Lawgist19JRecovery of penalties, etc
1[19J. Recovery of penalties, etc.-- (1) Any excess fee found to be payable on any inquiry held under section 19H, sub-section (6), and any penalty or forfeiture under section 19G, may, on the certificate of the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority, be recovered from the executor or administrator as if it were an arrear of land-revenue by any Collector 2***.
(2) The Chief Controlling Revenue-authority may remit the whole or any part of any such penalty or forfeiture as aforesaid, or any part of any penalty under section 19E or of any court-fee under section 19E in excess of the full court-fee which ought to have been paid.]
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1. Ins. by Act 11 of 1899, s 2.
2. The words "in any part of British India" rep by the A.O. 1948.
- 19A Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid
- 19B Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate
- 19C Relief in case of several grants
- 19D Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee
- 19E Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc
- 19F Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section
- 19G Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after discovery of underpayment
- 19H Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenueauthorities, and procedure thereon
- 19-I Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administratio
- 19J Recovery of penalties, etc
- 19K Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration
