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

THE COURT FEES (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 1972

**(R eceivjd the assent o f the Governor on the 8th Decem ber 1972)y**

(Published in the _Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 13th December_

1972]

**An**

**Act**

**further to am end the Court Fees Act, 1870 in its**

**application to A ssam**

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

Court-fees Act, 1870, hereinafter called the princi- 18

pal Act, in its application to Assam, in the manner
hereinafter appearing.

It is hereby enacted in the Twenty-third

Year of the Rc public of India as follows:—

Short title, extent

and conuience- 1.(1) This Act may be called the Court

ment. Fees (Assam Amendment) Act, 1972,

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(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.

(3) It shall come into force on such

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

Arrendment of 2. In Schedule I to the principal Act,-—

Schedule I of Act
V II of 1870.

(1) for Article 1, the following shall

be substituted, namely j—

Number Proper fee

(’) (2) (3)

“1. Plaint, written When the amount or Fifty-five pai­

Statement, plead- v a Ju e o f the subject matter se.

cnoSuntear-cSlX fl £ ™ d-pute does not exceed

memorandum of one hundred rupees, lor

appeal (not other- every five rupees, or, part
wise provided for thereof o f such amount or
in this Act) or, ot ,

cross-objection pre- [v a i u e] ,
sented to any Civil
Revenue Court ex­ and
cept those mentio­
ned m section 3. When such amount or One rupee

value exceeds one hundred and ninety-
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 thousand 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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Number 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

value 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 twenty 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 amount or Forty-one ru­

value exceeds fifty thousand pees a n d
rupees, for every five thou­ twenty—five
sand rupees, or part thereof paise.
in excei ss of fifty thousand
rupees:

Provided that maximum

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 judgem ent or

lation of a judge- order is passed by any
ment or order not c ; v i l C o u r t o t h e r t h a n

thTlorcT of a'de[g H i] S[h ] G o u r t .- «[r] by the

cree. Presiding Officer of any


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Number Proper fee

(D (2) P)

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

(a) If the amount or One rupee

value of the subject and ten par­

matter is fifty or less se.
than fifty rupees.

(b) If such amount or Two rupees

val6e exceeds fifty and twenty

rupees. paise.

(c) Wh< n such judgement Four rupees

or order is passed by and forty

a High Court. paise.

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

cree or order ha- j s m a [de by any Civil Court ]

decFee other than a High Court,

or by any Revenue Court—

(a) If the amount oi Two rupees

value of the subject and twenty

matter of the suit paise.

wherein such decree
or order is made is
fifty or less than fifty
rupees.

(b) If such amount or Three rupees

value exceeds fifty and thirty

rupees. paise.

(c) When such decree or Eight rupees

order is made by and twenty-

High Court. five paise.

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

document liable to chargeable on the of the duty
Stamp-duty under original does not chargeable
the Indian Stamp
Act, 1899 when left exceed one rupee. on the ori.
by are party to a ginal.
suit or proceeding

in place of the ori­
ginal withdrawn.

(b) In any other case One rupee

and twenty
paise.”


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Number Proper fee

(2) (3)

9. Copy of any For every three One rupee

revenue or judicial hundred sixty words and twenty
proceeding or order
not otherwise pro­ or fraction of three paise.
vided ior by this hundre d and sixty
Act, or copy of any words.
ac-count, statement,
report or the like,
taken out of any
Civil or Criminal or
Revenue Court or
office or from the
office of any Chief
Officer charged **4.**

with the executive
administration of

Division.

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(3) the table of rates of _Ad valorem fees leviable on the institution_

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

THE SCHEDULE

**Table o f Rates o f** _Ad valorem Fees Leviable_ **on the Institution**

**Suits**

When the amount or But does not Proper fee

value of the subject exceed

matter exceeds

(1) (2) (3)

Rs. Rs. Rs. P.

<< >> 5          - 5

5 10 1-10

10 15 1-65

15 20 2-20

20 25 2 75

25 30 3-30

30 35 385

35 40 4-40

40 45 4-95

45 50 5-50

50 55 6-05

55 60 6'60

60 65 7-15

65 70 7-70

70 75 8-25

75 80 880

80 85 9-35

85 90 9 90

90 95 10-45


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value ofthe subject exceed

matter exceeds

(1) (2) (3)

Rs. Rs. t£ Rs. P.

95 100 11-00

100 110 12-95
#### no 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 27-25

200 210 28-55

210 220 29-90

220 230 31-20

230 240 32-50

240 250 33-85

250 260 35-15

260 270 36-50

270 280 37-80

280 290 39-15

290 300 40-45

300 310 41-75

310 820 43-10

320 330 44-40

330 340 45-75

340 350 47-05

350 360 48-35

360 370 49-0

370 380 51-00

380 390 52-35

390 400 53-65

400 410 54-95

410 420 56-30

420 430 57-60

430 440 58-95

440 450 60 25

450 460 61-55

460 470 62-90

470 480 64-20

480 490 65-55

490 500 66-85

500 510 68-15

510 520 69-50

520 530 70-80

530 540 72-15

540 550 73-45

550 560 74-75

560 . 570 76-10


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**When** the amount or But does not Proper f®e

valae of the suhject exceed

Matter exceeds

(1) («) (3)

**Rs.** Rs» Rs. P.

570 580 77-40
580 590 78-75
590 600 80-05
600 610 81-15
610 620 82’70
620 630 84-00
630 640 85-35
640 650 86-65
650 **660** 87-95
660 670 89-30
670 680 90-60
680 690 91-95
690 700 93-25

700 710 94-55
710 720 95-90
720 730 97-20
730 740 98-55
740 750 99-8.5
750 760 101-15
760 770 102-50
770 780 103-80
**780** 790 1C5-15
790 800 106-45
800 810 107-75
ilO 820 109-10
820 830 110-40
830 840 111-75
840 850 113-05

850 860 114-35

860 870 115-70 £

870 880 117-00

880 890 118-35

890 900 119-65

900 910 120-95

910 920 122-30

920 930 123*60

930 940 124-95

940 950 126-25


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Number Proper fee

(1) (2) (3)

5. Plaint or me-"

morandum of ap­
peal to a suit to
establish or dis­
prove a right of
occupancy.

6. Bail-bond or Act V of 1898.

other instrument
obligation given
in a pursuance of Act V of 18#*.
an order made by
a Court or Magis­
trate under any
section of the | One rupee and

Code of Criminal ten paise.

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

1908 and not I

otherwise provi- ] Act IV of 1809.

ded for by this I

Act.

7. Undertaking

under section 49
of the Indian Di- i

vorce Act, 1869. J

8..........

9..........

10. Mukhtarnama When presented for the

or Vakalatnama. conduct of any one

case—

(a) to any Civil or 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

of appeal when the other than a High and thirty _T_
appeal is not from
a decree or an order Court, or to any Re­ paise.
having the force of venue Court or Exe­
a decree, and is cutive Officer other
presented. than the High Court

or Chief Controlling
Revenue or Execu­

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

(b) to an Excise Appellate Sixteen rupees

Authority under Rule a n d 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
Revenue 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

Appelate Authority

prescribed under the
Motor Vehicles Act,

1939; and


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Number Proper fee

(1) (2) (3)

( f ) to a High Court in

appeal and revision matters
arising out of settlement of
fishery—

(i) When the bid money Sixteen rupees

is below ten thousand and fiCty

rupees: paise.

(ii) When the bid money Twenty-seven

is above then thou- rupees and

sand rupees but be- fifty paise.

low twenty thousand
rupees :

(iii) When the bid money Thirty-three

is) above twenty rupees,

thousand rupees.

12. Caveat... Eleven rupe; s.

13. Application

Five rupees

under Act No.10

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

14. Petition in a Five rupees

suit under the Na­

a n d fifty

tive Converts’ Mar­
riage Dissolution paise.

Aet, 1866.

17. Plaint or me­

morandum of ap­

peal in each of the
following suits:—

(i) to alter or set aside”]

a summary decision or j

order of arty of the Civil I

Courts not established by |
Letters Patent or of any |
Revenue Court;

Sixteen rupees

(ii) to alter or cancel | and fifty paise.

any entry in a register of |
the names of proprietors |
**o** f revenue-paying |

estates ; J


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Number Proper fee

(1) (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

a n d fifty

paise.

(v) to set aside an adop- Twinty—tw o

tion; rupees.

(vi) every other suit where Sixteen rupees

it is not possible to a n d fifty
estimate a ta money - paise.
value the subject­

matter in dispute,
and which is not

other-wise provided
for by this Act.

18.. Application When presented to a Sixteen rupees

under section 14 or MunsifT’s Qourt. a n d fifty
section 20, of the
Indian Arbitration paise.
Act, 1940, for a

direction for filing When presented to any Fifty-five Act X of 1940

an award or for an 0 ,he r Court. rupees.
order for filing 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 Pro­

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-t w o Act XV of 1865.

morandum of ap­ rupees.
peal under the Parsi
Marriage a n d

Divorce Act, 1865.


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