Smt Lakshmamma v. Smt B Sujatha
Case brief
What is this about?
Court fee; valuation of suit; Karnataka Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act 1958; Section 24(a); Section 24(b); Section 24(d); Section 38; Section 7(2); declaration and permanent injunction; gift deed declared null and void; cancellation of gift deed; agricultural land; court fee on market value; Article 227 Constitution of India; writ petition (GM-CPC); rejection of memo on court fee; Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM Ramanagara; O.S.No.94/2015; Asuntha D'Souza ILR 2017 Karnataka 2657; Madan Dattaram Deshpande CRP 253/2008; distinguished; dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since the plaint seeks only a decree declaring the gift deed dated 08.09.2014 null and void together with consequential permanent injunction, and no relief of cancellation of the gift deed is sought, Section 38 of the Karnataka Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958 does not get attracted for payment of court fee.