- Nothing contained in this Act shall render the following documents chargeable with any fee:-(i)Power of attorney to institute or defend a suit when executed [by a member of any of the Armed Forces of the Union] [Substituted for the words 'by an officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or private of Her Majesty's army' by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.] not in civil employment.(ii)[ -] [Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 (XII of 1891).](iii)Written statements called for by the Court after the first hearing of a suit.[iv) -] [Repealed by the Cantonments Act, 1889 (XIII of 1889).](v)Plaints in suits tried by Village Munsiffs in the Presidency of Fort St. George.(vi)Plaints and processes in suits before District Panchayats in the same presidency.(vii)Plaints in suits before Collectors under Madras Regulation, XII of 1816.(viii)Probate of a will, letters of administration, and, save as regards debts and securities, a certificate under Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 where the amount or value of the property in respect of which the probate or letters or certificate shall be granted does not exceed one thousand rupees.(ix)Application or petition to a Collector or other officer making a settlement of land revenue, or to a Board of Revenue, or a Commissioner of Revenue, relating to matters connected with the assessment of land or the ascertainment of rights thereto or interests therein, if presented previous to the final confirmation of such settlement.(x)Application relating to a supply for irrigation of water belonging to Government.(xi)Application for leave to extend cultivation, or to relinquish land, when presented to an officer of land revenue by a person holding under direct engagement with government, land of which the revenue is settled, but not permanently.(xii)Application for service of notice of relinquishment of land or of enhancement of rent.(xiii)Written authority to an agent to distrain.(xiv)First application (other than a petition containing a criminal charge or information) for the summons of a witness or other person to attend either to give evidence or to produce a document, or in respect of the production or filing of an exhibit not being an affidavit made for the immediate purpose of being produced in Court.(xv)Bail-bonds in criminal cases, recognizances to prosecute or give evidence, and recognizances for personal appearance or otherwise.(xvi)Petition, application, charge or information respecting any offence when presented, made or laid to or before a Police-officer, or to or before the Heads to Village or the Village Police in the territories respectively subject to the [***] [Substituted by Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937.][(State) Governments] [Substituted for the word 'Provincial' by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.] of Madras and Bombay.(xvii)Petition by a prisoner, or other person in duress or under restraint of any Court or its officers.(xviii)Complaint of a public servant [as defined in the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860)], a municipal officer, or an officer or servant of a Railway Company.(xix)Application for permission to cut timber in Government forests, or otherwise relating to such forests.(xx)Application for the payment of money due by Government to the applicant.(xxi)Petition of appeal against the chaukidari assessment under Act No. XX of 1856, or against any municipal tax.(xxii)Applications for compensation under any law for the time being in force relating to the [acquisition of property for public purposes.] [See now the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894).](xxiii)[Petitions presented to the Special Commissioner appointed under Bengal Act No. II of 1869 (to ascertain, regulate and record certain tenures in Chota Nagpur). [Substituted for the old clause by the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872, Section 2.](xxiv)[Petitions under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, sections 45 and 48].[Chapter III-A] [Chapter III-A was inserted by the Probate and Administration Act XIII of 1875, section 6.]Probates, Letters of Administration and Certificates of Administration
