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Co-operative Tribunal orders

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Section 67 Kerala Court Fees Act | Legal Benefit Fund Refundable on Remand of Revision Petitions: Kerala HC
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|Kerala High Court

Section 67 Kerala Court Fees Act | Legal Benefit Fund Refundable on Remand of Revision Petitions: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Legal Benefit Fund collected under Section 76 of the Kerala Court Fees Act is refundable when a revision petition is remanded, aligning it with the refundable nature of court fees under Section 67. This clarifies the rights of litigants in cooperative tribunal disputes and prevents unjust enrichment by the state, impacting thousands of pending and future revision cases.