Application of section 19b in the court fees act 1870

Section 19 (b) of the Court-fees Act, 1870 states, "Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate," which signifies- if an authority is satisfied that the executor (person carrying out the WILL) has paid the debts of the deceased by deducting the sum from the inherited estate of the deceased's will and such a deduction has resulted in the reduction of the value of the inherited estate to such an extent that if the value of the estate was primarily only that much, the court fee that was paid by the executor for probate letters, etc., would have been much less. Under this act, the authority may return the difference. But this can be claimed only within three years after the date of the probate letter, not after that.
However, if, as a result of a judicial procedure, the deceased's obligations have not been determined and paid, or his effects have not been recovered and made accessible, the executor or administrator is barred from requesting the return of such difference within a reasonable time.
Thus, for the application of this section, you will have to file an application to court after the payment and deduction of the debt amount from the valuation of properties within 3 years, not after. Relief will be provided after paying court fees, if applicable.