Bare ActsThe Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959 (No.10 of 1960)

Section 27

Suits for injunction

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Suits for injunction.—In a suit for injunction— (a) where the relief sought is with reference to any immovable property; and (i) where the plaintiff alleges that his title to the property is denied, or (ii) where an issue is framed regarding the plaintiff’s title to the property, fee shall be computed on one-half of the market value of the property or on rupees 1[rupees five hundred], whichever is higher; (b) where the prayer relates to the plaintiff’s exclusive right to use, sell, print or exhibit any mark, name, book, picture, design or other thing and is based on an infringement of such exclusive right, fee shall be computed on the ‘amount’ at which the relief sought is valued in the plaint or on 2[rupees five hundred], whichever is higher; (c) in any other case, whether the subject-matter of the suit has a market value or not, fee shall be computed on the amount at which the relief sought is valued in the plaint or on 3[rupees five hundred], whichever is higher: 4[Provided that where the relief sought by the plaintiff is in respect of money sought to be recovered from him such relief shall not, for the purpose of computation of fee, be valued at an amount less than one half of the amount sought to be so recovered.]

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