Gujarat Court-fees Act, 2004
(7) In suits for declaration of a charge in favour of the plaintiff on movable or immovable property, one-half of the ad valorem fee payable on the charge amount: Provided that where injunction or other consequential relief is also sought in such cases, the amount of fee shall be the full ad valorem fee payable on the charge amount. (8) In suits for declaration in respect of periodical charge or money return in favour of or against the plaintiff, one-half of the ad valorem fee payable on the charge for five years if the charge is annual and on the charge for one year if the period of the charge is less than the year. (9) In suits for declaration that any sale or contract for sale or termination of the contract for sale of any moveable or immoveable property is void, one-half of the ad valorem fee leviable on the value of the property. (10) In suits for declaration that any proceedings for compulsory acquisition of any moveable or immoveable property are void, one-half of the ad valorem fee leviable on the value of the property. (11) In suits for a accounts according to the amount at which the relief sought is valued in the plaint or memorandum of appeal, subject to the provisions of section 8 and subject to a minimum fee of one hundred rupees. (12) In suits where declaration is sought, with or without injunction or other consequential relief and the subject matter in dispute is not susceptible of monetary evaluation and which are not otherwise provided for by this Act - one hundred rupees. In all suits under sub-clauses (b), (c) and (d) of clause (3) and clauses (4) to (11), the plaintiff shall state the amount at which he values the relief sought, with the reasons for the valuation. (13) In suits for the possession of land, houses and gardens according to the value of the subject matter, and such value shall be deemed to be, where the subject matter is a house or garden according to the market value of the house or garden and where the subject matter is land, and (a) where the land is held on settlement for a period not exceeding thirty years and pays the full assessment to Government -- a sum equal to twenty times the survey assessment; (b) where the land is held on a permanent settlement, or on a settlement for any period exceeding thirty years, and pays the full assessment to Government -- a sum equal to forty times the survey assessment; and (c) where the whole or any part of the annual survey assessment is remitted a sum computed under sub-clause (a) or sub-clause (b), as the case may be, in addition to forty times the assessment, or the portion of assessment, so remitted. (14) In suits to enforce a right of pre-emption according to the value (computed in accordance with the clause (13)) of the land, house or garden in respect of which the right is claimed. (15) In the suits for partition and separate possession of a share of joint family property or of joint property, or to enforce a right to a share in any property on the ground that it is joint family property or joint property whether or not, the plaintiff is in actual or constructive possession of the property of which he claims to be a