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

Section 73

Special procedure regarding suits by societies registered under the Societies Registration Act

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Special procedure regarding suits by societies registered under the Societies Registration Act.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act where a suit is filed by a society registered under the Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act XII of 1955 or the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Central Act 21 of 1860) and the Collector of the District certifies that the society is not in a position to pay the amount of fee chargeable on the plaint under this Act, regard being had to the financial condition of the society, the plaint shall be chargeable only with one half of the amount of the fee chargeable on it. 3[73A. Special provision regarding suits, appeals, revision, etc. filed by or on behalf of the Government before the Court.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act, where a suit, appeal, revision, review or other pleadings or documents are filed or presented by or on behalf of the Government or its officers in their official capacity before any Court, no Court fee shall be chargeable in respect of such suit, appeal, revision, review or other pleadings or documents under the provisions of this Act.] 74.Special provision regarding suits by registered trade union, member of Scheduled Castes, etc.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Act, the Court shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), admit the plaint in respect of the following kinds of suit even though the fee chargeable under this Act has not been paid and after such admission calculate the amount of court-fee chargeable in respect of the plaint under the provisions of this Act, and, require the Collector of the District to pay the fee so chargeable— (i) suits for money instituted by a registered trade union wherein the claim does not exceed one thousand rupees; 4[(ii) suits instituted by a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe whose annual income does not exceed rupees twelve thousand and the amount of the claim does not exceed rupees fifteen thousand];

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