Suit Valuation

THE SUITS VALUATION ACT, 1887

advtanmoy 01/12/2019

THE SUITS VALUATION ACT, 1887 [PAKISTAN] (Act VII of 1887) C O N T E N T S SECTIONS 1. Title. 2. Extent and commencement of Part I. 3. Power of Provincial Government to make rules determining value of land for jurisdictional purposes. 4. Valuation of relief in certain suits relating to land not to exceed the value of the […]

Valuation of a suit for possession and payment of Court-fees

advtanmoy 17/11/2017

a) The valuation of a suit for purpose of jurisdiction as well as for purpose of fixation of court-fees may be identical in many cases, and, many a time can be different for the two purposes. b) The value of a suit for the purpose of jurisdiction cannot be less than the value of the suit for the purpose of court fees. […]

Law of Suit Valuation in India

advtanmoy 09/09/2017

Suit for the purposes of the Court-fees Act, 1870, and its value for the purposes of jurisdiction are not necessarily identical and are frequently very different. A suit to be valued for following two purposes: (1) for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of the court in which the Suit shall be filed, and (2) for fixation of court fee to be paid. Valuation for […]

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  • A daughter has no right u/s 14 of Hindu Succession Act of her father’s property if it is occupied by her brother through adverse possession (SC-28/08/2023) - A Hindu daughter has no right u/s 14 of Hindu Succession Act on the property of her father if it is occupied by her brother through adverse possession (SC-28/08/2023)- [See Pritam Singh v. State, AIR (1950) SC 169: (1950) SCR 453, Hem Raj v. State of Ajmer AIR (1954) SC 462: (1954) SCR 1133, Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. v. Employees, AIR (1959) SC 633: 1959 Supp (2) SCR 136: (1959) 1 LLJ 413, Municipal Board, Pratabgarh and Anr. v. Mahendra Singh Chawla and Ors. (1982) 3 SCC 331: (1983) SCC (L&S) 19, Taherakhatoon (dead) by LRs v. Salambin Mohammad (1999) 2 SCC 635]

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