Report No. 189

Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Uttaranchal - These States were formerly part of State of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh respectively. The Court Fees Act, 1870, as applicable in these States before the reorganization of States in the year 2000, is still continued to be in force by virtue of section 84 of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, section 86 of the U.P. Reorganisation Act, 2000 and section 78 of the M.P. Reorganisation Act, 2000, respectively.