https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302278 Deficiency in court fee on a memorandum of appeal filed within limitation may be cured by extension of time under section 149 CPC, which vests judicial discretion ordinarily to be exercised in favour of the litigant unless contumacy, mala fides, or similar cause is shown. Court-fee is treated as a matter between the Revenue and the litigant, and payment made later with permission has the same effect as payment at the outset. Applying that principle, and noting no mala fides, the Court extended time to make good the deficiency and treated the appeal as presented within limitation. en-us Mon, 18 Sep 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 May 2022 11:52:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302278 Deficiency in court fee on a memorandum of appeal filed within limitation may be cured by extension of time under section 149 CPC, which vests judicial discretion ordinarily to be exercised in favour of the litigant unless contumacy, mala fides, or similar cause is shown. Court-fee is treated as a matter between the Revenue and the litigant, and payment made later with permission has the same effect as payment at the outset. Applying that principle, and noting no mala fides, the Court extended time to make good the deficiency and treated the appeal as presented within limitation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Sep 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302278