of
three lakhs of rupees up to four lakhs of
rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds Six and half per centum.

four lakhs of rupees, on the portion of such
amount or value which is in excess of four
lakhs of rupees up to five lakhs of rupees,

and

when such amount or value exceeds Seven per centum.”

five lakhs of rupees, on the portion of such
amount or value which is in excess of five
lakhs of rupees.

(2) In the proviso for the words and figures “the Succession Certificate Act,

1889” the words and figures “the Indian Succession Act, 1925” shall be substi­

tuted.


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9. Substitution in Schedule I of new Article 12.—
For Article 12 of the first schedule to the principal Act the following article

shall be substituted, namely:—

“ 12. Certificate under Whene the amount or Two per centum on the first ten thousand

the Indian Succession Act, value of any debt or secu- rupees, three per centum on the next

1925. rity specified in the forty thousand rupees, four per centum

certificate under section on the next fifty thousand rupees, five
374 of the Act ex­ per centum on the next one lakh and

ceeds one thousand fifty thousand rupees, five and a half

rupees, per centum on the next fiftyt housand

rupees, six per centum on the next one
lakh of rupees, six and a half per centum
on the next one lakh of rupees,

and

seven per centum on the remainder

and such amount or value.

In respect of such portion of the aggre­

when the aggregate amount gate amount or value as consists of the

or value of any debts or amount or value of debts or securities

securities specified in the so specified, the fee hereinbefore pro­

certificate and of any vided in that behalf in this article,
debts or securities to

which the certificate has and
been extended under

section 376 of the Act three per centum on such portion of
exceeds one thousand the first ten thousand rupees, four and

rupees. a half per centum on such portion of the

next forty thousand rupees, six per cen­
tum on such portion of the next fifty
thousand rupees, seven and a half per
centum on such portion of the next one
lakh and fifty thousand rupees, eight

and a quarter per centum on such portion
of the next fifty thousand rupees, nine
per centum on such portion of the next
one lakh of rupees, nine and three-
quarters per centum on such portion
of the next one lakh of rupees,

and

ten and a half per centum on such

portion of the remainder of such aggre­
gate amount or value as consists of the
amount or value of debts or securities
to which the certificate has been extended.

_Note.— (1) The amount of a debt is its amount,_

including interest on the day on which
the inclusion of the debt in the certificate
is applied for so far as such amount, can
be ascertained.

(2) Whether or not any power with respect

to a security specified in a certificate has
been conferred under the Act and where
such a power has been so conferred, whether
the power is for the receiving of interest
or dividends on, or for the negotiation

or transfer of the security, or for both

purposes, the value of the security is

its market value on the day on which

the inclusion of the security in the certifi­

cate is applied for, so far as such value

can be ascertained.”


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**10.** **Amendment of table of rates of** _ad valorem fees.—For the table of rates_

**of** _ad valorem fees leviable on the institution of suits, at the end of the same_
schedule to the principal Act, the table set forth in the Schedule to this Act shall
be substituted.

11. **Amendment of Schedule II, Article 1, clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) and**

**insertion of a new clause (e).—In Article 1 in the second schedule to the principal;**

Act—

(a) the second entry in the second column in clause (a) shall be deleted, j
(b) After clause (a) the following new clause in the second column and i

entry in the third column shall be added, namely—
“(a) (a)—When presented to a Regional Transport Authority or State

Transport Authority containing prayer for permits for Contract
Carriage, Stage Carriage, Private Carrier or Public Carrier or
when presented to any officer containing prayer for registration;
as a dealer under the provisions of the Assam Sales Tax Act,

1947................... Five rupees.”

(c) in clause (a) after the words “Municipal Commissioner” in the third :

entry in the second column the words “or member of a Local Board”I
shall be inserted ;

(d) (i) for the words “One anna” opposite clause (a) in the second:

column, the words “Four annas” shall be substituted ;

(ii) for the words “Eight annas” opposite clause (b) in the second column =

the following shall be substituted, namely—

“In the case of a complaint or charge of an offence presented to a

criminal court or in the case of an application or petition pre-1

sented to any officer of land revenue by any person holding?
temporarily settled land under direct engagement with Govern- j
ment, and when the subject-matter of the application or petition
relates exclusively to such engagement one rupee and in other
cases twelve annas ; ”

(iii) for the words “One rupee” opposite clause (c) in the second column, 1

the words “Two rupees” shall be substituted.

(c) in the second column in clause (b), the following shall be added, |

namely:—
“or when presented to a collector or other officer making a settlement

of land revenue, or to a Board of Revenue, or a Commissioner of
Revenue, relating to matters connected with the assessment of
land or the ascertainment of rights thereto or interest therein,
if presented previous to the final confirmation of such settle- ■

ments ;

or when presented to any officer of land revenue by any person hold­

ing temporarily settled land under direct engagement with '

Government, and when the subject matter of the application or J

petition relates exclusively to such engagement; ”

(f) for the words “Two rupees” opposite clause (d) in the second column, j

the words “Four rupees” shall be substituted.

(g) after clause (d) the following new clause in the second column and

entry in the third column shall be added, namely :—
(e) when presented to any officer containing prayer for settlement of ;

fishery, ferry, forest produce, forest mahals, elephant mahals, or :
an offer giving terms for acceptance of Government for any |

construction or an application for a permit or license to deal in
controlled commodities...................Five rupees.


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12. **Amendment of Schedule II, Article 10.—In Article 10 in the same**

| schedule to the principal Act,—
I

(1) for the words “Eight annas”, opposite clause (a) in the second column,

the words “One rupee” shall be substituted ; and

(2) for the words “One rupee”, opposite clause (b) in the second column,

the words “Two rupees” shall be substituted.

(3) at the end of clause (c) in the second column after putting a comma

after the words “Executive Authority”, the following shall be added,
namely—
“to an appellate authority prescribed under the Motor Vehicles Act,

1939 or to an appellate authority prescribed under the Assam

Sales Tax Act, 1947.

(4) for the words “Two rupees” opposite clause (c) in the second column,

the words “Four rupees” shall be substituted.
I

13. **Amendment of Schedule II, Article 11.—In Article 11 in the same**

schedule to the principal Act,—

(a) for the words “Eight annas” opposite clause (a) in the second column,

the words “Two rupees” shall be substituted.

(b) for the words “Two rupees” opposite clause (b) in the second column,

the words “Five rupees” shall be substituted.

(c) add the following as new clauses in the second column and entries in

the third column—

“(c) to a High Court in miscellaneous revenue matters except

[ (d) below ] or to an appellate authority prescribed under the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 or to an appellate authority pres­
cribed under the Assam Sales Tax Act, 1947...............Ten rupees;

and

(d) to a High Court in appeal and revision matters arising out of settle­

ment of fisheries ;

(i) when bid money is below ten thousand rupees...Ten rupees.

(ii) when bid money is above ten thousand rupees but below twenty

thousand rupees...Fifteen rupees.

(iii) when bid money is above twenty thousand rupees—Twenty

rupees”.

14. **Amendment of Schedule II, Article 12.—For the words “Five rupees”**

in the third column opposite Article 12 in the Second Schedule to the principal
Act, the words “Ten rupees” shall be substituted.

15. **Amendment of Schedule II, Article 17.—(1) The words “Ten rupees”**

in the third column opposite Article 17 in the same schedule to the principal
Act and the bracket opposite that article in the second column in the
same schedule shall be omitted.

(2) In the third column in the said article,—

(a) opposite entries (i), (ii), (iv) and (vi) the words “Fifteen rupees”

shall be inserted ; and

(b) opposite entry (iii) and (v) the words “Twenty rupees” shall be

inserted.


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16. **Amendment of Schedule II, Article 18.** -In Article 18 of the

Schedule to the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely

17. **Exemption of certain probates, letters of administration and**

Nothing in this Act shall apply to any probate, letters of administration or
tificate in respect of which the fee payable under the law for the time
in force has been paid prior to the commencement of this Act but which
not issued.

**THE SCHEDULE**

TABLE OF RATES OF _AD VALOREM FEES LEVIABLE ON THE INS* |_

TITUTION OF SUITS

**_[See_** Section 10 of the Assam Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 1950]

When the amount

or value of the But does not Proper fee

subject-matter exceed—

exceeds—

(1) (2) (3)

Rs. Rs. Rs. a.

5 0 6

5 10 0 12

10 15 1 2 **. 31**

15 20 1 8

20 25 1 14

25 30 2 4

30 35 2 10

35 40 3 0

40 45 3 6

45 50 3 12

50 55 4 2

55 60 4 8

60 65 4 14

65 70 5 4

70 75 5 10

75 80 6 2

80 85 6 10

85 90 7 2

90 95 7 10

95 100 8 2 **' '"y**

100 110 9 12

110 120 11 6 **1**

120 130 13 0

130 140 14 10

140 150 16 4

150 160 17 6

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**(THE SCHEDULE)**

When the amount

or value of the But does not Proper fe

subject-matter exceed—
exceeds—

(1) (2) (3)

Rs. Rs. Rs. a.

160 170 18 8

170 180 19 10

180 190 20 12

190 200 21 14

200 210 23 0

210 220 24 2

220 230 25 4

230 240 26 6

240 250 27 8

250 260 28 10

260 270 29 12

270 280 30 14

280 290 32 0

290 300 33 2

300 310 34 4

310 320 35 6

320 330 36 8

330 340 37 10

340 350 38 12

350 360 39 14

360 370 41 0

370 380 42 2

380 390 43 4

390 400 44 6

400 410 45 8

410 420 46 10

420 430 47 12

430 440 48 14

440 450 50 0

450 460 51 2

460 470 52 4

470 480 53 6

480 490 54 8

490 500 55 10

500 510 56 12

510 520 57 14

520 530 59 0

530 540 60 2

540 550 61 4

550 560 62 _6_

560 570 63 8

570 580 64 10

580 590 65 12

590 600 66 14

600 610 68 0

610 620 69 2


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**(THE SCHEDULE)**

When the amount

or value of the But does not Proper fee
subject-matter excee d—

exceeds—

(2) (3)

(1)

Rs. Rs. Rs. a.

620 630 70 4
630 640 71 6
640 650 72 8
650 660 73 10
660 670 74 12
670 680 75 14
680 690 77 0
690 700 78 2
700 710 79 4
710 720 80 6
720 730 81 8
730 740 82 10
740 750 83 12
750 760 84 14
760 770 86 0
770 780 87 2
780 790 88 4
790 800 89 6
800 810 90 8
810 820 91 10
820 830 92 12
830 840 93 14
840 850 95 0
850 860 96 2
860 870 97 4
870 880 98 6
880 890 99 8
890 900 100 10
900 910 101 12
910 920 102 14
920 930 104 0
930 940 105 2
940 950 106 4
950 960 107 6
960 970 108 8
970 980 109 10
980 990 110 12
990 1,000 111 14

1,000 1,100 119 6
1,100 1,200 126 14
1,200 1,300 134 6
1,300 1,400 141 14
1,400 1,500 149 6
1,500 1,600 156 14
1,600 1,700 164 6
1,700 1,800 191 14


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**(THE SCHEDULE)**

When the amount

value of the But does not Proper fee

subject-matter exceed—
exceeds—

(1) (2) (3)

Rs. Rs. Rs. a.

1,800 1,900 179 6

1,900 2,000 186 14

2,000 2,100 194 6

2,100 2,200 201 14

2,200 2,300 209 6

2,300 2,400 216 14

2,400 2,500 224 6

2,500 2,600 231 14

2,600 2,700 239 6

2,700 2,800 246 14

2,800 2,900 254 6

2,900 3,000 261 14

3,000 3,100 269 6

3,100 3,200 276 14

3,200 3,300 234 6

3,300 3,400 291 14

3,400 3,500 299 6

3,500 3,600 306 14

3,600 3,700 314 6

3,700 3,800 321 14

3,800 3,900 329 6

3,900 4,000 336 14

4,000 4,100 344 6

4,100 4,200 351 14

4,200 4,300 359 6

4,300 4,400 366 14

4,400 4,500 374 6

4,500 4,600 381 14

4,600 4,700 389 6

4,700 4,800 396 14

4,800 4,900 404 6

4,900 5,000 411 14

5,000 5,100 419 6

5,100 5,200 426 14

5,200 5,300 434 6

5,300 5,400 441 14

5,400 5,500 449 6

5,500 5,600 456 14

5,600 5,700 464 6

5,700 5,800 471 14

5,800 5,900 479 6

5,900 6,000 486 14

6,000 6,100 494 6

6,100 6,200 501 14

6,200 6,300 509 6


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**(THE SCHEDULE)**

When the amount

or value of the But does not Proper fee

subject-matter exceed—

exceeds—

(1) (2) (3)

Rs. Rs. Rs. a.

6,300 6,400 516 14

6,400 6,500 524 6

6,500 6,600 531 14

6,600 6,700 539 6

6,700 6,800 546 14

6,800 6,900 554 6

6,900 7,000 561 14

7,000 7,100 569 6

7,100 7,200 576 14

7,200 7,300 584 6

7,300 7,400 591 14

7,400 7,500 599 6

7,500 7,750 614 6

7,750 8000, 629 6

8,000 8,250 644 6

8,250 8,500 659 6

8,500 8,750 674 6

8,750 9,000 689 6

9,000 9,250 704 6

9,250 9,500 719 6

9,500 9,750 734 6

9,750 10,000 749 6

10,000 10,500 771 14

10,500 11,000 794 6

11,000 11,500 816 14

11,500 12,000 839 6

12,000 12,500 861 14

12,500 13,000 884 6

13,000 13,500 906 14

13,500 14,000 929 6

14,000 14,500 951 14

14,500 15,000 974 6

15,000 15,500 996 14

15,500 16,000 1,019 6

16,000 16,500 1,041 14

16,500 17,000 1,064 6

17,000 17,500 1,086 14

17,500 18,000 1,109 6

18,000 18,500 1,131 14

18,500 19,000 1,154 6

19,000 19,500 1,176 14

19,500 20,000 1,199 6

20,000 21,000 1,229 6

21,000 22,000 1,259 6

22,000 23,000 1,289 6


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**(THE SCHEDULE)**

When the amount

or value of the But does not

subject-matter exceed— Proper fee

exceeds—

(1) (2) 0 )

Rs. Rs. Rs. a.

23,000 24,000 1,319 6
24,000 25,000 1,349 6
25,000 26,000 1,379 6
26,000 27,000 1,409 6
27,000 28,000 1,439 6
28,000 29,000 1,469 6
29,000 30,000 1,499 6
30,000 31,000 1,529 6
31,000 32,000 1,559 6
32,000 33,000 1,589 6

33,000 34,000 1,619 6
34,000 35,000 1,649 6
35,000 36,000 1,679 6
36,000 37,000 1,709 6
37,000 38,000 1,739 6
38,000 39,000 1,769 6
39,000 40,000 1,799 6
40,000 41,000 1,829 6
41,000 42,000 1,859 6
42,000 43,000 1,889 6
43,000 44,000 1,919 6
44,000 45,000 1,949 6
45,000 46,000 1,979 6
46,000 47,000 2,009 6
47,000 48,000 2,039 6
48,000 49,000 2,069 6
49,000 50,000 2,099 6
50,000 55,000 2,136 14
55,000 60,000 2,174 6
60,000 65,000 2,211 14
65,000 70,000 2,249 6
70,000 75,000 2,286 14
75,000 80,000 2,324 6
80,000 85,000 2,361 14
85,000 90,000 2,399 6
90,000 95,000 2,436 14
95,000 1,00,000 2,474 6

1,00,000 1,05,000 2,511 14
1,05,000 1,10,000 2,549 6
1,10,000 1,15,000 2,586 1

1,15,000 1,20,000 2,624 6
1,20,000 1,25,000 2,661 14
1,25,000 1,30,000 2,699 6


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**(THE SHEDULE)**

When the amount

or value of the But does not

subject-matter exceed— Proper fee

exceeds—

(1) (2)

Rs. Rs.

1,30,000 1,35,000 2,736
1,35,000 1,40,000 2,774
1,40,000 1,45,000 2,811
1,45,000 1,50,000 2,849
1,50,000 1,55,000 2,886
1,55,000 1,60,000 2,924
1,60,000 1,65,000 2,961
1,65,000 1,70,000 2,999
1,70,000 1,75,000 3,036
1,75,000 1,80,000 3,074
1,80,000 1,85,000 3,111
1,85,000 1,90,000 3,149
1,90,000 1,95,000 3,186
1,95,000 2,00,000 3,224

2,00,000 2,05,000 3,261

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and the fee increases at the rate of thirty-seven rupees eight annas for every five
thousand rupees, or part thereof, up to a maximum fee of ten thousand rupees, t(

b

for example—

j d

P

Rs. Rs. Rs. a.

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3,00,000 3,974 6

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4,00,000 4,724 6

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5,00,000 5,474 6

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w
6,00,000 6,224 6

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7,00,000 6,974 6 .-hi

8,00,000 7,724 6

9,00,000 8,474 6

10,00,000 9,224 6

11,00,000 9,974 6 .-■fl

11,05,000 10,000 0


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