Where the plaintiff succeeds in the suit, the Court shall calculate the amount of court-fees which would have been paid by the plaintiff if he had not been permitted to sue as an [indigent person] [Substituted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976, Section 72 for " pauper" (w.e.f. 1.2.1977).] ; such amount shall be recoverable by the State Government any party order by the decree to pay the same and shall be a first charge on the subject-matter of the suit.

Where the plaintiff succeeds in the suit, the Court shall calculate the amount of court-fees which would have been paid by the plaintiff if he had not been permitted to sue as an [indigent person] [Substituted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976, Section 72 for " pauper" (w.e.f. 1.2.1977).] ; such amount shall be recoverable by the State Government any party order by the decree to pay the same and shall be a first charge on the subject-matter of the suit.