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(1) The State Government may prescribe a fee— (a) for making under lhis Act any application, appeal or reference to a Court of Small Causes having jurisdiction; or (b) for issue of any summons or other process in any inquiry or proceeding in connection wiih such application, appeal or reference: Provided lhat lhe fee, if any, under clause (a) shall not, in a case where lhe value of any claim is capable of being eslimaled in money, exceed the fee leviable in a similar case under the Presidency Small Cause Courts Acl, 1882 or the Provincial Small Cause Courts Aci, 1887, as the case may be. (2) No applicalion, appeal or reference under this Act shall be received by a Court of Small Causes having jurisdiction until the fee, if any, under the clausc (a) of sub-seclion (1) has been paid: Provided lhat lhe Court may, in any case in which it thinks fit so lo do,— (i) receive such application, appeal or reference, or (ii) i ssue summons or olher process in connection with such application, appeal or reference, without payment of such fee. LEX of 1980.] The Kolkaia Municipal Corporation Act, \ 980. 865 Refiaymcnl of half of fees on seulcmcnl before hearing. Territorial jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes. Municipal Magistrates. 2 of 1974. (Part IX.—Powers, Procedures, Offences and Penalties.— Chapter XXXV.— Procedure.—L. Proceedings before the Court of Small Causes.— Sections 577, 578.—M. Magistrates and proceeding before Magistrates.—Section 579.)