Section 8: Process fee — Small Claims and Minor Offences Courts Ordinance, 2002

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8. Process fee.—The plaintiff shall, alongwith the plaint, pay one time process fee of twenty five rupees for service of summons upon the defendants and postal stamps of the value of registered post acknowledgement due and where the Court orders for substituted service, deposit the charges of such substituted service, within three days of making such order failing which the suit may be dismissed.

Effective date: 2002-01-01

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Section 7: Rejection of plaint Section 9: Summons Section 6: Procedure in civil trials Section 10: Appearance through Advocate or recognized agent Section 5: Jurisdiction Section 11: Written statement

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