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Process Re-engineering (Civil)

CHAPTER X
PAYMENT OF COURT FEE

PAYMENT OF COURT FEES

As per the present practice in Delhi electronic court fee is
payable. Electronic court fee certificate is annexed with the plaint.
It is locked on presentation at the Facilitation Centre and sent to
the court.
OBJECTIVE

Today it is possible to pay court fees electronically. This is an
area that needs serious consideration for the benefit of litigants.
Rules may have to be modified in this regard.
PROBLEM FACED

In case there is deficiency in court fee and court directs the
party to make up the deficiency in court fee or on account of
decision regarding damages/ mesne profits etc. or rendition of
account cases, the party after taking e-court fee files it before the
court then the officials posted in facilitation center calls for the
entire file, resulting into undue delay and the file is to be moved
unnecessarily which has to be taken by the Ahlmad of the court
concerned to facilitation center for locking of the court fee.
HUMBLE SUBMISSIONS

In case the parties submit the court fee later on voluntarily or
under the orders of the court, the officials at the Facilitation Centre
shall lock the same on application of the party and if it is under the
order of the court then certified copy of that order be also annexed
with the application and officials of the Facilitation Centre shall not
ask for the original file and lock the e-court, which shall be sent to
the court.

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