In a suit for recovery of possession of land in Assam forming an entire estate paying annual revenue to…
In Assam, Section 7(v)(b) of the Court-fees Act, 1870 values an entire estate with non-permanently settled annual government revenue at five times that revenue for this type…
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In a suit for recovery of possession of land in Assam forming an entire estate paying annual revenue to Government and such revenue is settled, but not permanently, the court fees payable are on
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In Assam, Section 7(v)(b) of the Court-fees Act, 1870 values an entire estate with non-permanently settled annual government revenue at five times that revenue for this type of possession suit. Assam Act III of 1932 changed the multiplier in clause (a), which covers permanently settled estates. It left clause (b) unchanged.
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Option A
The revenue multiplier in Section 7(v)(b) applies to the estate described. Section 7(v) uses market value for other cases, such as the class of land specified in clause (d).
Option B
Correct. Under Section 7(v)(b) of the Court-fees Act, 1870, where the land forms an entire estate (or a definite share of an estate) paying annual revenue to Government and such revenue is settled, but not permanently, the value of the subject-matter is deemed to be five times the revenue so payable.
Option C
The central text uses ten times annual revenue for a permanently settled estate under clause (a). Assam Act III of 1932 substituted twenty in clause (a). The present case falls under clause (b).
Option D
Clause (c) uses fifteen times net profits in specified cases, such as revenue-free land that yielded net profits in the preceding year. Clause (b) uses a different base and multiplier.
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