G. Lakshmi Ammal vs Elumalai Chettiar And Ors. on 30 April, 1980
8. Two other aspects were relied upon by Mr. Mathrubhutham to contend that the statutory authorities do not function like a civil court by stating that Court-fees Act is not attracted and Civil Procedure Code is not invoked into in respect of the proceedings conducted under the Act, and therefore the decisions evolved in Surindramohan v. Dharamchand, AIR 1971 J and K 76 (FB) or of what had been spelt out in Kerala S. E. Board v. Kunhaliumma, are not applicable to this case. Undoubtedly, these are relevant factors to ascertain the nature of powers exercised and necessarily lead to the conclusion that they are not courts.