Delhi Court Fee Amendment ACT 2012

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Court Fees (Delhi Amendment) Act, 2012. (2) It extends to the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint.

2. Amendment of section 26.- In the Court Fees Act, 1870 as in force in the National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”), section 25 shall be re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof, and after sub-section (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- “(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), and section 25, “stamp” means any mark, seal or endorsement by any agency or person duly authorized by the Appropriate Government, and includes an adhesive or impressed stamp, for the purposes of court fee chargeable under this Act. Explanation.-“impressed stamp” includes impression by a franking machine or any other machine, or a unique number, generated by e-stamping or similar software, as the Appropriate Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify.”

3. Substitution of new Schedules for the Schedule I and the Schedule II – In the principal Act, for the Schedule I and the Schedule II, the following Schedules shall respectively be substituted, namely:-