© Geog mdes2d Government of Kerala 2016 Regn. No. KERBIL/2012/45073 dated 5-9-2012 with RNI Reg. No, KL TV(NV'634i2015-17 GAHOB NMG KERALA GAZETTE @BRAVIWIEEMo EXTRAORDINARY PAHW1GITBIOI (AITVIBHa4S}ORM}MO PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY a ~ 2016 aginihod & = a@aamnamaN20, 8th April 2016 auperye & oaigat ni91 aime 26 Vol V Thiruvanamthapuram, 26th Meenam 1191 772 Friday 1936 9HaKHo 16 19th Chaithra 1938 GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Law (G) Department NOTIFICATION G. O. (P) No. 5/2016/Law. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 7th 4 ie » 25th Meenam, 1191 S.R.O. No. 315/2016.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 76 of the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation . Act, 1959 (10 of 1960) and in supersession of the notification issued under G. O. (P) No. 116/2002/Law dated 5th April, 2002 and published as S.R.O. No. 26/2002. in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 420 dated Sth April, 2002, the Government of Kerala hereby authorise the levy by the Civil Courts, the tribunals and appellate authorities constituted by or under any special or local law, an additional court fee in respect of each original 39/1286/201608-19.2 suits, original petitions, original applications, appeals or revisions at the rate of 1% of the amount involved in the dispute, in cases where it is capable of valuation and in other cases at the rate of Rupees one hundred in each such case. The amount so collected shall be credited to the Kerala Legal Benefit Fund constituted under sub-section (2) of section 76 of the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959. The notification shall he deemed to have come into force on and from the Ist day of April, 2016. rf By order of the Governor, B. G, Harinpranati, veretary. Law Si Explanatory Note (This dées not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) As per sub-section (1) of section 76 of the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959 as amended by the Kerala Finance Bill, 2016 the Government is empowered to levy additional court fee in respect of original petitions, original applications, appeals or revisions to tribunals or appellate . authorities and original suits in Civil Courts, at a rate not exceeding one percent of the amount in the dispute in cases where itis capable of valuation and in other cases at the rate not exceeding one hundred rupees for each original suit, original petition, original application, appeal or tevision. The Government have decided to levy an additional court fee at the rate of 1% in respect of each original suits, original petitions, original applications, appeals or revisions of the amount involved in the dispute, in cases where it is capable of valuation and in other cases at the rate of Rupees one hundred in each such case. ‘he notification is intended to achieve the above object. - PRINTED AND PUBLISHED By THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES