Court fee in joint writ petitions payable ‘per petitioner’ if cause of action is individual: Bombay HC

The Court explained that joint petitions are procedural conveniences allowed to save paper, space, and costs but judicial concessions cannot compromise State revenue.  

“By permitting multiple persons to join in one Petition for saving cost, space, paper, etc., the High Court cannot cause loss to the State exchequer in terms of court fees,” the Court held.

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