The Gujarat High Court recently issued a circular calling on lawyers and litigants to settle outstanding court fees for cases filed during the COVID-19 pandemic period. .These cases, filed between March 22, 2020, and January 7, 2022, were flagged either for non-payment or insufficient payment of court fees. A circular dated May 30, issued on orders by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal, warns that the pending court fees would be recovered as arrears of land revenue if they are not settled within thirty days.The same circular also calls on lawyers and litigants to submit original documents or certified copies of documents if the case has been decided, if the same was required to be filed and has not yet been filed. .“All the concerned learned Advocates / Litigants are hereby informed / intimated to make payment of outstanding Court Fees and / or to submit the original documents / certified copies of the documents in the matters already decided / disposed of, which were filed during the Covid-19 Pandemic period i.e. from 22-03-2020 to 07-01-2022, wherein either Court Fees has not been paid or insufficient Court Fees has been paid and / or original documents / certified copies of the documents are not filed ... within a period of 30 days from the date of this Circular, failing which, the outstanding Court Fees shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue and if the original document(s) is/are not filed, within a period of 30 days, no certified copies of the said document(s) shall be issued," the circular stated..[Read Circular]
The Gujarat High Court recently issued a circular calling on lawyers and litigants to settle outstanding court fees for cases filed during the COVID-19 pandemic period. .These cases, filed between March 22, 2020, and January 7, 2022, were flagged either for non-payment or insufficient payment of court fees. A circular dated May 30, issued on orders by Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal, warns that the pending court fees would be recovered as arrears of land revenue if they are not settled within thirty days.The same circular also calls on lawyers and litigants to submit original documents or certified copies of documents if the case has been decided, if the same was required to be filed and has not yet been filed. .“All the concerned learned Advocates / Litigants are hereby informed / intimated to make payment of outstanding Court Fees and / or to submit the original documents / certified copies of the documents in the matters already decided / disposed of, which were filed during the Covid-19 Pandemic period i.e. from 22-03-2020 to 07-01-2022, wherein either Court Fees has not been paid or insufficient Court Fees has been paid and / or original documents / certified copies of the documents are not filed ... within a period of 30 days from the date of this Circular, failing which, the outstanding Court Fees shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue and if the original document(s) is/are not filed, within a period of 30 days, no certified copies of the said document(s) shall be issued," the circular stated..[Read Circular]