Apply the law as of 8 November 2026. A borrower in Chhattisgarh disputes an identified outstanding…
Read the plaint for the substance of the relief. Because the injunction depends on the declaration and protects a specified recoverable sum, section 7(iv)(c) calls for ad…
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Apply the law as of 8 November 2026. A borrower in Chhattisgarh disputes an identified outstanding amount that a lender is recovering. The borrower seeks a declaration of non-liability and an injunction stopping recovery of that amount, which can be granted only if the declaration succeeds. How should the court fee be assessed under section 7(iv)(c) of the Court-Fees Act, 1870, as applicable in Chhattisgarh?
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Read the plaint for the substance of the relief. Because the injunction depends on the declaration and protects a specified recoverable sum, section 7(iv)(c) calls for ad valorem court fee on the objectively ascertainable value of that relief.
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Option A
The suit seeks a declaration with consequential relief, so the bare-declaration fee does not govern.
Option B
The valuation follows the ascertainable amount covered by the dependent injunction.
Option C
The relief concerns the amount being recovered rather than necessarily the entire original principal.
Option D
Section 7(iv)(c) measures the fee by the relief valuation and does not prescribe this flat fee.
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