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Chhaya Ramesh Kundare and Ors. v. Dnyaneshwar Ratan Kale and Anr.

Court Fees – Motor Vehicles Act appeal – Registration

Bombay HC9 Jan 2025CA/6061/2024

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Maharashtra Court Fees Act Section 7; Motor Vehicles Act; restriction of claim in appeal; deficit court fees; office objection waived; registration of First Appeal; FAST/10180/2024; Civil Application No. 6061 of 2024; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Kishore C. Sant J.; Shivshankar Khandu Udtewar v. Sanjay Baburao Waghmare 2025 DGLS (Bom) 2350; restricted claim Rs. 1 lakh; court fee Rs. 3215; original claim Rs. 55 lac.

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Office objection as regards depositing court fees stands waived; office directed to register the First Appeal (FAST/10180/2024); Civil Application disposed of. ¶05

Chhaya Ramesh Kundare and Ors. Vs Dnyaneshwar Ratan… — Motor Accident Claims | Bombay HC (2025)

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2025:BHC-AUG:28436

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( 1 ) ca6061.24

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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920 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6061 OF 2024 IN FAST/10180/2024

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CHHAYA RAMESH KUNDARE AND ORS VERSUS

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DNYANESHWAR RATAN KALE AND ANR

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Mr. S.S. Dargad, Advocate for the applicants. Mr. S.R. Bagal, Advocate for the respondents.

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CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT, J. DATE : 08.10.2025

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PC :-

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This application is moved as office note shows that the applicant has not removed office objection and appeal is therefore not yet registered.

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Learned Advocate for the applicants submits that office objection is as regards deficit Court fees. He submits that while filing the appeal, the appellant has restricted his claim to Rs. 1 lakh only and Court fees of Rs. 3215/- is paid thereupon is sufficient. The office has, however, calculated Court fees on the basis of original claim which was for Rs. 55 lac and by deducting amount of compensation already granted. Learned Advocate for the applicant submits that in the present appeal, the claimants have restricted claim to Rs. 1 lakh only. The Court fee paid of Rs. 1 lac is sufficient being an appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act and as the claim is restricted. He relies upon judgment passed by this Court in the case of Shivshankar Khandu Udtewar Vs. Sanjay Baburao Waghmare, reported in 2025 DGLS (Bom) 2350.

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This Court has taken a view that in view of Section 7 of the Maharashtra Court Fees Act that, it is permissible for the claimants under the Motor Vehicles Act to restrict claim in the appeal. The wording of Section 7 shows that Court fees is paid on the amount “claimed”. Court fees is not depended on the amount claimed in the Tribunal.

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Considering the above, the office objection so far as depositing Court fee is concerned, stands waived. Office to register the First Appeal.

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This Civil Application stands disposed off.

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[KISHORE C. SANT, J.]

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