Under Section 19B of the Court Fees Act, 1870, the deduction of debts from the estate must reduce the…
Section 19B applies where deducting the debts paid out of the estate reduces its value to a sum that would have occasioned "a less court-fee" on the probate or letters of…
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Under Section 19B of the Court Fees Act, 1870, the deduction of debts from the estate must reduce the estate to such sum as would have occasioned:
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Section 19B applies where deducting the debts paid out of the estate reduces its value to a sum that would have occasioned "a less court-fee" on the probate or letters of administration than the fee actually paid; the difference may then be refunded. If the fee would have been the same or greater, there is nothing to refund, and the administration bond is not the document charged.