# REGISTER OF ARTICLE OF VALUE

- **Citation:** C. L. No. 87/VIII-b-154
- **Court:** Allahabad High Court
- **Decided:** 1974-05-01
- **Case number:** C. L. No. 87/VIII-b-154
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/register-of-article-of-value-162899
- **Pages:** 4

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9.
REGISTER OF ARTICLE OF VALUE
C. L. No. 87/VIII-b-154, dated 1st May, 1974

Entries of articles of value deposited in all cases, (except those for which
provisions have specially been made) such as cash, jewelleries, government securities or
other securities for money, debts, shares in corporation attached or unattached and Pass
Book in succession certificate cases kept in the custody of Nazir should invariably be
made in the Register in Form No. 57-A. For distinguishing attached or unattached
properties the word ―unattached‖ should be written in red ink in the remarks column.
Details of any other articles, considered necessary, should also be written in the remarks
column.
10.
DISPLAY OF COURT FEE RATES
 C. L. No. 23/VIII-b-135, dated 13th February, 1976

For facility of litigant's schedules of process fee, fee for copies and fee payable
for verification of affidavits should be exhibited on notice boards at prominent places in
various courts.
C. L. No. 8/Budget, dated 10th January, 1977
In case wooden boards have not yet been installed, a portion of wall may only be
painted white and on it rates of process-fee etc. be painted in black.
In all outlying Munsif-Magistrate Courts, the revised procedure be followed.
C. L. No. 183/F, dated 18th November, 1976
It encloses a list of various types of fees payable in civil and criminal litigation
which has to be displayed at a prominent and conspicuous place in the civil court
building on a notice board for the benefit of the litigant public. The various items and
rates thereof have to be displayed in Hindi letters and figures of one inch in size. The
notice board may be made of wood or any other material painted in black, the letters and
figures being painted in white. The size of the board may be 4 ft. by 6 ft. and the various
items maybe painted in two rows. There are about 100 items. The first 50 items may be
painted on the first half side and the remaining on the next half side all serially numbered.
The items which may be considered unnecessary for display may be omitted and other
items considered necessary may be added to the list. If considered proper and feasible
two boards be prepared. The warning in still bolder letters may be translated and painted
in Hindi at the end.

Rate of Court fee, process fee, copying fee, etc. chargeable in civil and criminal
cases.
1.
Court Fee
Rate of fee
chargeable

(i)
Ad valorem fees (Schedule I of Court Fees Act) -

(a)
on plaint, memo. of appeal and applications for review
of judgments

(b)
on copies and translations

(c)
on certificates, probates and letters of administration
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(ii)
Fixed fees (Schedule II of Court Fees Act)-

(a)
on plaint and memo. of appeal

(b)
on other documents

(iii)
On application for-

(a)
Refund and repayments

(b)
Inspection of registers

(c)
On requisition of record

(d)
On tenders for payment of money

(e)
 Vakalatnama

2.
Miscellaneous Fees-

(a)
Inspection fee -

(i)
Urgent

(ii)
Ordinary

(iii)
For inspection during hearing of cases

(b)
For drummer's service

(c)
For verification of affidavits

(d)
Payable to commissioners

(e)
For search and enquiry
3.
For certified copies

A.
In courts other than the court of small causes
Ordinary fee Urgent fee

(i)
Of Judgment

(ii)
Of Deposition or order sheets

(iii)
Of decrees

(iv)
Of any other paper except book,
register, etc.

B.
In courts of small causes
Ordinary fee Urgent fee

(i)
Judgment

(ii)
Deposition or order sheets

(iii)
Decrees

(iv)
Any other paper except book, register,
etc.

NOTE: The above is the scale of charges when the certified copy does not
contain more than 1500 words. When the copy contains more than 1500 words
an extra fee sum of 25 paise for ordinary and 50 paise for urgent copy shall be
charged for every subsequent 300 words or less.

C.
 For books, registers, etc.

4.
Process Fee-

(i)
In criminal Cases-

(a)
Warrant of arrest

(b)
Summons

(c)
Proclamation for absconding
persons

(d)
Warrant of attachment

(i)
In respect of warrant

(ii)
In respect of officers
placed in charge of
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property

(e)
Application for recovery of
compensation- in respect of
warrant for levy of fees, etc.

(f)
Cases in which no fee is
chargeable

(a)
(b)
(c) etc.

(g)
On processes sent for
execution in foreign countries

(ii)
In civil
cases-
When the suit property is
valued more than Rs.
2000/-
When the value of
the suit property
does not exceed Rs.
2000/-
Where the value
of the property
does not exceed
Rs. 50/-

(i)
Summons to defendants or respondents
when not more than four.

(ii)
Summons to defendants etc. when more than
four in number

(iii)
Summons to witnesses when not more than
four in number

(iv)
Summons to witnesses when more than four
in number

(v)
Order of attachment

(vi)
In respect of services of the officer making
the attachment

(a)
Where the property is in one
village or town

(b)
Where the property is in more
than one village or town.

(vii)
Warrant of arrest in respect of each persons.

(viii) In respect of each peon in whose custody a
judgment - debtor is left.

(ix)
Every order for sale of property-

(a)
In respect of the order for sale,

(b)
By way of poundage of full
amount of purchase money.

(i)
Where the sale is affected through
a collector,

(ii)
When the sale is conducted by the
court where the property pays
revenue,

(iii)
When the sale is conducted by the
court where the property pays no
revenue
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(x)
Notice, proclamation, injunction or order not
specified above

(xi)
For emergent processes.

(xii)
Cases in which no process fee is chargeable

(a)
(b)
(c) etc.

(xiii) Process fee for commissions

(xiv) Poundage

(a)
When the execution sale is held
either by the Collector or the civil
court Amin or any other person
appointed by the Court

(b)
When the execution sale is
conducted by the Collector

(c)
Mode of paying poundage

(xv)
Amins fee

(a)
Scale of fee

(b)
Mode of Payment

(c)
Wages of chainman and incidental
charges

(xvi) How to file process fee-

Warning: The litigants are advised not to pay more than the
amount displayed in this board. In case there is an excess
charge they should report the matter to the District Judge in
writing for suitable action.

11.
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL
C. L. No. 38/Xf-21, dated 26th February, 1977
The District Judge should make it known generally that on each Saturday he will
be available for hearing complaints from public between 10.00 and 11.00 AM.
C. L. No. 55/VIIIh-37/Admn.(G), dated 2nd November, 1988
The Court has issued following instructions for the District Judges and the
officers concerned with a view to improve the working in the subordinate courts.
Public complaints

The District Judge should fix a time (preferably 11-30AM) for receiving public
complaints. The complaints should be entered in a register to be kept by the Sadar
Munsarim. The register should be placed before the District Judge in the presence of the
complainant. Many complaints relate to delay in preparation of copies, non-compliance
of requisitions of records by the Record Room, delay in preparation of repayment orders
or lapsed vouchers, delay in disposal of application given long ago and delay in delivery
of judgments etc. Most of the complaints maybe redressed either on the same day of
within a few days thereafter. The litigant public will have confidence that there is
someone in the district who is prepared to redress their grievances.