Court-fees depends on relief claimed not on value of property: HC

Smt. Neelam Dagla Vs Sarwan Gond (Chhattisgarh High Court) This court in case of Smt. Urvashi Bai Sharma Vs. Smt. Indumati Sharma 2015 (5) CGLJ (supra) has categorically held that for the purpose of injunction, the value of property would not be a criteria for valuation. In order to assess the valuation of plaint, the relief clause has to be seen. In a case where the fixed court fee is payable according to Schedule-II of Article 17 of the Court Fees Act for relief of declaration, that would be the value for the purpose of pecuniary jurisdiction. Section 8 of the Suit Valuation Act would be ina...