Court-fee value and jurisdictional value to be the same in certain suits
Section 8 of the Suits Valuation Act, 1887 deals with court-fee value and jurisdictional value to be the same in certain suits. Where in suits other than those referred to in the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870), section 7, paragraphs v, vi and ix, and paragraph x, clause (d), court-fees are payable ad valorem under the Court-fees Act, 1870, the value as determinable for the computation of court-fees and the value for purpos The Act came into force on 01 Mar 1889.
Where in suits other than those referred to in the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870), section 7, paragraphs v, vi and ix, and paragraph x, clause (d), court-fees are payable ad valorem under the Court-fees Act, 1870, the value as determinable for the computation of court-fees and the value for purposes of jurisdiction shall be the same.
Section 8, The Suits Valuation Act, 1887 (Act 7 of 1887).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Rajendra Singh @ Raja Singh v. Virwati
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Final Order order-1.pdf 2016-11-28 DATE VERIFIED (Rohit Arya J.). Applies Suits Valuation Act s.8 / Sathappa Chettiar: for Court Fees Act s.7(iv) suits, court-fee value stated by plaintiff determines jurisdictional value — trial court wrongly insisted ad valorem fee on injunction IA matching partition suit valuation. Map Suits Valuation 8.
On this section: s.8 makes court-fee value and jurisdictional value the same — plaintiff's C.F. Act s.7(iv) valuation controls.
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Raj Kumar Gupta v. State of Jammu & Kashmir & Anr.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
DATE VERIFIED Final Order 2024-05-08 (order-6.pdf; Rahul Bharti J.; document 08.05.2024 matches Final Order index): On a District Judge reference about whether a ₹20-crore friendly-loan recovery suit is a commercial dispute, the Court taught that under Suits Valuation Act s.8, where court-fees are payable ad valorem, court-fee value and jurisdictional value are the same — fixing pecuniary forum (here District Court under Civil Courts Act). Specified value alone does not make a suit commercial; Commercial Courts Act needs a s.2(1)(c) commercial dispute. Reference held not maintainable under CPC s.113/O.46, but Art.227 used to restore ordinary civil trial.
On this section: s.8 Court-fee value and jurisdictional value to be the same in certain suits — ad valorem money recovery suits carry identical court-fee and jurisdictional values under s.8; high specified value does not itself shift the suit into commercial jurisdiction.
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Questions about Section 8
What have the courts held on Section 8 of the Suits Valuation Act?
Rajendra Singh @ Raja Singh v. Virwati (28 Nov 2016) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: s.8 makes court-fee value and jurisdictional value the same — plaintiff's C.F. Act s.7(iv) valuation controls. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2016 to 2024.
How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Suits Valuation Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Suits Valuation Act 1887 8, section 8 Suits Valuation Act 1887, section 8 of the Suits Valuation Act. People searching for it also type section 8 suits valuation act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Rajendra Singh @ Raja Singh v. Virwati (28 Nov 2016).
What should I read with Section 8 of the Suits Valuation Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 7 (Extent and commencement of Part II), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 8 of the Suits Valuation Act come into force?
Section 8 of the Suits Valuation Act, cited as Suits Valuation Act 1887 8, came into force on 01 Mar 1889, having been enacted on 11 Feb 1887. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 11. Procedure where objection is taken on appeal or revision that a suit or appeal was not properly valued for jurisdictional purposes378 words
- 9. Determination of value of certain suits by High Court111 words
- 3. Power of State Government to make rules determining value of land for jurisdictional purposes82 words
- 4. Valuation of relief in certain suits relating to land not to exceed the value of the land75 words
- 12. Proceedings pending at commencement of Part I or Part II63 words
- 6. Repeal of section 14 of the Madras Civil Courts Act, 187358 words
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