#suit valuation

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that a decree for return of goods cannot be treated as ancillary to monetary recovery and must be independently valued under the Suit Valuation Act. Failure to pay separate court fees for such relief results in its dismissal, impacting commercial litigants seeking recovery of both money and goods.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that courts must hear defendants before allowing amendments to suit valuation under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC, upholding principles of natural justice.