LAWS(P&H)-1965-9-7

KRISHAN KUMAR GROVER Vs. PARMESHRI DEVI

Decided On September 29, 1965
KRISHAN KUMAR GROVER Appellant
V/S
PARMESHRI DEVI Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE question for decision before the Full Bench is--Whether a revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. is competent at the instance of a plaintiff against an order holding that additional court-fee is payable on the relief claimed and directing him to pay the additional court-fee an his plaint within the time specified by the Court

(2.) THIS question arose before a Single Judge in Civil Revn. No. 334 of 1962 Krishna Kumar Grover v. Smt. Parmeshari Devi. The plaintiff had filed a suit in the court of a Subordinate Judge at Amritsar for partition of the property and for rendition of accounts against the defendants. Issues were framed and certain issues were treated as preliminary and issue No. 1 was-- whether the plaint is properly stamped. The plaintiff had under Article 17 (b) of Schedule II of the Court Fees Act paid court-fee of Rs. 19. 50 np for partition of properties and bad valued the plaint at Rs. 200/- for rendition of accounts. The value of the plaint for purposes of jurisdiction was fixed at 20,000/- The trial Court finding that Rs, 57,256/- was the value of the shares claimed by the plaintiff in the various properties involved, held that he should have paid ad valorem court-fee on the sum of Rs. 57,256 and it allowed him time up to the 31st May 1962, to make up the deficiency of the court-fee. This was the order impugned in the revision petition and pending its decision further proceedings, in the trial Court have been stayed.

(3.) ON account of the conflict of authorities on the above legal question, it was referred to a larger Bench and the Division Bench, before which the reference came up, has, vide its order dated the 27th April, 1964, considered it advisable that the matter be decided by the Full Bench.