31. Court-fees.-The court-fees payable in respect of proceeding under section 20 shall be- (i) for every application to summon a witness-one rupee in respect of each witness; (ii) for every application made by or on behalf of an individual-one rupee; 1[(iii) for every application made on behalf or in respect of a number of employees-One rupee per employee subject to a maximum of twenty rupees: Provided that the Authority may, if in its opinion, the applicant is a pauper, exempt him wholly or partly from the payment of such fees: Provided further that no fee shall be chargeable- (a) from persons employed in Agriculture; or (b) in respect of an application made by an Inspector. |