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State of Rajasthan - Section

Section 23 in The Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961

23. Suits for movable property.

(1)In a suit for movable property other than documents of title, fee shall be computed-
(a)where the subject-matter has a market value, on such value:
or
(b)where the subject-matter has no market value, on the amount at which the relief sought is valued in the plaint.
(2)
(a)In a suit for possession of documents of title, fee shall be computed on one-forth of the amount or of the market value of the property secured by the document -
(i)where the plaint alleges denial of the plaintiffs title to the money or the property secured by the documents, or
(ii)where an issue is framed regarding the plaintiffs title to the money or on the property secured by the documents: ,
Provided that where the allegation in the plaint or the issue framed relates to a portion of the amount or property, fee shall be computed on one-fourth of such portion of the amount or on one-fourth of the market value of such portion of the properly.
(b)In a suit for possession of documents of title where the plaintiffs title to the money or the property secured by the document is not denied, fee shall be computed on the amount at which the relief sought is valued in the plaint, or at which such relief is valued by the Court, whichever is higher.
Explanation. - The expression 'document of title' means a document which purports or operates to create, declare, assign, limit or extinguish, whether in present or in future, any right, title or interest whether vested or contingent, may property.