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Court Fee Act

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K.C. SKARIAversusTHE GOVT. OF STATE OF KERALA AND ANR.

2006 INSC 17Case Partly allowed

The appellant, an independent contractor, entered into an item‑rate construction contract with the State of Kerala and claimed Rs. 2,00,000 for work done, paying court‑fee on that amount. The trial court decreed the suit for the claimed sum, finding the State had breached the contract by delaying …

BUTA SINGH (DEAD) BY L.RS.versusUNION OF INDIA

1995 INSC 267Dismissed

The case involved land‑acquisition proceedings where compensation was successively enhanced by the Additional District Judge, a High Court Single Judge and a Division Bench. The claimants filed appeals under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act but paid court fee only on the lower amount …

BHAGWAN DASS ARORAversusFIRST ADDL. DISTT. JUDGE, RAMPUR

1983 INSC 83Appeal(s) allowed

Bhagwan Dass obtained an ex‑parte decree in a small causes suit and, within the limitation period, applied for security under the proviso to s.17(1) of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887. He furnished a surety bond stamped with a court‑fee of Rs 2, which the court later held was not duly …