Order 33, rule 16 of Civil Procedure Rules : Court fees
(1) If any defendant alleges that he is unable to pay court fees the registrar, upon application being made for that purpose, shall inquire into the question of his poverty and, if he is satisfied on oath that the allegation of poverty is true, shall record on the record the result of his investigation and a statement of the proportion of the fees (if any) which the defendant is able to pay; and no fees other than the amount which the registrar is satisfied that the defendant is able to pay shall be payable.
(2) If the registrar is not so satisfied as aforesaid as to the inability of the defendant to pay court fees, he shall so certify and advise the defendant as to the fees payable by him.
(3) An appeal shall lie from the decision of the registrar to a judge in chambers.
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