Section 13, Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 [S2E-TN0]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 5 July 1955.

In Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 [A11-Y64]. This text from 3 March 1983, by Tamil Nadu Act 96 of 1983 [A12-28Z]. Other texts (1): from 5 July 1955 to 2 March 1983.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 13, Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 [S2E-TN0]. Machine: S2E-TN0.

13. Grant of licence.—(1) An application for a licence to undertake the conduct of court auctions shall be made to the Registrar in Form C, accompanied by a fee of 400 rupees. (2) The Registrar may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, grant the licence subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, or, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant the licence. (3) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its grant and may be renewed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The Registrar may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.

Defined terms in this text (3)

Court: Section 2, Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 [S2ETAV] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "court" means a court of civil jurisdiction and includes a tribunal constituted under this Act

Court: 49 more definitions.

prescribed: Section 2, Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 [S2ETAV] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act

prescribed: 996 more definitions.

Registrar: Section 2, Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 [S2ETAV] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under this Act and includes an Assistant Registrar

Registrar: 79 more definitions.

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Cited by (2)

Section 12, Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 [S2E-TM2], 5 July 1955, Band A. "section 13".

Section 2, Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation (Amendment) Act, 1983 [S2J-26Q], 3 March 1983, Band A. "section 13 of the Tamil Nadu Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1955)".

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