Venda v. Rajaraman
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court granted the petitioner an exemption from paying the Rs.14,000 court fee for a Civil Miscellaneous Appeal regarding compensation enhancement, pending deposit of the awarded sum and citing pandemic hardships, directing registry to number the appeal meanwhile.
What did the court decide?
Exemption from paying court fees of Rs.14,000 granted pending payment.
What the court decided
C.M.P.No.12833 of 2020
C.M.P.No.12833 of 2020 in
C.M.A.SR.No. 78673 of 2020
V.BHARATHIDASAN, J.
This Civil Miscellaneous Petition is filed to permit the petitioner exempting her to pay the Court fee of Rs.14,000/- in the C.M.A.SR.No.78673 of 2020.
- Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and perused the materials available on record.
- The petitioner has filed the Appeal for enhancement of compensation. Along with the Appeal, the present Civil Miscellaneous Petition has been filed seeking exemption of Court fee of Rs.14,000/- on the ground that even though the award has been passed on 04.12.2019, so far the Insurance Company has not deposited the awarded amount and that apart, due to the pandemic Covid-19, the petitioner is not in a position to pay the Court fees.
- Considering the reasons stated in the affidavit, this Civil Miscellaneous Petition is ordered, exempting the petitioner to pay the Court fee, at present, with a direction to pay the same at later stage. Registry is directed to number the appeal, if the papers are otherwise in order.
02.12.2020
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be exempted from paying court fees due to non-deposit of award amount and pandemic constraints.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Petitioner
- respondent
Insurance Company
Coram
V.Bharathidasan
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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