Ad-valorem court fees – Trial Court directed the plaintiff-petitioner to affix ad valorem court fee on an amount of Rs.20 lakhs – Held, at the initial stage, in a suit for malicious prosecution, there cannot be any valuation in sure and certain terms and, hence, the Court is left with no other option at this stage but to accept the valuation offered by the plaintiff-petitioner -- Impugned order set aside, tentative court fee affixed by the plaintiff-petitioner shall be accepted by the Court and the Court shall proceed further with the suit in accordance with the law.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 12.05.2022