The Court-Fees Act, 1870

 

 

  

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THE COURT-FEES ACT, 1870 

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 

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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1. Short title. 

Extent of Act. 

Commencement of Act. 

1A. Definition of “appropriate Government”. 

2. [Repealed.]. 

CHAPTER II 

FEES IN THE HIGH COURTS AND IN THE COURTS OF SMALL CAUSES 

 AT THE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS 

3. Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides. 

 Levy of fees in Presidency Small Cause Courts. 

4. Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts in their extraordinary jurisdiction. 

In their appellate jurisdiction. 

As courts of reference and revision. 

5. Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee. 

CHAPTER III 

FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES 

6. Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mufassal Courts or in public offices. 

7. Computation of fees payable in certain suits. 

(i)  for money.  

(ii)  for maintenance and annuities .  

(iii)  for other movable property having a market-value.  

(iv)  (a) for movable property of no market-value.   

(b) to enforce a right to share in joint family property.  

(c) for a declaratory decree and consequential relief.  

(d) for an injunction.  

(e) for easements.  

(f) for accounts.  

(v) for possession of land, houses and gardens.  

Proviso as to Bombay Presidency.  

for houses and gardens .  

(vi)  to enforce a right of pre-emption.  

(vii) for interest of assignee of land-revenue.  



 

 

  

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SECTIONS 

(viii) to set aside an attachment. 

(ix)  to redeem. 

 to foreclose. 

(x)  for specific performance .  

(xi)  between landlord and tenant. 

8. Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation. 

9. Power to ascertain net profits or market-value. 

10. Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated. 

11. Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount 

claimed. 

12. Decision of questions as to valuation. 

13. Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal. 

14. Refund of fee on application for review of judgment. 

15. Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of mistake. 

16. Refund of fee. 

17. Multifarious suits. 

18. Written examinations of complainants. 

19. Exemption of certain documents.   

CHAPTER IIIA 

PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION 

19A. Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid. 

19B. Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate. 

19C. Relief in case of several grants. 

19D. Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee. 

19E. Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc. 

19F. Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 19E. 

19G. Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months after 

discovery of under-payment. 

19H. Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to Revenue-

authorities, and procedure thereon. 

19I. Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration. 

19J. Recovery of penalties, etc. 

19K. Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration. 

CHAPTER IV 

PROCESS-FEES 

20. Rules as to cost of processes. 

 Confirmation and publication of rules. 

  



 

 

  

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SECTIONS 

21. Tables of process-fees. 

22. Number of peons in District and subordinate Courts. 

 Number of peons in Mufassal Small cause Courts. 

23. Number of peons in Revenue Courts. 

24. [Repealed.]. 

CHAPTER V 

OF THE MODE OF LEVYING FEES 

25. Collection of fees by stamps. 

26. Stamps to be impressed or adhesive. 

27. Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps. 

28. Stamping documents inadvertently received. 

29. Amended document. 

30. Cancellation of stamp. 

CHAPTER VI 

MISCELLANEOUS 

31. [Repealed.]. 

32. [Repealed.]. 

33. Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid. 

34. Sale of stamps. 

35. Power to reduce or remit fees. 

36. Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts.  

 SCHEDULE  I.— AD VALOREM FEES 

TABLE OF RATES OF AD VALOREM FEES LEVIABLE ON THE 

    INSTITUTION OF SUITS.  

SCHEDULE II. — FIXED FEES 

SCHEDULE III. — FORM OF VALUATION (TO BE USED WITH SUCH MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, 

       AS MAY BE NECESSARY) 
 

ANNEXURE A.— VALUATION OF THE MOVABLE AND IMMOVABLE 

PROPERTY OF DECEASED. 

    ANNEXURE B.—SCHEDULE OF DEBTS, ETC. 

 

 



 

 

  

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THE COURT-FEES ACT, 1870  

ACT NO. 7 OF 18701 

[11th March, 1870.] 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Court-fees Act, 1870. 

Extent of Act.—It extends to the whole of India except 2[the territories which, immediately before 

the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States]; 

Commencement of Act.—And it shall come into force on the first day of April, 1870.  

3[1A. Definition of “appropriate Government”.—In this Act “the appropriate Government” 

means, in relation to fees or stamps relating to documents presented or to be presented before  any 

officer serving under the Central Government, that Government, and in relation to any other fees 

or stamps, the State Government.]  

42. [“Chief Controlling Revenue-authority” defined.] Rep. by the A. O. 1937.  

 

                                                      
1. It has been declared inapplicable to proceedings before officers making a settlement, and in certain other cases under the Sonthal 

Parganas Settlement Regulation, 1872 (Reg. 3 of 1872), s. 8, as amended by the Sonthal Parganas Justice and Laws Regulation, 1899 

(Reg. 3 of 1899). 

   It has been extended to and brought into force in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I          

(w.e.f. 1-7-1965), to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch., and to the whole of Union territory of 

Lakshadweep by Reg. 8 of 1863, s. 3 and Sch., with modification (w.e.f. 1-10-1967). 

  It has been amended in—  

  Ajmer-Merwara by Act 31 of 1930; 

  Assam by Assam Acts 4 of 1922, 3 of 1932, 18 of 1947, 8 of 1950, 27 of 1954, 22 of 1955, 3 of 1958, 19 of 1958, 12 of 1960 

and 28 of 1972; 

  Bengal by Bengal Acts 3 of 1898, 4 of 1922, 6 of 1922, 7 of 1935, 11 of 1935 and 3 of 1941;  

  Bihar by Bihar Acts 17 of 1939 and 7 of 1958. 

  Bihar and Orissa by B. & O. Act 2 of 1922;  

  Bombay by Bombay Acts 2 of 1932 and 15 of 1943;  

  C.P. by C.P. Act 16 of 1935; 

  C.P. and Berar by C.P. and Berar Acts 9 of 1938, 16 of 1940, 9 of 1941, 5 of 1945 and 7 of 1948 and M.P. Acts 4 and 38 of 

1950, 13 and 22 of 1951 and 9 of 1953; 

  Himachal Pradesh by H.P. Act 4 of 1952; 

  Madras by Madras Acts 5 of 1922 and 17 of 1945;  

  Orissa by Orissa Acts 5 of 1939, 4 of 1945, 13 of 1957, 12 of 1974 and 55 of 1975;  

  Punjab by Act 17 of 1887 and Punjab Acts 7 of 1922, 1 of 1942, E.P. Act 26 of 1949 and Pun. Act 31 of 1953, 

19 of 1957, 20 of 1960 and 9 of 1979; 

  U.P. by U.P. Acts 12 of 1922, 3 of 1933, 2 of 1936, 19 of 1938, 9 of 1941, 14 of 1942, 8 of 1943, 5 of 1944, 14 of 

1948, 28 of 1957, 10 of 1959, 34 of 1970 and 9 of 1975; 

  Andaman and Nicobar Islands by Reg. 2 of 1957;  

  Meghalaya by Meghalaya Acts 2 of 1973 and 5 of 1973; 

  Madhya Pradesh by Madhya Pradesh Acts 24 of 1975 and 4 of 1976; 

  Delhi by Central Act 28 of 1967; and 

  Haryana by Haryana Acts 11 of 1974 and 22 of 1974. 

The Act has been repealed in its application to Bombay area and Coorg district of Mysore by Mysore Act 16 of 1958. 

It has been repealed in part in partially excluded areas in Madras and Koraput by Madras Reg. 6 of 1940 and Orissa Reg. 7 of 1943, 

respectively. 

2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for “Part B States”.   

3. Ins. by the A.O. 1937. 

4. The Original s. 2 relating to repeal of enactments was rep. by the Repealing Act, 1870 (14 of 1870). A section defining “Chief 

Controlling Revenue-authority” was added by s. 2 of the Court-fees (Amendment) Act, 1901 (10 of 1901), and was slightly amended 

by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1917 (24 of 1917). For the definition of the “Chief Controlling Revenue-authority” see now the 

General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3 (10). 

 The A.O. 1937 rep. s. 2 as in force elsewhere than in Bengal. In that Province the secti on subs. by the Court-fees (Bengal 

Amendment) Act, 1935 (Ben. 7 of 1935), s. 3 contains definitions of “appeal”, “Chief Controlling Revenue -authority”, 

“Collector” and “Suit”. 

 



 

 

  

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STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 2 of Act (7 of 1870).—For section 2 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, hereinafter  

called the principal Act, the following section shall  be substituted:— 

“2. Definition.—In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant  in the subject or context,— 

(1) ‘appeal’ includes a cross objection; 

(2) ‘suit’ includes an appeal from a decree except in section 8-A.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 3] 

CHAPTER II 

FEES IN THE HIGH COURTS AND IN THE COURTS OF SMALL CAUSES 

AT THE PRESIDENCY-TOWNS 

3. Levy of fees in High Courts on their original sides.—The fees payable for the time being to the 

clerks and officers (other than the Sheriffs and attorneys) of 1[the 2[High Courts other than those of 

Kerala, Mysore and Rajasthan]], 

or chargeable in each of such Courts under No. 11 of the first, and Nos. 7, 12, 14, 3*** 

20 and 21 of the second, schedule to this Act annexed; 

Levy of fees in Presidency Small Cause Courts.—and the fees for the time being chargeable in the 

Courts of Small Causes at the 4presidency-towns, and their several offices; 

shall be collected in manner hereinafter appearing. 

4. Fees on documents filed, etc., in High Courts, in their extraordinary jurisdiction.—No 

document of any of the kinds specified in the first or second schedule to this Act annexed, as chargeable 

with fees, shall be filed, exhibited or recorded in, or shall be received or furnished by, any of the said 

High Courts in any case coming before such Court in the exercise of its extraordinary original civil 

jurisdiction; 

or in the exercise of its extraordinary original criminal jurisdiction; 

In their appellate jurisdiction.—or in the exercise of its jurisdiction as regards appeals from the 
5[judgments (other than judgments passed in the exercise of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the 

Court) of one] or more Judges of the said Court, or of a Division Court; 

or in the exercise of its jurisdiction as regards appeals from the Courts subject to its superintendence; 

As Courts of reference and revision.—or in the exercise of its jurisdiction as a Court of reference or 

revision; 

unless in respect of such document there be paid a fee of an amount not less than that indicated by 

either of the said schedules as the proper fee for such document. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Uttar Pradesh 

Amendment of section 4 of Act VII of 1870.—In the marginal heading to the first clause of             

section 4 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, as amended from time to time in its application to Uttar Pradesh for 

the words “in the High Courts in their ordinary or extraordinary jurisdiction “ shall be substitution. 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act X of 1959, s. 2] 

                                                      
1. Subs by the A.O.1950, for “the Courts which are High Courts for the purposes of the Government of India Act, 1935”. 
2. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956, for “High Courts for Part A States”. 
3. The number “16” rep. by Act 12 of 1891. 
4. See the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 (15 of 1882), Ch. X. 
5. Subs. by Act 19 of 1922, s. 2, for “judgment of two”. 

 

 



 

 

  

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Amendment of section 4 of Act VII of 1870.—In section 4 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, as amended 

from time to time in its application to Uttar Pradesh— 

 (1) for the words “any of the said High Courts”, the words “the High Court of Judicature at 

Allahabad” shall be substituted; 

(2) between the words “in the exercise of its” and the words “extraordinary original civil 

jurisdiction”, the words “ordinary or” shall be inserted; 

(3) between the words “in the exercise of its” and the words “extraordinary original criminal 

jurisdiction”, the words “ordinary or” shall be inserted; and  

(4) after the sub-paragraph “or in the exercise of its jurisdiction as a Court of reference or 

revision”, the following sub-paragraphs shall be added— 

“Or in the exercise of its jurisdiction to issue direction the exercise of nation, orders or writs 

under the jurisdiction to issue Constitution of India; 

Or in the exercise of jurisdiction in any other in the exercise of any other jurisdiction matter.” 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act X of 1959, s. 3] 

5. Procedure in case of difference as to necessity or amount of fee.—When any difference arises 

between the officer whose duty it is to see that any fee is paid under this Chapter and any suitor or 

attorney, as to the necessity of paying a fee or the amount thereof, the question shall, when the difference 

arises in any of the said High Courts, be referred to the taxing-officer, whose decision thereon shall be 

final, except when the question is, in his opinion, one of general importance, in which case he shall refer 

it to the final decision of the Chief Justice of such High Court, or of such Judge of the High Court as the 

Chief Justice shall appoint either generally or specially in this behalf. 

When any such difference arises in any of the said Courts of Small Causes, the question shall be 

referred to the Clerk of the Court, whose decision thereon shall be final, except when the question is, in 

his opinion, one of general importance, in which case he shall refer it to the final decision of the first 

Judge of such Court. 

The Chief Justice shall declare who shall be taxing-officer within the meaning of the first paragraph 

of this section. 

CHAPTER III 

FEES IN OTHER COURTS AND IN PUBLIC OFFICES 

6. Fees on documents filed, etc., in Mufassal Courts or in public offices.—Except in the 

Courts hereinbefore mentioned, no document of any of the kinds specified as chargeable in the first 

or second schedule to this Act annexed shall be filed, exhibited or recorded in any Court of Justice, 

or shall be received or furnished by any public officer, unless in respect of such document there be 

paid a fee of an amount not less than that indicated by either of the said schedules as the proper fee 

for such document. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 6 of Act (7 of 1870).--Section 6 of the principal Act shall be re-numbered as 

sub-section (1) of section 6 and , after the said sub-section, the following sub-section shall be inserted:— 

“(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Provincial Government may, by 

notification, direct that  a copy of a document, specified as chargeable in Schedules I and II to this 

Act annexed,  shall be furnished by a public officer without payment of the  fee indicated by either of 

the said Schedules  as the proper fee for such copy and the copy so furnished shall be chargeable  

with the requisite  fee only when it is filed, exhibited or recorded in any Court of justice or received 

by a public officer as mentioned in sub-section (1).” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 4] 



 

 

  

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STATE AMENDMENT 

Uttar Pradesh 

Amendment of section 6 of Act (7 of 1870).—In section 6 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 as 

amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, hereinafter, in this Chapter referred to as the principal 

Act,— 

(a) in sub-section (1), in the first proviso, for the words “the United” Provinces Tenancy Act, 

1939, or the United Provinces Land Revenue Act, 1901”, the words “any law relation to land 

tenures or land revenue shall be substituted; 

(b) in sub-section (6), for the words “Chief Inspector of Stamps” the words “Commission of 

Stamps” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 6 of 1980, s. 2] 

Amendment of section 6-A.—In section 6-A of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for the 

words “Chief Inspector of Stamps”, the words “Commissioners of Stamps” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 6 of 1980, s. 3] 

Amendment of section 6-B.—In section 6-B of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the 

words “Chief Inspector of Stamps”, the words “Commissioner of Stamps” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 6 of 1980, s. 4] 

7. Computation of fees payable in certain suits.—The amount of fee payable under this Act in the 

suits next hereinafter mentioned shall be computed as follows:—  

for money.—(i) In suits for money (including suits for damages or compensation, or arrears of 

maintenance, of annuities, or of other sums payable periodically)—according to the amount claimed: 

for maintenance and annuities.—(ii) In suits for maintenance and annuities or other sums 

payable periodically—according to the value of the subject-matter of the suit, and such value shall be 

deemed to be ten times the amount claimed to be payable for one year: 

for other movable property having a market-value.—(iii) In suits for movable property other 

than money, where the subject-matter has a market-value—according to such value at the date of 

presenting the plaint: 

(iv) In suits—  

for movable property of no market-value.—(a) for movable property where the subject-

matter has no market-value, as, for instance, in the case of documents relating to title, 

to enforce a right to share in joint family property.—(b) to enforce the right to share in 

any property on the ground that it is joint family property, 

for a declaratory decree and consequential relief.—(c) to obtain a declaratory decree or 

order, where consequential relief is prayed, 

for an injunction.—(d) to obtain an injunction, 

for easements.—(e) for a right to some benefit (not herein otherwise provided for) to arise 

out of land, and 

for accounts.—(f) for accounts—  

according to the amount at which the relief sought is valued in the plaint or memorandum 

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In all such suits the plaintiff shall state the amount at which he values the relief 

sought 1***: 

for possession of land, houses and gardens.—(v) In suits for the possession of land, houses and 

gardens—according to the value of the subject-matter; and such value shall be deemed to be—  

where the subject-matter is land, and—  

(a) where the land forms an entire estate, or a definite share of an estate, paying annual 

revenue to Government, 

or forms part of such an estate and is recorded in the Collector’s register as separately 

assessed with such revenue, 

and such revenue is permanently settled—  

ten times the revenue so payable: 

(b) where the land forms an entire estate, or a definite share of an estate, paying annual 

revenue to Government, or forms part of such estate and is recorded as aforesaid; 

and such revenue is settled, but not permanently—  

five times the revenue so payable: 

(c) where the land pays no such revenue, or has been partially exempted from such payment, or is 

charged with any fixed payment in lieu of such revenue, 

and nett profits have arisen from the land during the year next before the date of presenting the plaint—  

fifteen times such nett profits: 

but where no such nett profits have arisen therefrom— the amount at which the Court shall 

estimate the land with reference to the value of similar land in the neighbourhood : 

 (d) where the land forms part of an estate paying revenue to Government, but is not a definite 

share of such estate and is not separately assessed as above-mentioned—the market-value of the land: 

Proviso as to Bombay Presidency.—Provided that, in the 2territories subject to the Governor of 

Bombay in Council, the value of the land shall be deemed to be—  

(1) where the land is held on settlement for a period not exceeding thirty years and pays the 

full assessment to Government—a sum equal to five times the survey-assessment; 

(2) where the land is held on a permanent settlement, or on a settlement for any period 

exceeding thirty years, and pays the full assessment to Government—a sum equal to ten times the 

survey-assessment; and 

(3) where the whole or any part of the annual survey-assessment is remitted—a sum 

computed under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of this proviso, as the case may be, in 

addition to ten times the assessment, or the portion of assessment, so remitted. 

Explanation.—The word “estate”, as used in this paragraph, means any land subject to the 

payment of revenue, for which the proprietor or a farmer or raiyat shall have executed a separate 

engagement to Government, or which, in the absence of such engagement, shall have been separately 

assessed with revenue: 

  

                                                      

1. The words “and the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, section thirty-one, shall apply as if, for the word ‘claim’, the 

words ‘relief sought’, were substituted” omitted by Act 12 of 1891, s. 3 and the First Schedule. 
2. See para.8 of the A.O. 1937. In view of this provision the expression “Governor of Bombay in Council” has been left 

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for houses and gardens.—(e) Where the subject-matter is a house or garden according to the 

market-value of the house or garden: 

to enforce a right of pre-emption.—(vi) In suits to enforce a right of pre-emption-according to the 

value (computed in accordance with paragraph (v) of this section) of the land, house or garden in respect 

of which the right is claimed: 

for interest of assignee of land revenue.—(vii) In suits for the interest of an assignee of land 

revenue—fifteen times his net profits as such for the year next before the date of presenting the plaint: 

to set aside an attachment.—(viii) In suits to set aside an attachment of land or of an interest in land 

or revenue—according to the amount for which the land or interest was attached: 

Provided that, where such amount exceeds the value of the land or interest, the amount of fee shall be 

computed as if the suit were for the possession of such land or interest. 

to redeem.—(ix) In suits against a mortgagee for the recovery of the property mortgaged. 

to foreclose.—and in suits by a mortgagee to foreclose the mortgage, or, where the mortgage is made 

by conditional sale, to have the sale declared absolute—  

according to the principal money expressed to be secured by the instrument of mortgage : 

for specific performance.—(x) In suits for specific performance—  

(a) of a contract of sale—according to the amount of the consideration : 

(b) of a contract of mortgage—according to the amount agreed to be secured :  

(c) of a contract of lease—according to the aggregate amount of the fine or premium (if any) and 

of the rent agreed to be paid during the first year of the term : 

(d) of an award—according to the amount or value of the property in dispute :  

between landlord and tenant.— (xi) In the following suits between landlord and tenant:— 

(a) for the delivery by a tenant of the counterpart of a lease,  

(b) to enhance the rent of a tenant having a right of occupancy, 

(c) for the delivery by a landlord of a lease, 

1[(cc) for the recovery of immovable property from a tenant, including a tenant holding over after 

the determination of a tenancy,] 

(d) to contest a notice of ejectment, 

(e) to recover the occupancy of 2[immovable property] from which a tenant has been illegally 

ejected by the landlord, and 

(f) for abatement of rent—  

according to the amount of the rent of the 2[immovable property] to which the suit refers, 

payable for the year next before the date of presenting the plaint. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 7 of Act (7 of 1870).—In section 7 of the principal Act, for the words “in the 

suits next hereinafter mentioned” the words “in the suits next hereinafter mentioned except suits for relief 

under section 14 of the Religious Endowments Act, 1863, or under section 91 or section 92 of the Code of 

Civil Procedure, 1908”, shall be substituted.  

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 5] 

                                                      
1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1905, s. 2 (1). 

2. Subs. by s. 2 (2), ibid., for “land”. 



 

 

  

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Amendment of section 7 of Act (7 of 1870).—In section 7ii of the principal Act, after the words 

“shall be deemed to be the words” “in suits for maintenance five times and in other suits” shall be 

inserted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 6] 

Amendment of section iv of Act (7 of 1870).—Clause (b) of section 7iv of the principal Act shall be 

omitted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 7] 

Insertion new paragraph in section 7 of Act (7 of 1870).—In section 7 of the principal Act after 

paragraph iv the following paragraph shall be inserted:— 

“iv-A. in a suit  for cancellation of a decree for money or other property having a money –value , 

or other document securing money or other property having such value, 

According to the value of the subject-matter of the suit, and such value shall be deemed to be— 

if the whole decree or other document is sought to be cancelled, the amount or the value of the 

property  for which the decree was passed or the other document executed, 

if a part of the decree or other document is sought to be cancelled, such part of the amount or 

value of the property. 

Explanation.—In any case where a suit for the cancellation of a whole decree for money  or other 

property having a money value, or other document securing  money or other property having such 

value has to be instituted, but the substantial relief claimed is only in respect of a part of the amount 

or the decree was passed or the other document as executed, the value of the subject matter of the suit 

shall be deemed to be such part of the amount or value of the property in respect of which the relief is 

sought.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 8] 

Amendment paragraph v of section 7 of Act (7 of 1870).—In paragraph v of section 7 of the 

principal Act, 

      (1) in clause (a), for the word “ten” the word “ten” shall be substituted; 

       (2) in clause (b), for the word “five” the word “ten” shall be substituted; 

       (3) the following proviso shall be inserted after the existing proviso:— 

“Provided further that in suits for possession of land if rules are framed under section 3 of the 

Suits Valuation  Act, 1887 (7 of 1887), for determining the value for the purposes of jurisdiction, the 

value so determined shall be deemed to be the value of the  hand for the purposes of this paragraph ; 

and 

(4) the existing Explanation shall be re-numbered as Explanation  I, and, after the 

Explanation so re-numbered, the following Explanation shall be added, namely:— 

“Explanation II.—In this paragraph, ‘building’ includes a house, out-house, stable, privy, urinal, 

shed, hut, wall, and any other such structure, whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or any 

other material whatsoever.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 9] 

Insertion of new paragraph vi-A in section 7 of Act (7 of 1870).—In section 7 of the principal Act 

after paragraph vi the following paragraph shall be inserted:— 

“vi-A. In suits for partition and separate possession of a share of joint family property or of joint 

property, or to enforce a right to a share in any property on the ground that it is joint family property 

or joint property— 

if the plaintiff alleges that he has been excluded from possession of the property of which he 

claims to be a coparcener or co-owner-according to the  market-value of the share in respect of which 

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Explanation.—The word “possession” for the purposes of this paragraph includes constructive 

possession.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 10] 

Haryana 

Amendment of section 7 of Act 7 of 1870.— In section 7 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 (hereinafter 

referred to as the principal Act),— 

(a) in the first proviso to clause (iv), for the words "thirteen rupees", the words `twenty-five 

rupees' shall be substituted ; and 

(b) for clause (v), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :— 

"(v) in suits for the possession of land, houses and gardens, according to the value of the 

subject matter ; and such value shall be deemed to be,— 

(a) where the subject matter is land, according to the market value thereof which shall be 

deemed to be,— 

(i) in the case of land which is irrigated by perennial canal, two thousand rupees per 

acre ; 

(ii) in the case of land which is irrigated by non-perennial canal or by well, one 

thousand and five hundred rupees per acre ; 

(iii) in the case of land which is Barani, one thousand rupees per acre ; 

(iv) in the case of land which is Sailab or Bhud, seven hundred and fifty rupees per 

acre ; and 

(v) in the case of land which is Thur, Sem, Banjar or of like nature, five hundred 

rupees per acre ; and 

(b) where the subject matter is house or garden, according to its market value ;". 

[Vide Haryana Act 11 of 1974, s. 2] 

Haryana 

Amendment of section 7 of Act 7 of 1870.—In section 7 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 (hereinafter 

referred to as the principal Act), for sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (r), the (following sub-clauses shall 

be substituted, namely :— 

"(a) where the subject matter is land other than land situated within municipal limits or Abadi 

Deh whether under cultivation or not according to the market value thereof which shall be deemed to 

be,— 

(i) in the case of land which is irrigated by perennial canal, sixty rupees per acre ; 

(ii) in the case of land which is irrigated by non-perennial canal or by well, fifty rupees per 

acre ; and 

(iii) in the case of land which is Barani, Sailab, Bhud, Thur, Sem, Banjar or of like nature, 

thirty rupees per acre ; and 

(b) where the subject matter is house, garden, or land situated within municipal limits or Abadi 

Deh whether under cultivation or not, according to its market value ; ", 

[Vide Haryana Act 22 of 1974, s. 2] 

8. Fee on memorandum of appeal against order relating to compensation.—The amount 

of fee payable under this Act on a memorandum of appeal against an order relating t o 

compensation under any Act for the time being in force for the 1acquisition of land for public 

                                                      
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purposes, shall be computed according to the difference between the amount awarded and the 

amount claimed by the appellant. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Insertion of new section 8A in Act (7 of 1870).--After section 8 of the principal Act, the following 

section shall be inserted:— 

“8A. Statement of particulars of subject-matters of suits and plaintiff’s valuation thereof.—In 

every suit in which an ad valorem court-fee is payable under this Act on the plaint, the plaintiff shall file 

with the plaint a statement of particulars of the subject-matter of the suit ad his own valuation thereof 

unless such particulars and the valuation are contained in the plaint. The statement shall be in such form 

and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed by the Provincial Government by notification in 

the Gazette. In every such suit the plaintiff shall also, if the Court so  directs, file a duplicate copy of the 

plaint and of the  said statement”. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 11] 

 Haryana 

Amendment of section 8 of central Act 7 of 1870.—To section 8 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, 

(hereinafter called the principal Act), the following proviso, shall be added, namely:-- 

“Provided that the fixed court fee of one hundred rupees shall be payable on the memorandum of a 

appeal or cross objections before the High Court arising under the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 or any 

other law for the time being in force for acquisition of land for public purposes.”. 

[Vide Haryana Act 3 of 1990, s. 2] 

9. Power to ascertain nett profits or market-value.—If the Court sees reason to think that the 

annual nett profits or the market-value of any such land, house or garden as is mentioned in section 7, 

paragraphs (v) and (vi), have or has been wrongly estimated, the Court may, for the purpose of computing 

the fee payable in any suit therein mentioned, issue a commission to any proper person directing him to 

make such local or other investigation as may be necessary, and to report thereon to the Court. 

10. Procedure where net profits or market-value wrongly estimated.—(i) If in the result of 

any such investigation the Court finds that the net profits or market-value have or has been 

wrongly estimated, the Court, if the estimation has been excessive, may in its discretion refund 

the excess paid as such fee: but, if the estimation has been insufficient, the Court shall require 

the plaintiff to pay so much additional fee as would have been payable had the said market-value 

or nett profits been rightly estimated. 

(ii) In such case the suit shall be stayed until the additional fee is paid. If the additional fee is not paid 

within such time as the Court shall fix, the suit shall be dismissed. 

1*              *              *              *              * 

11. Procedure in suits for mesne profits or account when amount decreed exceeds amount 

claimed.—In suits for mesne profits or for immovable property and mesne profits, or for an account, if 

the profits or amount decreed are or is in excess of the profits claimed or the amount at which the plaintiff 

valued the relief sought, the decree shall not be executed until the difference between the fee actually paid 

and the fee which would have been payable had the suit comprised the whole of the profits or amount so 

decreed shall have been paid to the proper officer. 

Where the amount of mesne profits is left to be ascertained in the course of the execution of the 

decree, if the profits so ascertained exceed the profits claimed, the further execution of the decree shall be 

stayed until the difference between the fee actually paid and the fee which would have been payable had 

                                                      
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the suit comprised the whole of the profits so ascertained is paid. If the additional fee is not paid within 

such time as the Court shall fix, the suit shall be dismissed. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 11 of Act (7 of 1870).—For the second paragraph of section 11 of the 

principal Act the following paragraphs shall be substituted:— 

“Where a decree directs an enquiry as to mesne-profits which have accrued  on the property 

during a period prior to the institution of the suit, if the profits ascertained on such inquiry exceed the 

profits claimed, no final decree shall be passed till the difference  between the fee actually paid and 

the fee which would have been  payable had the suit comprised the whole of the profits so ascertained 

is paid. If the additional fee is not paid within such time as the Court shall fix, the claim for the excess 

shall be dismissed, unless the Court, for sufficient cause, extends the time for payment. 

Where a decree directs an inquiry as to mesno-profits from the institution of the suit and a final 

decree is passed in accordance with the result of such inquiry, the decree shall not be executed until 

such fee is paid would have been payable on the amount claimed  in execution if a separate suit had  

been instituted therefor.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 12] 

12. Decision of questions as to valuation.—(i) Every question relating to valuation for the purpose 

of determining the amount of any fee chargeable under this Chapter on a plaint or memorandum of 

appeal, shall be decided by the Court in which such plaint or memorandum, as the case may be, is filed, 

and such decision shall be final as between the parties to the suit. 

(ii) But whenever any such suit comes before a Court of appeal, reference or revision, if such Court 

considers that the said question has been wrongly decided to the detriment of the revenue, it shall require 

the party by whom such fee has been paid to pay so much additional fee as would have been payable had 

the question been rightly decided, and the provisions of section 10, paragraph (ii), shall apply. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 12 of Act (7 of 1870).--(1) In section 12 of the principal Act, for paragraph 

ii, the following paragraph shall be substituted:— 

“ii. But whenever any such suit comes before a Court of appeal, reference or revision, if such 

Court considers that the said question has been wrongly decided, it shall— 

(a) in any case in which the decision is to the detriment of revenue, require the party  by 

whom such fee has been paid, to pay so much additional fee as would have been payable had the 

question been rightly decided and thereafter— 

(i) if the party required to pay is the appellant or petitioner, the appeal or petition shall be 

stayed until the additional fee is paid. If the additional fee is not paid within such time as the 

Court shall fix, the appeal or petition shall be dismissed; 

(ii) if the party required to pay it’s the respondent or the opposite party, the Court shall 

fix a date before which such party shall pay the amount of court  fee due from him and, if 

such party fails to pay the fee required before the date fixed by the Court, the Court shall 

recover the amount of such fee from  him as if it were an arrear of land revenue. Where the 

Court considers that the amount of such fee should be paid to the respondent or the opposite 

party by the appellant or the petitioner, as the case may be , the Court may provide for such 

payment in the order as to costs in the said appeal or petition; and  

(b) in any case in which the decision is that any excess  fee  has been levied, direct the refund of 

so much  excess fee to the party  who paid it as would not have been payable  had the question been 

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Explanation.—For the purposes of this section a question relating to the classification of any suit 

in regard to section 7 shall not be deemed to be a question relating to valuation.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 13] 

13. Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal.—If an appeal or plaint, which has been rejected 

by the lower Court on any of the grounds mentioned in the 1Code of Civil Procedure, is ordered to be 

received, or if a suit is remanded in appeal, on any of the grounds mentioned in 2section 351 of the same 

Code, for a second decision by the lower Court, the Appellate Court shall grant to the appellant a 

certificate, authorizing him to receive back from the Collector the full amount of fee paid on the 

memorandum of appeal: 

Provided that if, in the case of a remand in appeal, the order of remand shall not cover the whole of 

the subject-matter of the suit, the certificate so granted shall not authorize the appellant to receive back 

more than so much fee as would have been originally payable on the part or parts of such subject-matter 

in respect whereof the suit has been remanded. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 13.—In the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870),— 

(a) For the marginal heading to section 13, the following marginal heading shall be substituted, 

namely:— 

“Refund of fee paid on memorandum of appeal and in cases where compromise or settlement has 

been arrived at by a Lok Adalat.”; 

(b) Section 13 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof and — 

(i) In sub-section (1) as  so renumbered,  for the words and figures “ the Code of Civil Procedure”  

and “section 351 of the same Code”, the words and figures “ the Code Civil Procedure, 1908” and 

“rule 23 of Order XLI of the First Schedule to the said Code” shall respectively be substituted; and 

(ii) After sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following new sub-section shall be inserted, 

namely:— 

“(2) Where a compromise or settlement has been arrived at, by a Lok Adalat in a case 

referred to it under sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 

of 1987), the Court by which the case was so referred to the Lok Adalat shall  grant a certificate 

to the party or every party to the case who paid any court-fee in that case, authorizing him to 

receive back from the Collector the full amount of the fee so paid.”. 

[Vide Orissa Act 7 of 2002, s. 2] 

Tripura 

Amendment of Section 13.—In section 13 of the principal Act, the expression “the Appellate Court 

shall grant to the appellant a certificate, authorizing him to receive back from the Collector the full 

amount of fee paid on the memorandum of appeal”, shall be substituted with the expression “the 

Appellate Court shall grant to the appellant a certificate, authorizing him to receive back from the 

Collector or by way of electronic transfer in such manner as may be prescribed, the full amount of fee 

paid on the memorandum of appeal”. 

[Vide Tripura Act 17 of 2020, s. 2] 

                                                      
1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908). 
2. This reference should now be read as applying to the corresponding provision of Act 5 of 1908, i.e., Order XLI, rule 23 of the 

First Schedule. 



 

 

  

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14. Refund of fee on application for review of judgment.—Where an 1application for a review of 

judgment is presented on or after the ninetieth day from the date of the decree, the Court, unless the delay 

was caused by the applicant’s laches, may, in its discretion, grant him a certificate authorizing him to 

receive back from the Collector so much of the fee paid on the application as exceeds the fee which 

would have been payable had it been presented before 2such day. 

Tripura 

Amendment of Section 14.—In Section 14 of the principal Act, the expression “grant him a certificate 

authorizing him to receive back from the Collector so much of the fee paid on the application as exceeds the 

fee which would have been payable had it been presented before such day”, shall be substituted with the 

expression “grant him a certificate authorizing him to receive back from the Collector or by way of 

electronic transfer in such manner as may be prescribed, so much of the fee paid on the application as 

exceeds the fee which would have been payable had it been presented before such day.” 

[Vide Tripura Act 17 of 2020, s. 3] 

15. Refund where Court reverses or modifies its former decision on ground of 

mistake.—Where an application for a review of judgment is admitted, and where, on the 

rehearing, the Court reverses or modifies its former decision on the ground of mistake in law or 

fact, the applicant shall be entitled to a certificate from the Court authori sing him to receive back 

from the Collector so much of the fee paid on the 3[application] as exceeds the fee payable on 

any other application to such Court under the second schedule to this Act, No. 1, clause ( b) or 

clause (d). 

But nothing in the former part of this section shall entitle the applicant to such certificate 

where the reversal or modification is due, wholly or in part, to fresh evidence which might have 

been produced at the original hearing. 

Tripura 

Amendment of Section 15.—In section 15 of the principal Act, the expression “the applicant shall be 

entitled to a certificate from the court authorizing him to receive back from the Collector so much of the 

fee paid on the application as exceeds the fee payable on any other application to such Court under the 

second schedule to this Act”, shall be substituted with the expression “the applicant shall be entitled to a 

certificate from the court authorizing him to receive back from the Collector or by way of electronic 

transfer in such manner as may be prescribed, so much of the fee paid on the application as exceeds the 

fee payable on any other application to such court under the second schedule to this Act.” 

[Vide Tripura Act 17 of 2020, s. 4] 

4[16. Refund of fee.—Where the court refers the parties to the suit to any one of the mode of 

settlement of dispute referred to in section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), the 

plaintiff shall be entitled to a certificate from the court authorizing him to receive back from the collector, 

the full amount of the fee paid in respect of such plaint.] 

Tripura 

Amendment of Section 16.—In Section 16 of the principal Act, the expression “the plaintiff shall be entitled to 

a certificate from the Court authorizing him to receive back from the Collector, the full amount of the fee paid in 

respect of such plaint”, shall be substituted with the expression “the plaintiff shall be entitled to a certificate from the 

Court authorizing him to receive back from the Collector or by way electronic transfer in such manner as may be 

prescribed, the full amount of the fee paid in respect of such plaint.” 

[Vide Tripura Act 17 of 2020, s. 5] 

                                                      
1. As to application for review of judgment, see the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908), s. 114 and Order  

XLVII of the First Schedule. 
2. See I Schedule, Nos. 4 and 5, infra. 
3. Subs. by Act 20 of 1870, s. 1, for “plaint or memorandum of appeal”. 
4. Ins. by Act 46 of 1999, s. 34 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002). 



 

 

  

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17. Multifarious suits.—Where a suit embraces two or more distinct subjects, the plaint or 

memorandum of appeal shall be chargeable with the aggregate amount of the fees to which the 

plaints or memoranda of appeal in suits embracing separately each of such subjects would be 

liable under this Act. 

Nothing in the former part of this section shall be deemed to affect the power conferred by the 1Code 

of Civil Procedure, section 9. 

18.Written examinations of complainants.—When the first or only examination of a person 

who complains of the offence of wrongful confinement, or of wrongful restraint, or of any offence other 

than an offence for which police-officers may arrest without a warrant, and who has not already presented 

a petition on which a fee has been levied under this Act, is reduced to writing under the provisions of the 
2Code of Criminal Procedure, the complainant shall pay a fee of eight annas, unless the Court thinks fit to 

remit such payment. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 18 of Act (7 of 1870).—In section 18 of the principal Act, for the words 

“eight annas” the words “one rupee” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 14] 

Insertion of a new section 18-A Act (7 of 1l870). —After section 18 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, as 

in force in the State of Orissa the following new section shall be inserted, namely:— 

“18-A. Exemption to women.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act no plaint in 

respect of a suit filed by a women, whose annual income does not exceed three thousand rupees, for 

maintenance or for enhancement of maintenance or for recovery of share in the estate of her deceased 

husband or parent in the family property and no petitions filed by any such women for divorce on 

ground of cruelty or other misconduct on the part of her husband shall be chargeable with court fees. 

(2) The Court in which such plaint or petition is filed shall have power to make such inquiry as it 

deems fit for assessing the income of the plaintiff or the petitioner, as the case may be.”. 

[Vide Orissa Act 55 of 1975, s. 2] 

19. Exemption of certain documents.—Nothing contained in this Act shall render the following 

documents chargeable with any fee:—  
(i) Power-of-attorney to institute or defend a suit when executed 3[by a member of any of the 

Armed Forces of the Union] not in civil employment. 
4*             *              *              *              * 

(iii) Written statements called for by the Court after the first hearing of a suit.  
5*          *           *           *           * 

(v) Plaints in suits tried by 6village Munsifs in the Presidency of Fort St. George. 

(vi) Plaints and processes in suits before District Panchayats in the same residency. 

(vii) Plaints in suits before Collectors under Madras Regulation 12 of 1816. 

(viii) Probate of a will, letters of administration, 7[and, save as regards debts and securities a 

certificate under Bombay Regulation 8 of 1827], where the amount or value of the property in respect 

of which the probate or letters or certificate shall be granted does not exceed one thousand rupees. 

(ix) Application or petition to a Collector or other officer making a settlement of land-revenue, or 

to a Board of Revenue, or a Commissioner of Revenue, relating to matters connected with the 

                                                      
1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908). 

2. This reference should now be read as referring to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act 5 of 1898)—see s. 3 of that Act. 

3. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “by an officer, warrant-officer, non-commissioned officer or private of Her Majesty’s army”. 

4 Clause (ii) rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 3 and the First Schedule.  

5. Clause (iv) rep. by Act 13 of 1889, s. 2 and the Schedule. 

6. See the Madras Village Courts Act, 1889 (Mad. 1 of 1889). 

7. Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, s. 13, for “and certificate mentioned in the first schedule to this Act annexed, No. 12”. 



 

 

  

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assessment of land or the ascertainment of rights thereto or interests therein, if presented previous to 

the final confirmation of such settlement. 

(x) Application relating to a supply for irrigation of water belonging to Government. 

(xi) Application for leave to extend cultivation, or to relinquish land, when presented to an officer 

of land-revenue by a person holding, under direct engagement with Government, land of which the 

revenue is settled, but not permanently. 

(xii) Application for service of notice of relinquishment of land or of enhancement of rent. 

(xiii) Written authority to an agent to distrain. 

(xiv) First application (other than a petition containing a criminal charge or information) 

for the summons of a witness or other person to attend either to give evidence or to produce a 

document or in respect of the production or filing of an exhibit not being an affidavit made for 

the immediate purpose of being produced in Court. 

(xv) Bail-bonds in criminal cases, recognizances to prosecute or give evidence, and recognizances 

for personal appearance or otherwise. 

(xvi) Petition, application, charge or information respecting any offence when presented, 

made or laid to or before a police-officer, or to or before the 1Heads of Villages or the 2Village 

Police in the territories respectively subject to the Governors in Council of Madras and 

Bombay. 

(xvii) Petition by a prisoner, or other person in duress or under restraint of any Court or its 

officers. 

(xviii) Complaint of a public servant [as defined in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)], a 

municipal officer, or an officer or servant of a Railway Company. 

(xix) Application for permission to cut timber in Government forests, or otherwise relating to 

such forests. 

(xx) Application for the payment of money due by Government to the applicant. 

(xxi) Petition of appeal against the chaukidari assessment under 3Act No. 20 of 1856, or against 

any municipal tax. 

(xxii) Applications for compensation under any law for the time being in force relating to the 
4acquisition of property for public purposes. 

(xxiii) Petitions presented to the Special Commissioner appointed under 5Bengal Act No. 2 of 

1869 (to ascertain, regulate and record certain tenures in Chota Nagpur.). 

[6(xxiv) (Petitions under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (15 of 1872), sections 45 and 

48.] 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

In section 19 of the Court-Fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) in 

clause (viii) for the words” one thousand rupees” the words “two thousand rupees” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 11 of 1967, s. 3] 

                                                      
1. See Madras Regulations 11 of 1816 and 4 of 1821, s. 6. 
2. See Bombay Village Police Act, 1867 (Bom. 8 of 1867), ss. 14, 15 and 16. 
3. The Bengal Chaukidari Act, 1856. 
4. See now the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894). 
5. The Chota Nagpur Tenures Act, 1869. 
6. Subs. by Act 15 of 1872, s. 2, for clause (xxiv) which read as follows:---  

 “Petitions under the 14th and 15th of Victoria, Ch. 40 (an Act for marriages in India), s. 5, or under Act No. 5 of 1852, s. 9”. 



 

 

  

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1[CHAPTER IIIA  

PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION 

19A. Relief where too high a court-fee has been paid.—Where any person on applying for 

the probate of a will or letters of administration has estimated the property of the deceased to be of 

greater value than the same has afterwards proved to be, and has consequently paid too high a 

court-fee thereon, if, within six months after the true value of the property has been ascertained, 

such person produces the probate or letters to the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority 2[for the 

local area] in which the probate or letters has or have been granted,  

and delivers to such Authority a particular inventory and valuation of the property of the deceased, 

verified by affidavit or affirmation, 

and if such Authority is satisfied that a greater fee was paid on the probate or letters than the law 

required, 

the said Authority may—  

(a) cancel the stamp on the probate or letters if such stamp has not been already cancelled; 

(b) substitute another stamp for denoting the court-fee which should have been paid thereon; and 

(c) make an allowance for the difference between them as in the case of spoiled stamps, or repay 

the same in money, at his discretion. 

19B. Relief where debts due from a deceased person have been paid out of his estate.—

Whenever it is proved to the satisfaction of such Authority that an executor or administrator has 

paid debts due from the deceased to such an amount as, being deducted out of the amount or value 

of the estate, reduces the same to a sum which, if it had been the whole gross amount or value of the 

estate, would have occasioned a less court-fee to be paid on the probate or letters of administration 

granted in respect of such estate than has been actually paid thereon under this Act, 

such Authority may return the difference, provided the same be claimed within three years after the 

date of such probate or letters. 

But when by reason of any legal proceeding, the debts due from the deceased have not been 

ascertained and paid, or his effects have not been recovered and made available, and in consequence 

thereof the executor or administrator is prevented from claiming the return of such difference within 

the said term of three years, the said Authority may allow such further time for making the claim as 

may appear to be reasonable under the circumstances. 

19C. Relief in case of several grants.—Whenever 3 *** a grant of probate or letters of 

administration has been or is made in respect of the whole of the property belonging to an estate, 

and the full fee chargeable under this Act has been or is paid thereon, no fee shall be chargeable 

under the same Act when a like grant is made in respect of the whole or any part of the same 

property belonging to the same estate. 

Whenever such a grant has been or is made in respect of any property forming part of an 

estate, the amount of fees then actually paid under this Act shall be deducted when a like grant is 

made in respect of property belonging to the same estate, identical with or including the property 

to which the former grant relates. 

19D. Probates declared valid as to trust-property though not covered by court-fee.—The 

probate of the will or the letters of administration of the effects of any person deceased heretofore or 

hereafter granted shall be deemed valid and available by his executors or administrators for 

recovering, transferring or assigning, any movable or immovable property whereof or whereto the 

deceased was possessed or entitled, either wholly or partially as a trustee, notwithstanding the amount 

                                                      
1. Ins. by Act 13 of 1875, s. 6. 
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 1901, s. 3(1), for “of the Province”. 
3. The word “such” rep. by Act 12 of 1891. 



 

 

  

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or value of such property is not included in the amount or value of the estate in respect of which a 

court-fee was paid on such probate or letters of administration. 

19E. Provision for case where too low a court-fee has been paid on probates, etc.—Where 

any person on applying for probate or letters of administration has estimated the estate of the 

deceased to be of less value than the same has afterwards proved to be, and has in consequence 

paid too low a court-fee thereon, the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority 1[for the local area] in 

which the probate or letters has or have been granted may, on the value of the estate of the 

deceased being verified by affidavit or affirmation, cause the probate or letters of administration to 

be duly stamped on payment of the full court-fee which ought to have been originally paid thereon 

in respect of such value and of the further penalty, if the probate or letters is or are produced 

within one year from the date of grant, of five times, or, if it or they is or are produced after one 

year from such date, of twenty times, such proper court-fee, without any deduction of the court-fee 

originally paid on such probate or letters: 

Provided that, if the application be made within six months after the ascertainment of the true 

value of the estate and the discovery that too low a court -fee was at first paid on the probate or 

letters, and if the said Authority is satisfied that such fee was paid in consequence of a mistake  or 

of its not being known at the time that some particular part of the estate belonged to the deceased, and 

without any intention of fraud or to delay the payment of the proper court-fee, the said Authority may 

remit the said penalty, and cause the probate or letters to be duly stamped on payment only of the sum 

wanting to make up the fee which should have been at first paid thereon. 

19F. Administrator to give proper security before letters stamped under section 19E.—In case 

of letters of administration on which too low a court-fee has been paid at first, the said Authority shall not 

cause the same to be duly stamped in manner aforesaid until the administrator has given such security to 

the Court by which the letters of administration have been granted as ought by law to have been given on 

the granting thereof in case the full value of the estate of the deceased had been then ascertained. 

2[19G. Executors, etc., not paying full court-fee on probates, etc., within six months 

after discovery of under-payment.—Where too low a court-fee has been paid on any probate or 

letters of administration in consequence of any mistake, or of its not being known at the time that some 

particular part of the estate belonged to the deceased, if any executor or administrator acting under such 

probate or letters does not, within six months 3*** after the discovery of the mistake or of any effects not 

known at the time to have belonged to the deceased, apply to the said Authority and pay what is wanting 

to make up the court-fee which ought to have been paid at first on such probate or letters, he shall forfeit 

the sum of one thousand rupees and also a further sum at the rate of ten percent. on the amount of the sum 

wanting to make up the proper court-fee.] 

4 [19H. Notice of applications for probate or letters of administration to be given to                      

Revenue-authorities, and procedure thereon.—(1) Where an application for probate or letters of 

administration is made to any Court other than a High Court, the Court shall cause notice of the 

application to be given to the Collector. 

(2) Where such an application as aforesaid is made to a High Court, the High Court shall cause 

notice of the application to be given to the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority 5[for the local area in 

which the High Court is situated]. 

(3) The Collector within the local limits of whose revenue-jurisdiction the property of the deceased 

or any part thereof is, may at any time inspect or cause to be inspected, and take or cause to be taken 

copies of, the record of any case in which application for probate or letters of administration has been 

made; and if, on such inspection or otherwise, he is of opinion that the petitioner has under-estimated the 

value of the property of the deceased, the Collector may, if he thinks fit, require the attendance of the 

                                                      
1. Subs. by Act 10 of 1901, s. 3(1), for “of the Province”. 
2. As to recovery of penalties or forfeitures under s. 19G, see s. 19J, infra. 
3. The words and figures “after the first day of April, 1875, or “rep. by Act 12 of 1891”. 
4. Ins. by Act 11 of 1899, s. 2. 
5. Subs. by Act 10 of 1901, s. 3(2), for “of the Province”. 



 

 

  

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petitioner (either in person or by agent) and take evidence and inquire into the matter in such manner as 

he may think fit, and, if he is still of opinion that the value of the property has been under-estimated, may 

require the petitioner to amend the valuation. 

(4) If the petitioner does not amend the valuation to the satisfaction of the Collector, the Collector 

may move the Court before which the application for probate or letters of administration was made, to 

hold an inquiry into the true value of the property: 

Provided that no such motion shall be made after the expiration of six months from the date of the 

exhibition of the inventory required by section 277 of the 1Indian Succession Act, 1865 (10 of 1865), or 

as the case may be, by section 98 of the 1Probate and Administration Act, 1881 (5 of 1881). 

(5) The Court, when so moved as aforesaid, shall hold, or cause to be held, an inquiry accordingly, 

and shall record a finding as to the true value, as near as may be, at which the property of the deceased 

should have been estimated. The Collector shall be deemed to be a party to the inquiry. 

(6) For the purposes of any such inquiry, the Court or person authori sed by the Court to 

hold the inquiry may examine the petitioner for probate or letters of administration on oath 

(whether in person or by commission), and may take such further evidence as may be produced 

to prove the true value of the property. The person authorised as aforesaid to hold the inquiry shall return 

to the Court the evidence taken by him and report the result of the inquiry, and such report and the 

evidence so taken shall be evidence in the proceeding, and the Court may record a finding in accordance 

with the report, unless it is satisfied that it is erroneous. 

(7) The finding of the Court recorded under sub-section (5) shall be final, but shall not bar the 

entertainment and disposal by the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority of any application under               

section 19E. 

(8) The State Government may make rules for the guidance of Collectors in the exercise of the 

powers conferred by sub-section (3).] 
2[19I. Payment of court-fees in respect of probates and letters of administration.—(1) No order 

entitling the petitioner to the grant of probate or letters of administration shall be made upon an 

application for such grant until the petitioner has filed in the Court a valuation of the property in the form 

set forth in the third schedule, and the Court is satisfied that the fee mentioned in No. 11 of the first 

schedule has been paid on such valuation. 

(2) The grant of probate or letters of administration shall not be delayed by reason of any motion 

made by the Collector under section 19H, sub-section (4).] 
2[19J. Recovery of penalties, etc.— (1) Any excess fee found to be payable on any inquiry held 

under section 19H, sub-section (6), and any penalty or forfeiture under section 19G, may, on the 

certificate of the Chief Controlling Revenue-authority, be recovered from the executor or administrator as 

if it were an arrear of land-revenue by any Collector 3***. 

(2) The Chief Controlling Revenue-authority may remit the whole or any part of any such penalty or 

forfeiture as aforesaid, or any part of any penalty under section 19E or of any court-fee under section 19E 

in excess of the full court-fee which ought to have been paid.] 
2[19K. Sections 6 and 28 not to apply to probates or letters of administration.—Nothing in 

section 6 or section 28 shall apply to probates or letters of administration.]] 

CHAPTER IV 

PROCESS-FEES 

20. Rules as to cost of processes.—The High Court shall, as soon as may be, make rules as to the 

following matters:—  

(i) The fees chargeable for serving and executing processes issued by such court in its appellate 

jurisdiction, and by the other Civil and Revenue Courts established within the local limits of such 

jurisdiction; 

                                                      

1. See now the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925). 
2. Ins. by Act 11 of 1899, s 2. 

3. The words “in any part of British India” rep by the A.O. 1948. 



 

 

  

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(ii) the fees chargeable for serving and executing processes issued by the Criminal Courts established 

within such limits in the case of offences other than offences for which police-officers may arrest without 

a warrant; and 

(iii) the remuneration of the peons and all other persons employed by leave of a Court in the service 

or execution of processes. 

The High Court may from time to time alter and add to the rules so made. 

Confirmation and publication of rules.—All such rules, alterations and additions shall, 

after being confirmed by the State Government 1***, be published in the Official Gazette, and 

shall thereupon have the force  of law. 

Until such rules shall be so made and published, the fees now leviable for serving and executing 

processes shall continue to be levied, and shall be deemed to be fees leviable under this Act. 

21. Tables of process fees.—A table in the English and Vernacular languages, showing 

the fees chargeable for such service and execution, shall be exposed to view in a conspicuous 

part of each Court. 

22. Number of peons in district and subordinate Courts.—Subject to rules to be made by the High 

Court and approved by the State Government 2***, 

every District Judge and every Magistrate of a district shall fix, and may from time to time alter, the 

number of peons necessary to be employed for the service and execution of processes issued out of his 

Court and each of the Courts subordinate thereto, 

Number of peons in Mufassal Small Cause Courts.—and for the purposes of this section, 

every Court of Small Causes established under Act No. 11 of 1865 (to consolidate and amend 

the law relating to Courts of Small Causes beyond the local limits of the ordinary o riginal civil 

jurisdiction of the High Courts of Judicature)3 shall be deemed to be subordinate to the Court of 

the District Judge. 

23. Number of peons in Revenue Courts.—Subject to rules to be framed by the Chief 

Controlling Revenue-authority and approved by the State Government  2***, every officer 

performing the functions of a Collector of a district shall fix, and may from time to time alter, 

the number of peons necessary to be employed for the service  and execution of processes issued 

out of his Court or the courts subordinate to him. 

24. [Process served under this Chapter to be held to be process within meaning of Code 

of Civil Procedure .] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act , 1891 (12 of 1891),  

STATE AMENDMENT 

Uttar Pradesh 

Substitution of section 24-A.—For section 24-A for the principal Act, the following section shall be 

substituted, namely:— 

“24-A. Control of Court fee and Stamp Commissioner.—(1) The levy of fees under this Act shall be under 

the general control and superintendence of the Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, who may be assisted in the 

supervision thereof by the Commissioner of Stamps and by as many Additional many Additional Commissioners of 

the Stamps, Deputy Commissioners of Stamps and Assistant Commissioners of Stamps as the State Government 

may appoint in the behalf or by any other subordinate agency appointed for the purpose. 

(2) The Officers and the agency referred to in sub-section (1) shall have access to all records, and shall be 

furnished with all such information as may be required by them for the performance of their duties under this Act.” 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 6 of 1980, s. 5] 

 

 

                                                      
1. The words “and sanctioned by the Governor General of India in Council” rep. by Act 38 of 1920, s. 2 and the First 

Schedule.  
2. The words “and the Governor General of India in Council” Rep. by Act 38 of 1920, s. 2 and the First Schedule.  
3. The reference to Act 11 of 1865 should now be read as referring to the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (9 of 1887); 

see s. 2(3) of that Act. 



 

 

  

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CHAPTER V 

OF THE MODE OF LEVYING FEES 

25. Collection of fees by stamps.—All fees referred to in section 3 or chargeable under this Act shall 

be collected by stamps. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Meghalaya 

Amendment section 25 of Central Act 7 of 1870.—In the Court Fees act, 1870 after section 25 the 

following new section shall be inserted as section 25A, namely:-- 

“25A. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 25 where, 

(a)     (i) the State Government, in relation to any area in the State, or 

  (ii) The Deputy Commissioner, in relation to any area in the district under his charge, is 

satisfied that on account of temporary shortage of stamps in any area, fees cannot be paid, and 

payment of fees cannot be indicated on documents by means of stamps, the State Government, or 

as the case may be, the Deputy Commissioner, may, by notification in the official Gazette, direct 

that, in such area and for such period as may be specified in such notification, the fees may be 

paid in cash in any Treasury or Sub-Treasury and shall, on production of a challan evidencing 

payment of fees in the Government treasury, certify by endorsement on the document in respect 

of which the fees is paid, that the fees have been paid, and state in the said endorsement the 

amount of the fees so paid. 

(b) An endorsement made on any document under clause (a) shall have the same effect as if 

the fees of an amount equal to the amount stated in the endorsement had been paid in respect of, 

and such payment has been indicated on, such documents by means of stamps under section 25. 

[Vide Meghalaya Act 2 of 1972, s. 2] 

Tripura 
Amendment of Section 25.— In Section 25 of the principal Act, the expression “stamps”, shall be substituted 

with the expression “stamps or electronic transfer of payment to State Government in such manner as may be 

prescribed.” 

[Vide Tripura Act 17 of 2020, s. 6] 

26. Stamps to be impressed or adhesive.—The stamps used to denote any fees chargeable under 

this Act shall be impressed or adhesive, or pertly impressed and partly adhesive, as the 1[appropriate 

Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, from time to time direct2. 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Jammu and Kashmir (UT).— 

Section 26 shall be numbered as sub-section (1) thereof, and after sub-section (1) so renumbered, 

insert the following sub-section, namely:— 

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), and section 25, “stamp” means any mark, seal or endorsement 

by any agency or person duly authorised by the Appropriate Government, and includes an adhesive or 

impressed stamp, for the purposes of court fee chargeable under this Act. 

Explanation:—“impressed stamp” includes impression by a franking machine or another machine, or a 

unique number generated by e-stamping or similar software, as the Appropriate Government may, by 

notification in the official Gazette, specify”. 

[Vide the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. 

S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020).] 

                                                      
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “L. G.”. 
2. For rules as to levy of court-fees by adhesive and impressed stamps, see Gazette of India, 1883, Pt. I, p. 189. 



 

 

  

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Union Territory of Ladakh 

Section 26.—Numbered as sub-section (1) thereof, and after sub-section (1) as so numbered, 

insert- 

'(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), and section 25, "stamp" means any mark, seal or 

endorsement by any agency or person duly authorised by the Appropriate Government, and includes 

an adhesive or impressed stamp, for the purposes of court fee chargeable under this Act. 

Explanation 7.—The expression "impressed stamp" includes impression by a franking machine 

or another machine, or a unique number generated by e-stamping or similar software, as the 

Appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.’. 

Explanation 2.—The expression "e-stamping" means stamping using unique number or code 

through an electronic machine or a software application’. 

[Vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, Notification 

No. S.O. 3774(E), dated (23-10-2020).] 

Haryana 

Amendment of section 26 of Central Act 7 of 1870.—In section 26 of the Court Fees act, 1870, the 

following explanation shall be added, namely:-- 

“Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,- 

(i) “stamp” means any mark, seal or endorsement by any agency or person duly authorized by 

the State Government and includes and adhesive or impressed stamp chargeable for the purposes 

of court fee under this Act; and 

(ii) “impressed stamp” means an impression by a franking or any other machine, or                          

e-stamping.”. 

[Vide Haryana Act 29 of 2016, s. 2] 

27. Rules for supply, number, renewal and keeping accounts of stamps.—The 1[appropriate 

Government] may, from time to time, make rules for regulating—  

(a) the supply of stamps to be used under this Act; 

(b) the number of stamps to be used for denoting any fee chargeabl e under this Act; 

(c) the renewal of damaged or spoiled stamps; and 

(d) the keeping accounts of all stamps used under this Act:  

Provided that, in the case of stamps used under section 3 in a High Court, such rules shall be made 

with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of such Court. 

All such rules shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon have the force 

of law. 

Tripura 

Amendment of Section 27.— Clause (a) of Section 27 of the principal Act, shall be substituted with the 

following- 

“(a) the manner of supply of stamps or electronic transfer of payment of court-fee and refund 

thereof;” 

[Vide Tripura Act 17 of 2020, s. 7] 

28. Stamping documents inadvertently received.—No document which ought to bear a stamp 

under this Act shall be of any validity, unless and until it is properly stamped. 

But, if any such document is through mistake or inadvertence received, filed or used in any Court or 

office without being properly stamped, the presiding Judge or the head of the office, as the case may be, 

                                                      
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937 for “L.G.”. 

 

 



 

 

  

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or, in the case of a High Court, any Judge of such Court, may, if he thinks fit, order that such document be 

stamped as he may direct; and, on such document being stamped accordingly, the same and every 

proceeding relative thereto shall be as valid as if it had been properly stamped in the first instance. 

 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Insertion a new section 28-A, Act (7 of 1870).—After section 28 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 the 

following new section shall be inserted, namely:— 

“28-A. Recovery Deficient or unpaid court fees.---(1) If, on examination of the records of a Civil, 

Criminal or Revenue case which has been disposed of, a public officer finds that the fee payable 

under the Act or the rules made thereunder on any document filed, exhibited or recorded  therein has 

not  been paid or has been insufficiently  paid, he  shall report the fact to the presiding officer of the 

Court or to the revenue officer concerned. 

(2) Such presiding  officer or revenue officer, after satisfying  himself  of the correctness of such 

report,  shall record a provisional  finding that the  proper fee  has not been paid and determine the 

amount of fee payable and the person from  whom the fee or the difference thereof, if any, shall be 

recoverable. 

(3) After recording a finding under sub-section (2), the presiding officer or revenue officer shall 

issue a notice to the person referred to in that sub-section to show cause why he should not be ordered 

to pay the fee determined thereunder, and , if sufficient cause is not shown, the presiding officer or 

revenue officer shall confirm the finding and make an order requiring  such person to pay the proper 

fee before a date to be specified in that notice. 

(4) If  such person fails to pay the fee in accordance with the  notice issued under sub-section (3), 

it shall on the certificate of such presiding officer or revenue officer, be recoverable as an arrear of 

land revenue.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 13 of 1957, s. 2] 

29. Amended document.—Where any such document is amended in order merely to correct a 

mistake and to make it conform to the original intention of the parties, it shall not be necessary to impose 

a fresh stamp. 

30. Cancellation of stamp.—No document requiring a stamp under this Act shall be filed or acted 

upon in any proceeding in any Court or office until the stamp has been cancelled. 

Such officer as the Court or the head of the office may from time to time appoint shall, on 

receiving any such document, forthwith effect such cancellation by punching out the figure -head 

so as to leave the amount designated on the stamp untouched, and the part removed by punching 

shall be burnt or otherwise destroyed. 

Tripura 

Amendment of Section 30.—In Section 30 of the principal Act, after the existing text, the following 

proviso shall be added- 

“Provided that, where court-fee is paid by electronic transfer of payment, the officer competent to 

cancel stamp shall verify the genuineness of the payment and after satisfying himself that the court-

fee is paid, shall lock the entry in the computer and make an endorsement under his signature on the 

document that the court-fee is paid and the entry is locked”. 

[Vide Tripura Act 17 of 2020, s. 8] 

Bihar 

Insertion of new Chapter V-A in Act VII of 1870.---After Chapter V of the Court-fees Act, 1870 (Act VII of 

1870) (hereinafter referred to the said Act) the following Chapter and Section shall be inserted, namely:- 

"Chapter V-A.-Levy of Additional Surcharge. 

30-A. The fees leviable under the Act, shall be increased in each case by an additional surcharge 

at the rate of ten per centum of the amount of the Court Fees." 



 

 

  

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[Vide Bihar Act 20 of 1977, s. 2] 

CHAPTER VI 

MISCELLANEOUS 

31. [Repayment of fees paid on applications to Criminal Courts.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal 

Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s. 163. 

32. [Amendment of Act 8 of 1859 and Act 9 of 1869.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1891 

(12 of 1891). 

33. Admission in criminal cases of documents for which proper fee has not been paid.—

Whenever the filing or exhibition in a Criminal Court of a document in respect of which the proper fee 

has not been paid is, in the opinion of the presiding Judge, necessary to prevent a failure of justice, 

nothing contained in section 4 or section 6 shall be deemed to prohibit such filing or exhibition. 
1[34. Sale of stamps.—(1) The 2[appropriate Government] may from time to time make rules for 

regulating the sale of stamps to be used under this Act, the persons by whom alone such sale is to be 

conducted, and the duties and remuneration of such persons. 

(2) All such rules shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon have the 

force of law. 

(3) Any person appointed to sell stamps who disobeys any rule made under this section, and 

any person not so appointed who sells or offers for sale any stamp, shall be punished with 

imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five 

hundred rupees, or with both.] 

35. Power to reduce or remit fees.—The 2[appropriate Government] may, from time to time 

by notification in the Official Gazette, reduce or remit, in the whole or in any part of 3[the 

territories under its administration], all or any of the fees mentioned in the first and second 

schedules to this Act annexed, and may in like manner cancel or vary such order.  

STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of section 35 of Act (7 of 1870).—For section 35 of the principal Act, the following 

section shall be substituted:— 

“35. Power to suspend, reduce or remit fees.—(1) The Provincial Government may from time 

to time subject to such conditions or restrictions as it may think fit to impose, by notification in the 

Gazette suspend the payment of or reduce or remit, in the whole of Orissa or in any part thereof, all or 

any of the fees mentioned in Schedules I and II to this Act annexed and may in like manner cancel or 

vary such order. 

(3) The Provincial Government may from time to time by rules prescribe the  manner in which 

any fee the payment of which is suspended under sub-section (1) may be realized and for this purpose 

direct that such fee may be recovered as if it were an arrear of land revenue.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 15] 

Haryana 

Substitution of section 35 of Central Act 7 of 1870 .— For section 35 of the Court Fees Act, 

1870 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be substituted, namely:— 

"35. Power to remit or reduce fees.—The State Government may, subject to such conditions or 

restrictions as it may think fit to impose, by notification in the Official Gazette, reduce or remit in 

relation to all or any class of persons, in the whole or any part of the territories under its 

administration, all or any of the fees mentioned in the first and second schedules annexed to this Act 

and may in like manner cancel or vary such order.” 

                                                      
1. Subs. by Act 12 of 1891, for section 34. 

2. Subs. by the A.O.1937, for “L. G.”. 
3. Subs. by Act 38 of 1920, s. 2 and the First Schedule, for “British India”. 

 



 

 

  

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[Vide Haryana Act 27 of 1976, s. 2] 

Bihar 

Substitution of new Section for Section 35 of Act VII of 1870. - For Section 35 of the said Act, the 

following Section shall be substituted, namely:- 

"35. Power to remit or reduce Court-fees.---The State Government may, subject to such condition 

or restriction as it may think fit to impose, by order published in the Official Gazette, reduce or 

remit in relation to all or any class of persons, in the whole or any part of the State, all or any of 

the fees mentioned in the First and Second Schedules to this Act and may in like manner cancel or 

vary such order." 

[Vide Bihar Act 20 of 1977, s.  3] 

36. Saving of fees to certain officers of High Courts.—Nothing in Chapters II and V of this Act 

applies to the commission payable to the Accountant General of the High Court at Fort William, or to the 

fees which any officer of a High Court is allowed to receive in addition to a fixed salary. 

 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Haryana 

Insertion of section 37 in Act 7 of 1870.— After section 36 of the principal Act, the following 

section shall be inserted, namely :— 

 “37. Fees in High Court.—Nothing contained in Schedules I and II to this act shall apply 

to the High Court of Punjab and Haryana and the provisions in that behalf applicable 

immediately before the 1st day of November, 1966, shall continue to apply to the said High 

Court.”. 

[Vide Haryana Act 22 of 1974, s. 3] 

  



 

 

  

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SCHEDULE I 

AD VALOREM FEES 

                        Number ______ Proper Fee 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. 1 Plaint 2 [written statement 

pleading a set-off or counter-

claim] or memorandum of appeal 

(not otherwise provided for in 

this Act) 2[or of cross-objection] 

presented to any Civil or 

Revenue Court except those 

mentioned in section 3. 

 

 When the amount or value of the subject-matter in 

dispute does not exceed five rupees. 

Six annas. 

When such amount or value exceeds five rupees, for 

every five rupees, or part thereof, in excess of five 

rupees, up to one hundred rupees. 

Six annas. 

When such amount or value exceeds one hundred 

rupees, for every ten rupees, or part thereof, in excess of 

one hundred rupees, up to one thousand rupees. 

Twelve annas. 

When such amount or value exceeds one thousand 

rupees, for every one hundred rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of one thousand rupees, up to five thousand 

rupees. 

Five rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds five thousand 

rupees, for every two hundred and fifty rupees, or part 

thereof, in excess of five thousand rupees, up to ten 

thousand rupees. 

Ten rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds ten thousand 

rupees, for every five hundred rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of ten thousand rupees, up to twenty thousand 

rupees. 

Fifteen rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds twenty thousand 

rupees, for every one thousand rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of twenty thousand rupees, up to thirty thousand 

rupees. 

Twenty rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds thirty thousand 

rupees, for every two thousand rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of thirty thousand rupees, up to fifty thousand 

rupees. 

Twenty rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand 

rupees, for every five thousand rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of fifty thousand rupees: 

Twenty-five 

rupees. 

Provided that the maximum fee leviable on a plaint or 

memorandum of appeal shall be three thousand rupees. 

 

2. Plaint 3 *** in a suit for 

possession under 4 [the Specific 

Relief Act, 1877, section 9]. 

3. [Repealed by the Indian 

Registration Act, 1871 (8 of 

1871)]. 

  

.. 

A fee of one-half 

the amount 

prescribed in the 

foregoing scale. 

 

.. 

4. Application for review of 

judgment,5if presented on or after 

the ninetieth day from the date of 

the decree. 

 

.. 

The fee leviable 

on the plaint or 

memorandum of 

appeal. 

5. Application for review of 

judgments, 5if presented before the 

ninetieth day from the date of the 

decree. 

 

.. 

One-half of the 

fee leviable on 

the plaint or 

memorandum of 

appeal. 

                                                      
1. To ascertain the proper fee leviable on the institution of a suit, see the table annexed to this Schedule.  
2. Ins. by Act 5 of 1908, s. 155 and the Fourth Schedule. 
3. The words “or memorandum of appeal” rep. by Act 20 of 1870. 
4. Subs. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 3 and the First Schedule for “Act No. 14 of 1859 (to provide for the limitation of 

suits)”. 
5. As to application for review of judgment, see the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908). 

 



 

 

  

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               Number   Proper Fee 

 

 

6. Copy or translation of a 

judgment or order not being, or 

having the force of, a decree. 

 When such judgment or order is passed by any Civil Court 

other than a High Court, or by the presiding officer of any 

Revenue Court or office, or by any other Judicial or Executive 

Authority— 

 

(a) If the amount or value of the subject-matter is fifty or less 

than fifty rupees. 

Four annas. 

(b) If such amount or value exceeds fifty rupees. Eight annas. 

When such judgment or order is passed by a High Court.  One rupee. 

 

7. Copy of a decree or order having 

the force of a decree. 

 When such decree or order is made by any Civil Court other 

than a High Court, or by any Revenue Court— 

 

(a) If the amount or value of the subject-matter of the suit 

wherein such decree or order is made is fifty or less than fifty 

rupees. 

Eight annas. 

(b) If such amount or value exceeds fifty rupees. One rupee. 

When such decree or order is made by a High Court. Four rupees. 

8. Copy of any document liable to 

stamp-duty under the Indian Stamp 

Act, 18791, (1 of 1879), when left 

by any party to a suit or proceeding 

in place of the original withdrawn. 

 (a) When the stamp-duty chargeable on the original does not 

exceed eight annas. 

The amount of the 

duty chargeable on 

the original. 

(b) In any other case. Eight annas. 

9. Copy of any revenue or judicial 

proceeding or order not otherwise 

provided for by this Act, or copy of any 

account, statement, report or the like, 

taken out of any Civil or Criminal or 

Revenue Court or office, or from the 

office of any chief officer charged with 

the executive administration of a 

Division. 

For every three hundred and sixty words or fraction of three 

hundred and sixty words. 

Eight annas. 

10. [Rep. by the Guardians and Wards 

Act, 1890 (8 of 1890).] 

                                                 .. 
             .. 

 

 

 

 

2[11. Probate of a will or letters of 

administration with or without will 

annexed. 

 
3[When the amount or value of the property in respect of which 

the grant of probate or letters is made exceeds one thousand 

rupees, but does not exceed ten thousand rupees. 

Two per centum on 

such amount or 

value. 

When such amount or value exceeds ten thousand rupees, but 

does not exceed fifty thousand rupees. 
Two and one-half 

per centum on such 

amount or value. 

When such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand rupees: 
Three per centum 

on such amount or 

value.] 

Provided that when, after the grant of a certificate under the 

Succession Certificate Act, 1889 (7 of 1889), or under the 

Regulation of the Bombay Code, No. 8 of 1827, in respect of 

any property included in an estate, a grant of probate or 

letters of administration is made in respect of the same 

estate, the fee payable in respect of the letter grant shall be 

reduced by the amount of the fee paid in respect of the 

former grant. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                      
1. See now the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).  

2. Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, s. 13(1), for article 11. 
3. These items were subs. by Act 7 of 1910, s. 2(i). 

 



 

 

  

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                 Number ______ Proper Fee 

1[12. Certificate under the                     

Succession Certificate Act, 1889 (7 

of 1889). 

In any case. 
 Two per centum on the 

amount or value of any 

debt or security specified 
in the certificate under 

section 8 of the Act, and 

three per centum on the 
amount or value of any 

debt or security to which 

the certificate is extended 
under section 10 of the 

Act. 

NOTE.—(1) The amount 
of a debt is its amount, 

inclu-ding interest, on the 

day on which the inclusion 
of the debt in the 

certificate is applied for, 

so far as such amount can 
be asc-ertained. 

(2) Whether or not any 

power with respect to a 
security specified in a           

certificate has been 

conferred under the Act, 
and, where such a power 

has been so conferred, 

whether the power is for 
the receiving of  interest or 

dividends on, or for the 

negotiation or transfer, of 
the security, or for both 

purposes, the value of the 

security is its market-value 
on the day on which the 

inclusion of the security in 

the certificate is applied 
for, so far as such value 

can be ascertained.] 

2 [12A. Certificate under the 

Regulation of the Bombay Code 

No. 8 of 1827. 

3[(1) As regards debts and securities. 
The same fee as would 

be payable in respect of 

a certificate under the 

Succession Certificate 

Act, 1889 (7 of 1889), 

or in respect of an ext-

ension of such a cert-

ificate, as the case may 

be. 

 (2) As regards other property in respect of which 

the certificate is granted— 

 

 When the amount or value of such property exceeds 

one thousand rupees, but does not exceed ten 

thousand rupees. 

Two per centum on 

such amount or              

value. 

 When such amount or value exceeds ten thousand 

rupees, but does not exceed fifty thousand rupees. 

Two and one-half per 

centum on such          

amount or value. 

 
When such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand 

rupees. 
Three per centum on 

such amount or                 

value.]] 

 

 

                                                      
1. Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, s. 13(1), for the article 12.  
2. Subs. by s. 13(1), ibid., for article 12A. 

3 These items were subs. by Act 7 of 1910, s. 2(ii). 



 

 

  

30 

 

 

 

                 Number ______ Proper Fee 

1 13. Application to the 2 [High 

Court of Punjab] for the exercise 

of its jurisdiction under             

section 44 of the Punjab Courts 

Act, 1918 (Punjab 6 of 1918) or 

to the Court of the Financial 

Commissioner of Punjab for the 

exercise of its revisional 

jurisdiction under section 84 of 

the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 

(16 of 1887). 

When the amount or value of the subject-matter in 
dispute does not exceed twenty-five rupees. 
 

Two rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds twenty-five 
rupees. The fee leviable on 

a memorandum of 

appeal. 

14. [Rep. by the A.O. 1937.]  
 

15. [Rep. by the Repealing and 

Amending Act, 1923 (11 of 

1923), s. 3 and Sch. II.] 

 
 

 

 

  

                                                      
1. Ins. by the Punjab Courts Act, 1884 (8 of 1884), s. 71, as amended by the Punjab Courts Act 1899 (25 of 1899), s. 6. Article 13 

was rep. in the Punjab by s. 5 of the Punjab Courts (Amendment) Act, 1912 (Punjab 1 of 1912); but it has since been revived 

in this form by the Court-fees (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1922 (Punjab 7 of 1922). 

2. Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for “High Court of Judicature at Lahore”. 

 



 

 

  

31 

 

 

STATE AMENDMENT 

Assam. 

Amendment of Schedule 1 of Act 7 of 1870.—In Schedule I to the principal Act,— (1) for Article 1, 

the following shall be substituted, namely:— 

 

  

Number  Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

“1. Plaint, written statement 

pleading a set-off or counter-

claim or memorandum of appeal 

(not otherwise provided for in 

this Act) or, of cross-objection 

presented to any Civil or 

Revenue Court except those 

mentioned in Section 3. 

When the amount or value of the subject-

matter in dispute does not exceed one 

hundred rupees, for every five rupees, or, 

part thereof of such amount or value; 

fifty-five paise. 

 and  

 When such amount or value exceeds one 

hundred rupees, for every ten rupees or part 

thereof, in excess of one hundred rupees up 

to one hundred and fifty rupees; 

One rupee and ninety-

five paise. 

 and  

 When such amount or values exceeds one 

hundred and fifty rupees, for every ten 

rupees, or part thereof, up to one thousand 

rupees; 

One rupee and forty 

paise. 

 and  

 When such amount or value exceeds one 

thousand rupees, for every one hundred 

rupees, or part thereof in excess of one 

thousand rupees, up to seven thousand five 

hundred rupees; 

Eight rupees and 

twenty-five paise. 

 and  

 When such amount or value exceeds seven 

thousand five hundred rupees, for every two 

hundred and fifty rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of seven thousand five hundred 

rupees, up to thousand rupees; 

Sixteen rupees and 

fifty paise. 

 and  

 

  



 

 

  

32 

 

 When such amount or value exceeds ten, 

thousand rupees, for every five hundred 

rupees, or part thereof, in excess of ten 

thousand rupees, up to twenty  thousand 

rupees; 

Twenty-four rupees 

and seventy-five 

paise. 

 and  

 When such amount or value exceeds twenty 

thousand rupees, for every one thousand 

rupees, or part thereof in excess of twenty  

thousand rupees upto fifty thousand rupees; 

Thirty-three rupees. 

 and  

 When such amount or value exceeds fifty 

thousand rupees, for every five thousand 

rupees, or part thereof in exceess of fifty 

thousand rupees:   

Forty-one rupees and 

twenty-five paise. 

 Provided that the maximum fee leviable on 

a plaint or memorandum of appeal shall not 

exceed eleven thousand rupees.” 

 

(2) for Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 the following shall be substituted, namely: — 

“6. Copy or translation of a 

judgment or order not being or 

having the force of a decree. 

When such judgment or order is passed by 

any Civil Court other than High Court, or by 

the Presiding Officer of any Revenue Court 

or officer 

or by any other Judicial or Executive 

Authority: 

 

 (a) if the amount or value of the subject-

matter is fifty or less than fifty rupees. 

One rupee and ten 

paise. 

 
 (b) if such amount or value exceeds fifty 

rupees. 

Two rupees and 

twenty paise. 

 (c) when such judgment or order is passed 

by a High Court. 

Four rupees and forty 

paise. 

7. Copy of a decree or order 

having the force of a decree 
When such decree or order is made by any 

Civil Court other than a High, Court, or by 

any Revenue Court— 

 

 
(a) If the amount or value of the subject 

matter of the suit wherein such decree or 

order is made is fifty or less than fifty 

rupees. 

Two rupees and 

twenty paise. 

 
(b) If such amount or value exceeds fifty 

rupees. 

Three rupees and 

thirty paise. 

 
(c) when such decree or order is made by 

High Court. 

Eight rupees and 

twenty-five paise. 

  



 

 

  

33 

 

 
 

 

8. Copy of any document liable 

to stamp-duty under the Indian 

Stamp Act, 1899 (Act 2 of 1899), 

when left by any party to a suit or 

proceeding in place of the 

original withdrawn. 

(a) when the stamp-duty chargeable on 

the original does not exceed one rupee. 

The amount of the 

duty chargeable on the 

original. 

 
(b) In any other case. 

One rupee and twenty 

paise.” 

9. Copy of any revenue or 

judicial proceeding or order not 

otherwise provided for by this 

Act, or copy of any account, 

statement, report or the like, 

taken out of any Civil or 

Criminal or Revenue Court or 

office or from the office of any 

Chief Officer charged with the 

executive administration of 

Division. 

For every three hundred and sixty words 

or fraction of three hundred and sixty 

words. 

One rupee and twenty 

paise. 

[Vide Assam Act 28 of 1972, s. 2,] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

  

34 

 



 

 

  

35 

 



 

 

  

36 

 

 
  



 

 

  

37 

 

 
  



 

 

  

38 

 

 
  



 

 

  

39 

 

 
 



 

 

  

40 

 

STATE AMENDMENT 

 

Assam 

Table of Rates of Ad valorem Fees Leviable on the Institution of  Suits 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

Rs. Rs. Rs. P. 

"  " 5 .55 

5 10 1.10 

10 15 1.65 

15 20 2.20 

20 25 2.75 

25 30 3.30 

30 35 3.85 

35 40 4.40 

40 45 4.95 

45 50 5.50 

50 55 6.05 

55 60 6.60 

60 65 7.15 

65 70 7.70 

70 75 8.25 

75 80 8.80 

80 85 9.35 

85 90 9.90 

90 95 10.45 

95 100 11.00 

100 110 12.95 

110 120 14.85 

120 130 16.80 

130 140 18.70 

140 150 20.55 

150 160 21.95 

 

  



 

 

  

41 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

Rs. Rs. Rs. P. 

160 170 23.30 

170 180 24.60 

180 190 25.90 

190 200 27.25 

200 210 28.55 

210 220 29.90 

220 230 31.20 

230 240 32.50 

240 250 33.85 

250 260 35.15 

260 270 36.50 

270 280 37.80 

280 290 39.15 

290 300 40.45 

300 310 41.75 

310 320 43.10 

320 330 44.40 

330 340 45.75 

340 350 47.05 

350 360 48.35 

360 370 49.0 

370 380 51.00 

380 390 52.35 

390 400 53.65 

400 410 54.95 

410 420 56.30 

420 430 57.60 

430 440 58.95 

 

  



 

 

  

42 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

Rs. Rs. Rs. P. 

440 450 60 25 

450 460 61.55 

460 470 62.90 

470 480 64.20 

480 490 65.55 

490 500 66.85 

500 510 68.15 

510 520 69.50 

520 530 70.80 

530 540 72.15 

540 550 73.45 

550 560 74.75 

560 570 76.10 

570 580 77.40 

580 590 78.75 

590 600 80.05 

600 610 81.35 

610 620 82.70 

620 630 84.00 

630 640 85.35 

640 650 86.65 

650 660 87.95 

660 670 89.30 

670 680 90.60 

680 690 91.95 

690 700 93.25 

700 710 94. 55 

710 720 95.90 

  



 

 

  

43 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

Rs. Rs. Rs. P. 

720 730 97.20 

730 740 98.55 

740 750 99.85 

750 760 101.15 

760 770 102.50 

770 780 103.80 

780 790 105.15 

790 800 106.45 

800 810 107.75 

810 820 109.10 

820 830 110.40 

830 840 111.75 

840 850 113.05 

850 860 114.35 

860 870 115.70 

870 880 117.00 

880 890 118.35 

890 900 119.65 

900 910 120.95 

910 920 122.30 

920 930 123.60 

930 940 124.95 

940 950 126.25 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

  

44 

 

Number  Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

 

5. Plaint or memorandum of appeal to a suit 

to establish or disprove a right of occupancy. 

6. Bail-bond or other instrument obligation 

given in a pursuance of an order made by a Court 

or Magistrate under any section of the Code of 

Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), or the 

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and not otherwise 

provided for by this Act. 

7. Undertaking under section 49 of the Indian 

Divorce Act, 1869. 

 

  

 

 

One rupee 

and ten paise. 

8. ...   

9. ...   

10. Mukhtarnama or Vakalatnama. 

 

When presented for the conduct of any one 

case— 
 

 (a) to any Civil or Criminal Court other 

than a High Court, or to any Revenue 

Court, or to any Collector or Magistrate, 

or other Executive Officer except such as 

are mentioned in clauses (b) and (c) of 

this Number; 

 

One rupee 

and ten paise. 

 (b) to a Commissioner of Revenue, 

Circuit or Customs or to any officer 

charged with the Executive 

Administration of a Division, not being 

the Chief Revenue or Executive 

Authority; 

Two rupees 

and seventy-

five paise. 

 (c) to a High Court, Chief 

Commissioner, Board of Revenue, or 

other Chief Controlling Revenue or 

Executive Authority, or an appellate 

Authority prescribed under the Motor 

Vehicles Act, 1939 (Act IV of 1939) or 

to an Appellate Authority prescribed 

under the Assam Sales Tax Act, 

1947(Assam Act XVII of 1947). 

 

Five rupees 

and fifty 

paise. 

 

  



 

 

  

45 

 

Number  Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

 

11. Memorandum of appeal when the appeal 

is not from a decree or an order having the 

force of a decree, and is presented. 

(a) to any Civil Court other than a High 

Court, or to any Revenue Court or 

Executive Officer other than the High 

Court or Chief Controlling Revenue or 

Executive Authority except an authority 

specified in clause (b); 

Three rupees 

and thirty 

paise. 

 (b) to an Excise Appellate Authority 

under Rule 340 of the Assam Excise 

Rules; 

Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise. 

 (c) to a High Court or Chief 

Commissioner or other Chief Controlling 

Executive or Revenue Authority except an 

Authority prescribed in clause (b); 

Eleven 

rupees. 

 (d) To an Excise Appellate Authority 

under Rule 341 of the Assam Excise Rule 

: 

Fifty five 

rupees. 

 (e) to a High Court in miscellaneous 

revenue matters except (f) below or to an 

Appellate Authority prescribed under the 

Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Act IV of 

1939); and 

Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise. 

 (f) to a High Court in appeal and revision 

matters arising out of settlement of 

fishery— 

 

 (i) When the bid money is below ten 

thousand rupees: 

Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise. 

 (ii) When the bid money is above then 

thousand rupees but below twenty 

thousand rupees: 

Twenty-

seven rupees 

and fifty 

paise. 

 (iii) When the bid money is above 

twenty thousand rupees. 

Thirty-tree 

rupees. 

12. Caveat...  Eleven 

rupees. 

13. Application under Act No. 10 of 1859, 

section 26 or Bengal Act No. 6 of 1962, section 

9 or Bengal Act No. 8 of 1869 section 37. 

 Five rupees 

and fifty 

paise. 

Number  Proper fee 

  



 

 

  

46 

 

(1) (2) (3) 

14. Petition in a suit under the Native Converts’ 

Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866. 
 Five rupees 

and fifty 

paise. 

17. Plaint or memorandum of appeal in each of 

the following suits:-- 
  

 (i) to alter or set aside a summary decision 

or order of any of the Civil Courts not 

established by Letters Patent or of any 

Revenue Court; 

 

 

Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise.  (ii) to alter or cancel any entry in a register 

of the names of proprietors of revenue-

paying estates; 

 (iii) to obtain a declaration decree where no 

consequential relief is prayed; 

Twenty-two 

rupees. 

 (iv) to set aside an award; Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise. 

 (v) to set aside an adoption; Twenty--two 

rupees. 

 (vi) every other suit where it is not possible 

to estimate at a money-value the subject-

matter in dispute, and which is not other-

wise provided for by this Act. 

Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise. 

18. Application under section 14 or section 20, of 

the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 (Act X of 1940), 

for a direction for filing an award or for an order 

for filing an agreement. 

When presented to a Munsif’s Court. Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise. 

 When presented to any other Court. Fifty-five 

rupees. 

19. Agreement in writing stating a question for 

the opinion of the Court under the Code of Civil 

Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908). 

 Sixteen 

rupees and 

fifty paise. 

20. Every petition under the Indian Divorce Act, 

1869 (Act IV of 1869), except petitions under 

section 44 of the same Act, and every 

memorandum of appeal under section 55 of the 

same Act. 

 Twenty-two 

rupees. 

21. Plaint or memorandum of appeal under the 

Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 (Act XV 

of 1865). 

 Twenty-two 

rupees.] 

 

[Vide Assam Act 27 of 1972  s. 3] 

  



 

 

  

47 

 

STATE AMENDMENT 

 

Orissa 

Amendment of Schedule I Act (7 of 1870).-In Schedule I to the principal Act for articles 11 and 12, 

the following articles shall be substituted, namely:-- 

 

Number      Proper fee 

(1) (2) (3) 

“11. Probate of a will or letters of 

administration with or without 

will annexed. 

When the amount or value of the 

property in respect of which the 

grant of probate or letters is made 

exceeds two thousand rupees, on 

such amount or value up to ten 

thousand rupees. 

                             and 

When such amount or value 

exceeds ten thousand  rupees, on 

the portion of such amount or 

value which is in excess of ten 

thousand rupees up to fifty 

thousand rupees. 

                        and   

  When such amount or value 

exceeds fifty  thousand rupees, 

on the portion of such amount or 

value which is in excess of fifty 

thousand rupees up to one lakh of 

rupees, 

                      and                              

When such amount or value 

exceeds a lakh of rupees, on the 

portion of such amount or value 

which is in excess of one lakh of 

rupees: 

Provided that when, after the 

grant of a certificate under the 

Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 

of 1925) or under the Regulation 

of the Bombay Code No.8 of 1827, 

in respect of any property included 

in an estate, a grant of probate or 

letters of administration is made in 

respect of the same estate, the fee 

payable in respect of the latter grant 

shall be reduced by the amount of 

the fee paid in respect  of the former 

grant. 

Two per centum  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three per centum  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four per centum  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five per centum 

 

                          

 

 

 

  

 

  



 

 

  

48 

 

12. Certificate under the Indian 

Succession Act, 1925. 

When the amount or value of any 

debt or security specified in the 

certificate under section 374 of 

the Act, exceeds one thousand 

rupees, on such amount or value 

up to ten thousand rupees, 

 

                          and     

When such amount or value 

exceeds ten thousand  rupees, on 

the portion of such amount or 

value which is in excess of ten 

thousand  rupees up to fifty 

thousand rupees, 

     

                            and                                        

When such amount or value 

exceeds fifty thousand rupees, on 

the portion of such amount or 

value which is in excess of  fifty 

thousand  rupees up to one lakh 

of rupees,                           and  

When such amount or value 

exceeds a lakh of rupees, on the 

portion of such amount or value 

which is in excess of one lakh of 

rupees. 

Two per centum, and on the 

amount or value of any debt or 

security to which the certificate is 

extended under section 376 of the 

Act, three per centum. 

 

 

 

Three per centum, and on the 

amount or value of any debt or 

security to which the certificate is 

extended under section 376 of the 

Act, four-and-a-half per centum. 

Four per centum, and on the 

mount or value of any debt or 

security to which the certificate is 

extended under section 376 of the  

Act, six per centum. 

Five per centum, and on the 

amount or value of any debt or 

security to which the certificate is 

extended under section 376 of the 

Act, seven-and-a-half per 

centum.” 

 

SCHEDULE 

(See section 2) 

 

Number and year  Short title  

(1) (2) 

Bihar and Orissa Act 1 of 1952 Bihar and Orissa Court-Fees (Amendment  Act, 

1922). 

Madras Act V of 1922 Central Province Act XVI 

of 1935 

Madras Court-Fees (Amendment) Act, 1922 Court-

Fees (Central Provinces Amendment) Act, 1935. 

 

  



 

 

  

49 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

 

1,400 

 

1,500 

 

1,600 

 

1,700 

 

1,800 

 

1,900 

 

2,000 

 

2,100 

 

2,200 

 

2,300 

 

2,400 

 

2,500 

 

2,600 

 

2,700 

 

2,800 

 

2,900 

 

3,000 

 

3,100 

 

3,200 

Rs. 

 

1,500 

 

1,600 

 

1,700 

 

1,800 

 

1,900 

 

2,000 

 

2,100 

 

2,200 

 

2,300 

 

2,400 

 

2,500 

 

2,600 

 

2,700 

 

2,800 

 

2,900 

 

3,100 

 

3,200 

 

3,300 

 

3,300 

Rs.   a.   p. 

 

141  4  0 

 

148   12  0 

 

156  4    0 

 

163  12  0 

 

171  4   0 

 

178   12  0 

 

186   4  0 

 

193   12   0 

 

201   4   0 

 

208   12  0 

 

216   4   0 

 

223   12   0 

 

231   4   0 

 

238    12   0 

 

246   4     0 

 

263   12   0 

 

261  4    0 

 

268   12   0 

 

276   4   0 

 

  



 

 

  

50 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

850 

 

860 

 

870 

 

880 

 

890 

 

900 

 

910 

 

920 

 

930 

 

940 

 

950 

 

960 

 

970 

 

980 

 

990 

 

1,000 

 

1,100 

 

1,200 

 

1,300 

Rs. 

860 

 

870 

 

880 

 

890 

 

900 

 

910 

 

920 

 

930 

 

940 

 

950 

 

960 

 

970 

 

980 

 

990 

 

1,000 

 

1,100 

 

1,200 

 

1,300 

 

1,400 

Rs. a.  p. 

88  0  0 

 

89   2  0 

 

90   4  0 

 

91   6  0 

 

92    8  0 

 

93   10 0 

 

94   12  0 

 

95    14 0 

 

97   0  0 

 

98   2  0 

 

99   4  0 

 

100   6  0 

 

101   8  0 

 

102   10  0 

 

103   12  0 

 

111    4  0 

 

118   12   0 

 

126     4  0 

 

133    12   0 

 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

 

24.000 

 

Rs 

 

25,000 

 

Rs.  a.  p. 

 

1,341  4  0 

 



 

 

  

51 

 

25,000 

 

26,000 

 

27,000 

 

28,000 

 

29,000 

 

30,000 

 

32,000 

 

34,000 

 

36,000 

 

38,000 

 

40,000 

 

42,000 

 

44,000 

 

46,000 

 

48,000 

26,000 

 

27,000 

 

28,000 

 

29,000 

 

30,000 

 

32,000 

 

34,000 

 

36,000 

 

38,000 

 

40,000 

 

42,000 

 

44,000 

 

46,000 

 

48,000 

 

50,000 

1,371  4  0 

 

1,401  4  0 

 

1,431  4  0 

 

1,461  4  0 

 

1,491  4  0 

 

1,521  4  0 

 

1,551  4  0 

 

1,581  4  0 

 

1,661  4  0 

 

1,641  4  0 

 

1,671  4  0 

 

1,701  4  0 

 

1,731  4  0 

 

1,761  4  0 

 

1, 791  4  0 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

85 

 

90 

 

95 

 

Rs. 

90 

 

95 

 

100 

 

Rs. 

6  12  0 

 

7  2  0 

 

 7  8  0 

 



 

 

  

52 

 

100 

 

110 

 

120 

 

130 

 

140 

 

150 

 

160 

 

170 

 

180 

 

190 

 

200 

 

210 

 

220 

 

230 

 

240 

 

250 

 

260 

110 

 

120 

 

130 

 

140 

 

150 

 

160 

 

170 

 

180 

 

190 

 

200 

 

210 

 

220 

 

230 

 

240 

 

250 

 

260 

 

                          270 

8  8  0 

 

9  8  0 

 

10  8  0 

 

11  8  0 

 

12  8  0 

 

13  8  0 

 

14  8  0 

 

15   8 0 

 

16   8 0 

 

17  8  0 

 

18   8 0 

 

19   8 0 

 

20   8 0 

 

21   8 0 

 

22   8 0 

 

23   8 0 

 

24  8 0 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

7,100 

 

7,200 

 

7,300 

 

7,500 

 

Rs. 

7,200 

 

7,300 

 

7,500 

 

7,600 

 

Rs.  a.  p. 

 

 

508  12  0 

 

576  4  0 

 

533  12  0 

 



 

 

  

53 

 

7,600 

 

7,700 

 

7,800 

 

7,900 

 

8,000 

 

8,250 

 

8,500 

 

8,750 

 

9,000 

 

9,250 

 

9,500 

 

9,750 

 

10,000 

 

10,500 

 

11,000 

 

11,500 

 

12,000 

7,700 

 

7,800 

 

7,900 

 

8,000 

 

8,250 

 

8,500 

 

8,750 

 

9,000 

 

9,250 

 

9,500 

 

9,750 

 

10,000 

 

10,500 

 

11,000 

 

11,500 

 

12,000 

 

12,500 

591  4  0 

 

606  4  0 

 

621  4  0 

 

636   4  0 

 

                    651  4  0 

 

666  4  0 

 

681  4  0 

 

696  4  0 

 

711  4  0 

 

726  4  0 

 

741  4  0 

 

763  12  0 

 

786  4  0 

 

808  12  0 

 

831  4  0 

 

853  12  0 

 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

 

660 

 

670 

 

680 

 

690 

 

700 

 

710 

Rs. 

 

670 

 

680 

 

690 

 

700 

 

710 

 

720 

Rs.    a.    p. 

 

66  10  0 

 

67  12  0 

 

68  14  0 

 

70  0   0 

 

71   2  0 

 

72   4  0 



 

 

  

54 

 

 

720 

 

730 

 

740 

 

750 

 

760 

 

770 

 

780 

 

790 

 

800 

 

810 

 

820 

 

830 

 

840 

 

 

730 

 

740 

 

750 

 

760 

 

770 

 

780 

 

790 

 

800 

 

810 

 

820 

 

830 

 

840 

 

850 

 

73   6   0 

 

74    8  0 

 

75   10  0 

 

76   12  0 

 

77   14 0 

 

79   0  0 

 

80   2  0 

 

81   4  0 

 

82   0  0 

 

83    8  0 

 

   84   10 0 

 

85   12  0 

 

86   14  0 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

90 

 

95 

 

100 

 

110 

 

120 

 

130 

 

140 

 

150 

 

Rs. 

95 

 

100 

 

110 

 

120 

 

130 

 

140 

 

150 

 

160 

 

Rs.    a.    p. 

7  2  0 

 

7  8  0 

 

8   4  0 

 

9   0  0 

 

9  12  0 

 

10  8  0 

 

11  4   0 

 

12   0  0 

 



 

 

  

55 

 

160 

 

170 

 

180 

 

190 

 

200 

 

210 

 

220 

 

230 

 

240 

 

250 

 

260 

 

270 

 

280 

170 

 

180 

 

190 

 

200 

 

210 

 

220 

 

230 

 

240 

 

250 

 

260 

 

270 

 

280 

 

290 

12   12  0 

 

13  8  0 

 

14  4  0 

 

15   0  0 

 

15   12 0 

 

16  8 0 

 

17   4  0 

 

18  0 0 

 

18   12 0 

 

19  8 0 

 

20  4 0 

 

21  0 0 

 

21  12  0 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 

Rs. 

290 

 

300 

 

310 

 

320 

 

330 

 

340 

 

350 

 

360 

 

370 

 

380 

 

390 

Rs. 

300 

 

310 

 

320 

 

330 

 

340 

 

350 

 

360 

 

370 

 

380 

 

390 

 

400 

Rs.  a.   p. 

22  8  0 

 

23  4  0 

 

24  0  0 

 

24  12  0 

 

25  8  0 

 

26  4  0 

 

27  0  0 

 

27  12  0 

 

28  8    0 

 

29  4  0 

 

30   0  0 



 

 

  

56 

 

 

400 

 

410 

 

420 

 

430 

 

440 

 

450 

 

460 

 

470 

 

480 

 

490 

 

410 

 

420 

 

430 

 

440 

 

450 

 

460 

 

470 

 

480 

 

490 

 

500 

 

30  12  0 

 

31  8  0 

 

32  4  0 

 

33  0  0 

 

33  12  0 

 

34  8  0 

 

35  4  0 

 

36  0  0 

 

36  12  0 

 

37  8  0 
 

  



 

 

  

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SCHEDULE B. 

(See Section 21). 

(a) Table of rales and  valorem  fees leviable on plaints , etc., mentioned in Article 1 of Schedule I. 

 

When the amount of 

value of the subject-

matter exceeds. 

But does not exceed. Proper fee. 

1 2 3 

Rs. 

… 

 

 

5 

 

10 

 

15 

 

20 

 

25 

 

30 

 

35 

 

40 

 

45 

 

50 

 

55 

 

60 

 

65 

 

70 

 

75 

 

80 

Rs. 

 

5 

 

10 

 

15 

 

20 

 

25 

 

30 

 

35 

 

40 

 

45 

 

50 

 

55 

 

60 

 

65 

 

70 

 

75 

 

80 

 

85 

Rs.   a.    p. 

 

0 6  0 

 

                0 12 0 

              

                1  2  0 

 

                1   8  0 

 

                1  14 0 

 

                2   4  0 

 

               2   10 0 

 

                3   0   0 

 

                3   6   0 

 

               3   12 0 

 

               4   2   0 

 

               4   8   0 

 

               4   14 0 

 

               5   4  0 

 

                5 10 0 

 

               6   0   0 

 

                6    6 0 

 

  



 

 

  

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SCHEDULE A. 

(See Section 2.) 

 

Province year and number. Title. Extent of Repeal. 

1 2 3 

Bihar and Orissa Act I of 

1922. 

 

Madras Act V of 1922. 

 

 

 

Central Provinces Act XVI of 

1935. 

Bihar and Orissa Court Fees 

(Amendment) Act, 1992. 

 

Madras Court Fees 

(Amendment) Act, 1922. 

 

 

Court Fees (Central Provinces 

Amendment) Act, 1935. 

The whole Act, except 

sections 6,9, 10 and 13. 

 

The whole Act, except section 

11 in respect of Articles 11 

and 12 of Schedule I. 

 

The whole Act, except section 

4 (e). 

When the amount or value of 

the subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 
Rs. 

 

3,300 

 

3,400 

 

3,500 

 

3,600 

 

3,700 

 

3,800 

 

3,900 

 

4,000 

 

4,100 

 

4,200 

 

4,300 

 

4,400 

 

4,500 

 

4,600 

 

4,700 

 

4,800 

 

Rs. 

 

3,400 

 

3,500 

 

3,600 

 

3,700 

 

3,800 

 

3,900 

 

4,000 

 

4,100 

 

4,200 

 

4,300 

 

4,400 

 

4,500 

 

4,600 

 

4,700 

 

4,800 

 

4,900 

 

Rs. a.  p. 

 

283  12  0 

 

291  4  0 

 

298  12  0 

 

306  4   0  

 

313  12  0 

 

321  4  0 

 

328  12  0 

 

336  4  0 

 

343  12  0 

 

351  4  0 

 

358  12   0 

 

366  4  0 

 

373  12  0 

 

381  4  0 

 

388  12  0 

 

396   4  0 

  



 

 

  

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4,900 

 

5,000 

 

5,100 

5,000 

 

5,100 

 

5,200 

403  12  0 

 

411  4  0 

 

418  12  0 

 

[Vide Orissa Act 11 of 1967, s. 4] 

 
Amendment of Article 1 of Schedule 1 (7 of 1870).--For Article 1 of Schedule I of the Principal Act 

the following Article shall be substituted:-- 
“Number.  — Proper fee. 

1.Plaint, written statement pleading  a set-

off or counter-claim or memorandum of 

appeal (not otherwise provided for in this 

Act) presented to any Civil or Revenue 

Court except those mentioned in section 3. 

When the amount or value of the subject 

matter in dispute does not exceed  five 

rupees. 

 

When such amount or value exceeds five 

rupees, for every five rupees, or part 

thereof , in excess of five rupees, up to 

one hundred rupees. 

 

When such amount or value exceeds one 

hundred rupees, for every ten rupees, or 

part thereof, in excess of one hundred 

rupees, up to five hundred rupees. 

 

When such amount or value exceeds five 

hundred rupees, for every ten rupees, or 

part thereof, in excess of five hundred 

rupees, up to one thousand rupees. 

 

When such amount or value exceeds one 

thousand rupees, for every one hundred 

rupees, or part thereof, in excess of one 

thousand rupees, up to seven  thousand 

five hundred rupees. 

 

When such amount or value exceeds 

seven thousand five hundred rupees, for 

every two hundred and fifty rupees, or 

part thereof,  in excess of seven thousand 

five hundred rupees, up to ten thousand 

rupees. 

 

When such amount or value exceeds ten 

thousand  rupees, for every five hundred 

rupees, or part thereof, in excess of ten 

thousand  rupees,  up to twenty thousand 

rupees. 

 

When such amount or value exceeds 

twenty thousand rupees, for  every one 

thousand rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of twenty thousand rupees, up to 

thirty thousand rupees 

When such amount value  exceeds thirty 

thousand  rupees, for every two thousand 

rupees, or part thereof  in  excess of  

Six annas. 

 

 

 

Six annas. 

 

 

 

 

One rupee. 

 

 

 

 

One rupee  

two annas. 

 

 

 

Seven rupees 

eight annas. 

 

 

 

 

 

Fifteen rupees. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twenty two rupees 

 eight annas. 

 

 

 

 

Thirty rupees. 

 

 

 

Thirty rupees. 

 

 



 

 

  

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thirty thousand rupees,  up to fifty 

thousand rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds fifty 

thousand rupees for every five thousand  

rupees, or part thereof , in excess of fifty 

thousand rupees. 

 

 

 

Thirty-seven rupees  

eight annas.” 

 

 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 16] 

Insertion of new Articles 3 and 3A in Schedule 1 of Act VII of 1870.-- In Schedule I of the principal 

Act after Article 2, the following Articles shall be inserted:— 

 
“3. Plaint, or written statement pleading 

a  set-off or counterclaim in any suit of 

the nature cognizable by a court of small 

causes when the amount or value of the 

subject matter does not exceed Rs.500.  

 

When the amount or value of the subject 

matter in dispute does not exceed five rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds five 

rupees, for every five rupees, or part 

thereof, in excess of five rupees, up to 

one hundred rupees. 

When such amount or value exceeds one 

hundred rupees, for every ten rupees, or 

part thereof, in excess of one hundred 

rupees up to five hundred rupees. 

When such value exceeds three thousand 

rupees but does not exceed four 

thousand rupees. 

 

Six annas. 

 

 

Six annas. 

 

 

 

Twelve annas. 

 

 

 

 

Fifty rupees 

 

. 

 
3A. plaint  or memorandum of appeal in 

each of the following suits:— 

(i)to obtain a  declaratory decree where 

no consequential relief is prayed. 

(ii) to set aside an award. 

(iii) to obtain a declaration that an 

alleged  adoption is invalid or never in 

fact took place or to obtain a declaration 

that an adoption is valid. 

 

When such value exceeds four thousand 

rupees for every two thousand rupees, or 

part thereof, in excess of four thousand 

rupees, upto ten thousand rupees. 

When such value exceeds ten thousand 

rupees, for every ten thousand rupees, or 

part thereof in excess of ten thousand 

rupees, up to fifty thousand rupees. 

When such value exceeds fifty thousand 

rupees, for every fifty thousand rupees, 

or part thereof, in excess of fifty 

thousand rupees. 

Fifty rupees. 

 

 

 

 

Fifty rupees. 

 

 

 

 

One hundred rupees.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 17] 

Amendment of Article 6 of Schedule I of Act VII of 1870.—In the third column of Article 6 of 

Schedule I of the principal Act— 

(a) for the words “four annas” the words “six annas” shall be substituted; 

(b) for the words “eight annas” the words “twelve annas” shall be substituted; 

(c) for the words “one rupee” the words “one rupee eight annas” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 18] 

Amendment of Article 7 of Schedule I of Act VII of 1870. —For  Article 7 of Schedule I of the principal 

Act the  following Article shall be substituted:— 

 
“copy of decree or order 

having the fore of a decree. 

When such decree or order is made by a 

Munsif’s Court or a Court of Small 

Causes, or a Revenue Court— 

(a) If the amount or value of the              

subject-matter of the suit wherein 

such decree or order is made does 

not exceed one hundred  rupees; 

 

 

 

Eight annas. 

 

 

 



 

 

  

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(b) If such amount or value exceeds 

one hundred rupees but  does not 

exceed one thousand ; 

(c) If such amount or value exceeds 

one thousand rupees. 

When such decree or order is made by the 

Court of a District Judge or of a 

Subordinate Judge. 

 

When such decree or order is made by a 

High Court. 

One rupee. 

 

 

One rupee 

eight annas. 

 

 

 

 

Three rupees, if the amount 

or value of the subject 

matter of the suit  wherein 

such decree or order is 

made does not exceed one 

thousand  rupees; six  

rupees, if such amount or 

value exceeds one thousand  

rupees.” 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 19] 

 Amendment of Article 9 of Schedule I of Act VII of 1870.—In the third column of Article 9 of 

Schedule I of the principal Act, for the words, “eight annas” the words “twelve annas” shall be 

substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 20] 

Amendment of table of rates and insertion of new tables in Schedule I of Act VII of 1870.--For 

the table of rates of advalorem fees annexed to Schedule I of the principal Act, the table set forth in 

Schedule B to this Act shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 21] 

Amendment of Schedule I .—In Schedule I to the Court Fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870) as amended in 

its application to  the State of Orissa (hereinafter referred  as the principal Act),— 

(a)  in article 1, for the words “Thirty-seven rupees fifty  naye paise” occurring as the last entry 

under the heading “ proper fee” the words “ One hundred rupees” shall be substituted; 

(b) in the foot note to the Table of rates of advalorem  fees appearing under heading “(a) Table of 

rates of advalorem fees leviable on plaints, etc., mentioned in Article   1 of Schedule 1”, for the words 

“thirty-seven rupees fifty naye paise”, the words “ one  hundred rupees” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 34 of 1992, s. 2] 

Haryana 

Amendment of Schedule I to the Central Act 7 of 1870 .— In schedule I to the Court Fees Act, 1870, 

for "Table of rates of ad-valorem fees leviable on the institution of suits," the following Table shall be 

substituted, namely : -- 

“Table of rates of ad-valorem fees leviable on the institution of suits 

When the  amount or 

value  

of the subject matter 

exceeds 

But does not 

exceed 

Proper fee 

1 2 3 

Rupees Rupees Rupees 

1 15,000 2.5% 



 

 

  

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And when the amount or value of the subject matter exceeds seventy-five lakh rupees, the proper fee 

leviable shall be two lakh six thousand three hundred rupees plus twenty five rupees for each five hundred 

rupees or part thereof in excess of seventy-five lakh rupees.". 

[Vide Haryana Act 16 of 2009, s. 2] 

Bihar 

Amendment in Schedule-I and II of the Court-Fees Act, 1870. - Any fee payable under Schedule-I and 

Schedule-II of the Court-Fees Act, 1870 calculated in paise shall be rounded off in rupee. 

[Vide Bihar Act 13 of 2010, s. 2] 

Substitution of Schedule I and II appended to Act VII, 1870. - In the Court Fees Act, 1870 (Act VII of 

1870) for Schedule I and II the following shall be substituted, namely- 

[Schedule-1] 

Ad valorem Fees 

No. Subject 
 

Description 
 

Rates 

1 Plaint, written 

statement, pleading of 

an adjustment or 

counter claim or 

memorandum of 

appeal or a cross 

objection, or plaint or 

 
When the amount 

or value of the 

subject matter in 

dispute- 

  

 
(i) up to Rs. 

30,000/- (Rupees 

thirty thousand) 

 
15% of the amount or value 

15,000 27,000 375+3.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 15,000 

27,000 39, 000 795+4.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 27,000 

39,000 51, 000 1335+5.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 39,000 

51, 000 63, 000 1995+6.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 51,000 

63, 000 75,000 2775+7.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 63,000 

75, 000 5,00,000 3675+6.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 75,000 

5,00,000 10,00,000 31300+5.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 

5,00,000 

10,00,000 20,00,000 58800+4.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 

10,00,000 

20,00,000 30,00,000 103800+3.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 

20,00,000 

30,00,000 45,00,000 138000+2.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 

30,00,000 

45,00,000  60,00,000 176300+1.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 

45,00,000 

60,00,000 75,00,000 198800+0.5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 

60,00,000 



 

 

  

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memorandum of 

appeal to set aside an 

award not otherwise 

provided in this Act, 

presented to any Civil 

or Revenue Court 

except those 

mentioned in Section-

3. 

 
(ii) exceed Rs. 

30,000/- (Rupees 

thirty thousand) 

but does not 

exceed Rs. 

5,00,000/- 

(Rupees five lac). 

 
Rs. 4,500/- (Rupees four 

thousand five hundred) + 

10% of amount or value 

exceeding Rs. 30,000/- 

(Rupees thirty thousand). 

 
(iii) exceeds Rs. 

5,00,000/- (five 

lac) but does not 

exceed Rs. 

20,00,000/-

(twenty lac). 

 
Rs. 51,500 (fifty one 

thousand five hundred) + 

5% of amount or value 

exceeding Rs. 5,00,000/- 

(five lac). 

 
(iv) exceeds Rs. 

20,00,000/- 

(Rupees twenty 

lac), Rs. 1 (one) 

crore. 

 
Rs. 1,26,500 (Rupees one 

lac twenty six thousand five 

hundred) + 1% of the 

amount or value exceeding 

Rs. 20,00,000/- (Rupees 

twenty lac). 
 

(v) exceeds Rs. 1 

(one) crore 

 
Rs. 2,06,500/- (Rupees two 

lac six thousand five 

hundred) + ½% of the 

amount or value exceeding 

Rs. 1 (one) crore. 

Maximum Rs. 3,00,000/- 

(rupees three lac.) 

2 Plaint in a suit for 

possession under 

Section 6 of Specific 

Relief Act, 1963. 

   
According to rates as 

prescribed in item no.1. 

3 Probate of a will or 

letters of 

administration with or 

without will annexed. 

   
10% of the amount or value 

[minimum Rs. 500/- 

(Rupees five hundred) & 

maximum Rs. 3,00,000/- 

(Rupees three lac)]. 

4 Certificate under the 

Succession Certificate 

Act, 1889. 

   
As prescribed in item no. 3 

on amount or value 

indicated on certificate. 

 

  



 

 

  

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[Schedule-II] 

Fixed Fees 

No. Subject 
 

Description 
 

Fee 

1 (1) Application or petition 
 

When presented to 

an administrative or 

revenue officer of 

State Government or 

Central Government 

or local body or in a 

civil or criminal or 

small cause court 

other than High 

Court and which is 

not otherwise 

provided- 

 Rs. 20/- (Rupees twenty) 

 
(2) When presented to the 

High Court- 

 
(i) Under Article 

226, 227 or under 

Article 226 and 227 

of the Constitution- 

 
 

   
(a) To file a general 

application. 

 
Rs. 500/- (Rupees five 

hundred). 
   

(b) To file a Public 

Interest Litigation. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one 

thousand). 
   

(ii) On other 

applications 

 
Rs. 250/- (Rupees two 

hundred fifty). 
 

(3) Application for Civil 

Revision under Section 115 of 

Civil Procedure Code or 

Criminal Revision under 

Section 397 read with Section 

399/401 of Criminal Procedure 

Code. 

   
Rs. 250/- (Rupees two 

hundred fifty). 

2 Application to call for records 

from any other Court. 

   
Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty). 

3 Application for leave to sue as 

a pauper or for leave to appeal 

as pauper. 

   
Rs. 20/- (Rupees twenty). 

4 Plaint or memorandum of 

appeal to establish or prove a 

right of occupancy. 

   
Rs. 100/- (Rupees one 

hundred). 

5 Bail Bond or other instruments 

of obligation given in 

   
Rs. 20/- (Rupees twenty). 



 

 

  

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pursuance of any order made 

by a Court or Magistrate under 

any section of the Code of 

Criminal Procedure, 1973 or 

the Code of Civil Procedure, 

1908 and not otherwise 

provided by this Act. 

6 Undertaking under Section 49 

of the Indian Divorce Act, 

1869 (4 of 1869). 

   
Rs. 100/- (Rupees one 

hundred). 

7 Affidavit 
 

(i) In all other courts 

except the High 

Court. 

 
Rs. 20/- (Rupees twenty 

Rupees). 

   
(ii) In the High 

Court. 

 
Rs. 30/- (Rupees thirty). 

8 Vakalatnama 
 

(i) In all other courts 

except the High 

Court. 

 
Rs. 30/- (Rupees thirty) 

[Court fee Rs. 20/- + 

Advocate Welfare stamps 

Rs. 10/-]. 
   

(ii) In the High 

Court. 

 
Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty) 

[Court fee Rs. 30/-+ 

Advocate Welfare stamp 

Rs. 20/-]. 

9 All kinds of copies of any 

judgement, decree, order, 

proceeding, the documents 

filed in a proceeding etc. 

   
Rs. 10/- (Rupees ten) per 

page. 

10 Caveat 
   

Rs. 100/- (Rupees one 

hundred) 

11 Application for review of 

judgement. 

   
Rs. 500/- (Rupees five 

hundred) only. 

12 Memorandum of Appeal when 

the appeal is not from a decree 

or an order having the force of 

a decree and is presented. 

 
(a) To any Civil 

Court other than a 

High Court, or to 

any Revenue Court, 

or Executive Officer, 

other than the High 

Court or Chief 

Controlling Revenue 

or Executive 

Authority. 

 
Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty). 

   
(b) To High Court or 

Chief Controlling 

 
Rs. 100/- (Rupees one 



 

 

  

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Executive or 

Revenue Authority. 

hundred). 

13 Plaint or Memorandum of 

Appeal in each of the 

following suits:- 

 
(i) To alter or set 

aside a summary 

decision or order of 

any of the Civil 

Courts (not 

established by 

Letters Patent or not 

a Revenue Court) 

 
Rs. 500/- (Rupees five 

hundred). 

   
(ii) To alter or cancel 

any entry in a 

register of the names 

of proprietors of 

revenue paying 

estates. 

 
Rs. 500/- (Rupees five 

hundred). 

   
(iii) To obtain a 

declaratory decree 

where no 

consequential relief 

is prayed. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one 

thousand). 

   
(iv) To set aside an 

award. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one 

thousand). 
   

(v) To set aside an 

adoption. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one 

thousand). 
   

(vi) For every other 

suit where it is not 

possible to estimate 

at a money value the 

subject matter in 

dispute and which is 

not otherwise 

provided for by this 

Act. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one 

thousand). 

14 Agreement in writing stating a 

question for the opinion of the 

Court under the Code of Civil 

Procedure, 1908. 

   
Rs. 200/- (Rupees two 

hundred). 

15 (1) Every petition under the 

Indian Divorce Act, 1869 except 

under Section 44 of the same Act 

and every Memorandum of 

Appeal under Section 55 of the 

same Act. 

   
Rs. 500/- (Rupees five 

hundred). 



 

 

  

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(2) Plaint or Memorandum of 

Appeal under the Parsi Marriage 

and Divorce Act, 1865. 

    

[Vide Bihar Act 7 of 1996, s. 2] 

Bihar 

Substitution of Schedules I and II appended to Act VII, 1870.—In the Court Fees Act, 1870 [Act VII 

of 1870] as amended by Court Fees [(Bihar Amendment) Act, 1995] Schedules I and II shall 

be substituted, by the following:- 

Schedule-I 

Ad Valorem Fees 

No. Subject 
 

Description 
 

Rates 

1 Plaint, written statement, 

pleading of an adjustment or 

counter claim or 

memorandum of appeal or a 

cross objection, or plaint or 

memorandum of appeal to set 

aside an award not otherwise 

provided in this Act, 

presented to any Civil or 

Revenue Court except those 

mentioned in Section-3. 

 
When the amount or 

value of the subject 

matter in dispute- 

  

 
(i) up to Rs. 30,000/- 

(Rupees thirty thousand) 

 
15% of the amount or 

value 
 

(ii) exceed Rs. 30,000/- 

(Rupees thirty thousand) 

but does not exceed Rs. 

5,00,000/- (Rupees five 

lac). 

 
Rs. 4,500/- (Rupees 

four thousand five 

hundred) + 10% of 

amount or value 

exceeding Rs. 

30,000/- (Rupees 

thirty thousand). 
 

(iii) exceeds Rs. 

5,00,000/- (five lac) but 

does not exceed Rs. 

20,00,000/-(twenty lac). 

 
Rs. 51,500 (fifty one 

thousand five 

hundred) + 5% of 

amount or value 

exceeding Rs. 

5,00,000/- (five lac). 
 

(iv) exceeds Rs. 

20,00,000/- (Rupees 

twenty lac), Rs. 1 (one) 

crore. 

 
Rs. 1,26,500 (Rupees 

one lac twenty six 

thousand five 

hundred) + 1% of the 

amount or value 

exceeding Rs. 

20,00,000/- (Rupees 

twenty lac). 
 

(v) exceeds Rs. 1 (one) 

crore 

 
Rs. 2,06,500/- 

(Rupees two lac six 

thousand five 

hundred) + ½% of 

the amount or value 

exceeding Rs. 1 (one) 

crore. Maximum Rs. 



 

 

  

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3,00,000/- (rupees 

three lac.) 

2 Plaint in a suit for possession 

under Section 6 of Specific 

Relief Act, 1963. 

   
According to rates as 

prescribed in item 

no.1. 

3 Probate of a will or letters of 

administration with or without 

will annexed. 

   
10% of the amount or 

value [minimum Rs. 

500/- (Rupees five 

hundred) & 

maximum Rs. 

3,00,000/- (Rupees 

three lac)]. 

4 Certificate under the 

Succession Certificate Act, 

1889. 

   
As prescribed in item 

no. 3 on amount or 

value indicated on 

certificate. 

 

Schedule-II 

Fixed Fees 

No. Subject 
 

Description 
 

Fee 

1 (1) Application or petition 
 

When presented to an 

administrative or 

revenue officer of State 

Government or Central 

Government or local 

body or in a civil or 

criminal or small cause 

court other than High 

Court and which is not 

otherwise provided- 

 
Rs. 20/- (Rupees 

twenty) 

 
(2) When presented to the 

High Court- 

 
(i) Under Article 226, 

227 or under Article 

226 and 227 of the 

Constitution- 

  

   
(a) To file a general 

application. 

 
Rs. 500/- (Rupees 

five hundred). 
   

(b) To file a Public 

Interest Litigation. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees 

one thousand). 
   

(ii) On other 

applications 

 
Rs. 250/- (Rupees 

two hundred fifty). 
 

(3) Application for Civil 

Revision under Section 

   
Rs. 250/- (Rupees 

two hundred fifty). 



 

 

  

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115 of Civil Procedure 

Code or Criminal 

Revision under Section 

397 read with Section 

399/401 of Criminal 

Procedure Code. 

2 Application to call for 

records from any other 

Court. 

   
Rs. 50/- (Rupees 

fifty). 

3 Application for leave to 

sue as a pauper or for 

leave to appeal as pauper. 

   
Rs. 20/- (Rupees 

twenty). 

4 Plaint or memorandum of 

appeal to establish or 

prove a right of 

occupancy. 

   
Rs. 100/- (Rupees 

one hundred). 

5 Bail Bond or other 

instruments of obligation 

given in pursuance of any 

order made by a Court or 

Magistrate under any 

section of the Code of 

Criminal Procedure, 1973 

or the Code of Civil 

Procedure, 1908 and not 

otherwise provided by this 

Act. 

   
Rs. 20/- (Rupees 

twenty). 

6 Undertaking under 

Section 49 of the Indian 

Divorce Act, 1869 (4 of 

1869). 

   
Rs. 100/- (Rupees 

one hundred). 

7 Affidavit 
 

(i) In all other courts 

except the High Court. 

 
Rs. 20/- (Rupees 

twenty Rupees). 
   

(ii) In the High Court. 
 

Rs. 30/- (Rupees 

thirty). 

8 Vakalatnama 
 

(i) In all other courts 

except the High Court. 

 
Rs. 30/- (Rupees 

thirty) [Court fee Rs. 

20/- + Advocate 

Welfare stamps Rs. 

10/-]. 
   

(ii) In the High Court. 
 

Rs. 50/- (Rupees 

fifty) [Court fee Rs. 

30/-+ Advocate 



 

 

  

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Welfare stamp Rs. 

20/-]. 

9 All kinds of copies of any 

judgement, decree, order, 

proceeding, the 

documents filed in a 

proceeding etc. 

   
Rs. 10/- (Rupees 

ten) per page. 

10 Caveat 
   

Rs. 100/- (Rupees 

one hundred) 

11 Application for review of 

judgement. 

   
Rs. 500/- (Rupees 

five hundred) only. 

12 Memorandum of Appeal 

when the appeal is not 

from a decree or an order 

having the force of a 

decree and is presented. 

 
(a) To any Civil Court 

other than a High 

Court, or to any 

Revenue Court, or 

Executive Officer, 

other than the High 

Court or Chief 

Controlling Revenue or 

Executive Authority. 

 
Rs. 50/- (Rupees 

fifty). 

   
(b) To High Court or 

Chief Controlling 

Executive or Revenue 

Authority. 

 
Rs. 100/- (Rupees 

one hundred). 

13 Plaint or Memorandum of 

Appeal in each of the 

following suits:- 

 
(i) To alter or set aside 

a summary decision or 

order of any of the 

Civil Courts (not 

established by Letters 

Patent or not a 

Revenue Court) 

 
Rs. 500/- (Rupees 

five hundred). 

   
(ii) To alter or cancel 

any entry in a register 

of the names of 

proprietors of revenue 

paying estates. 

 
Rs. 500/- (Rupees 

five hundred). 

   
(iii) To obtain a 

declaratory decree 

where no consequential 

relief is prayed. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees 

one thousand). 

   
(iv) To set aside an 

award. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees 

one thousand). 
   

(v) To set aside an 
 

Rs. 1000/- (Rupees 



 

 

  

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adoption. one thousand). 
   

(vi) For every other 

suit where it is not 

possible to estimate at 

a money value the 

subject matter in 

dispute and which is 

not otherwise provided 

for by this Act. 

 
Rs. 1000/- (Rupees 

one thousand). 

14 Agreement in writing 

stating a question for the 

opinion of the Court 

under the Code of Civil 

Procedure, 1908. 

   
Rs. 200/- (Rupees 

two hundred). 

15 (1) Every petition under 

the Indian Divorce Act, 

1869 except under Section 

44 of the same Act and 

every Memorandum of 

Appeal under Section 55 

of the same Act. 

   
Rs. 500/- (Rupees 

five hundred). 

 
(2) Plaint or 

Memorandum of Appeal 

under the Parsi Marriage 

and Divorce Act, 1865. 

    

 

[Vide Bihar Act 4 of 2008, s. 2] 

Bihar 

Amendment of Articles 1 and 6 of Schedule I to Act VII of 1870. - For the 'proper fee' set forth in 

Schedule I to the Court-fees Act, 1870 (VII of 1870), as amended from time to time in its application to 

the State of Bihar (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), for Articles 1 and 6 and shown in the second 

column of the Schedule A to this Act, the 'proper fees' shown against them in the third column of the said 

Schedule A shall be substituted. 

[Vide Bihar Act 7 of 1958, s. 2] 

Amendment of the Table of Rates in Schedule I to Act VII of 1870. - For the 'proper fees' set forth in 

the table of rates annexed to Schedule to the said Act and shown in the first column of Schedule B to this 

Act, the 'proper fees' shown in the second column of the Schedule B shall be substituted. 

[Vide Bihar Act 7 of 1958, s. 3] 

 

Amendment in Schedule-I and II of the Court-Fees Act, 1870. - Any fee payable under Schedule-I and 

Schedule-II of the Court-Fees Act, 1870 calculated in paise shall be rounded off in rupee. 

[Vide Bihar Act 13 of 2010, s. 2] 

  



 

 

  

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Haryana 

Amendment of Schedule I to 7 of 1870.—In Schedule I to the principal Act, -- 

 

(i) after serial number 5 and entries thereagainst, the following serial number and entries 

thereagainst shall be inserted, namely:-- 

 

1 2 3 4 

“5-A Copy of order of the 

Rent Controller 

-- Five rupees."; 

 (ii) against serial number 8, under columns 3 and 4, for the existing 

entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely :— 

3  4  

“for every Page  Two rupees.".  

Bihar 

 Amendment of item 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule I appended to Act VII, 1870 (as amended by Bihar 

Amendment Act, 1996).—In the Court fees act, 1870 (as amended by Bihar Amendment Act, 1995) for 

the items 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule I the following shall be substituted, namely:- 

 

(1) Plaint in a suit for possession under 

Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 6. 

A fee of half of the prescribed fee in the foregoing 

Scale in item I. 

(2) Application for review of judgement if 

presented on or after the ninetieth day from the 

date of the decree. 

The fee leviable on the plaint or memorandum of 

appeal as item 1. 

(3) Application for review of judgement, if 

presented before the ninetieth day from the 

date of the decree. 

One half of the fee leviable on the plaint or 

memorandum of appeal as item 1. 

 

[Vide Bihar Act 9 of 2001, s. 2] 

 

  



 

 

  

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75 

 

 

 

  



 

 

  

76 

 

 
  



 

 

  

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STATE AMENDMENT 

Orissa 

Amendment of Article 1 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.—. In Article I of Schedule II of the 

principal Act,— 

(a)  in the third column opposite clause (a), for the words “one annas” the words “two annas” 

shall be substituted; 

(b)  in the third column opposite clause (b), for the words, “eight annas” the words “in the 

case of a criminal complaint and appeal one rupee and in other cases twelve annas” shall 

be substituted; 

(c)  in the third column opposite clause (c) for the words “one rupee” the words “one rupee 

eight annas” shall be substituted; 

(d)  in the second and third columns, for clause (d) and the words opposite the said clause the 

following shall be substituted:— 

 “(d) (i) When presented to a High Court under section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 

1908 (5 of 1908),  for  revision of an order,— 

 

(a) When the value of the suit 

or proceedings to which 

the order relates does not 

exceed one thousand 

rupees. 

(b) When the value of the suit 

or proceeding exceeds one 

thousand rupees. 

(ii) when presented to a   High Court 

otherwise than under that section. 

Five rupees. 

 

 

Ten rupees. 

 

Two rupees.” 

 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 22] 

 

Amendment of Article 1A of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.--In the third column of Article 1A of 

Schedule II of the principal Act, for the words “twelve annas” the words “one rupee” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 23] 

Amendment of Article 10 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.—In Article 10 of Schedule II of the 

principal Act,— 

In the third column— 

  (i) for the words “eight annas” the words “one rupee” shall be substituted; 

  (ii) for the words “one rupee” the words “two rupees “ shall be substituted; 

(iii) for the words “two rupees” the words “three rupees” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 24] 

Amendment of Article 11 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.— In Article 11 of Schedule II of the 

principal Act— 

(a) for the entry in the first column, the following entry shall be substituted:— 

“Memorandum of appeal when the appeal is from an order inclusive of an order determining 

any question under section 47 or section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure (5 of 1908) and is 

presented”. 

  



 

 

  

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(c) in the third column— 

(i) for the words “eight annas” the words “one rupee” shall be substituted; 

(ii) for the words “two rupees” the words “four rupees” shall  be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 25] 

Amendment of Article 11 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.--In the third column in Article 2 of 

Schedule II of the principal Act, for the words “five rupees” the words “ten rupees” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 26] 

Amendment of Article 14 of Schedule I of Act VII of 1870.-- In the third column in Article 14 of 

Schedule II of the principal Act, for the words “five rupees” the words “ten rupees” shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 27] 

Amendment of Article 17 and insertion of new Article 17A in Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.--

For Article 17 of Schedule  II of the principal Act the following two Articles shall be substituted:— 

“17. Plaint or memorandum of 

appeal in a suit,— 

(i) to alter or set aside a summary 

decision or order of any of the 

Civil Courts not established by 

Letters Patent or of any Revenue 

Court; 

 

(ii) to alter or cancel any entry in a 

register of the  names of the 

proprietors of revenue –paying  

estates; 

(iii) for relief under section 14 

Endowment Act, 1868 (XX of 

1868), or under section 91 of the 

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. 

 

 

17A.Plaint or memorandum of 

appeal in every suit where it is not 

possible to estimate at a money-

value the subject-matter in dispute 

and which is not otherwise 

provided for by this Act. 

      

 

 

                                                    Fifteen rupees. 

 

 

 

                                                       Fifteen rupees. 

 

 

                                                       Fifteen rupees. 

                                                          

 

 

 

    

When the plaint is 

prescribed to, or the 

memorandum of 

appeal is against the 

decree of— 

(a) a Revenue 

court in the 

district of 

Ganjam or 

Koraput; 

(b) any other 

Revenue 

court, or any 

court of a 

District 

Judge , sub-

ordinate 

Judge or 

Munsif. 

Ten rupees. 

 

 

 

 

Fifteen rupees if the 

value for purposes of 

jurisdiction does not 

exceed four thousand 

rupees, one hundred 

rupees if such value 

exceeds four 

thousand rupees.” 

 

 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 28] 

  



 

 

  

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Amendment of Article 18 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.--In Article 18 of Schedule II of the 

principal Act— 

(a) for the entry in the first column, the following entry shall be substituted:— 

“Application under paragraph 17 or paragraph 20 of the Second Schedule to the Code of 

Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908)”; 

(c) in the third column for the words “ten rupees”  shall be substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 29] 

Amendment of Article 19 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.— In the third column in Article 19 of 

Schedule II of the principal Act, for the words “ten rupees” the words “fifteen rupees” shall be 

substituted. 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 30] 

Amendment of Article 19 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.—In the third column in Article 20 

Schedule II of the principal Act, for the words “twenty rupees” the words “thirty rupees” shall be 

substituted.  

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 31] 

Amendment of Article 21 of Schedule II of Act VII of 1870.--In the third column in Article 21 

Schedule II of the principal Act, for the words “twenty rupees” the words “thirty rupees” shall be 

substituted. 

 

When the amount or value of the 

subject-matter exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee. 

1        2 3 
Rs. 

5,200 

 

5,300 

 

5,400 

 

5,500 

 

5,600 

 

5,700 

 

5,800 

 

5,900 

 

6,000 

 

6,100 

 

6,200 

 

6,300 

 

6,400 

 

6,500 

Rs. 

5,300 

 

5,400 

 

5,500 

 

5,600 

 

5,700 

 

5,800 

 

5,900 

 

6,000 

 

6,100 

 

6,200 

 

6,300 

 

6,400 

 

6,500 

 

6,600 

Rs.  a.  p. 

426  4  0 

 

433  12  0 

  

441  4  0 

 

418  12  0 

 

456   4  0 

 

463  12  0 

 

471   4  0 

 

478  12   0 

 

486  4  0 

 

493  12  0 

 

501  4  0 

 

508  12  0 

 

516   4  0 

 

523   12   0 



 

 

  

80 

 

 

6,600 

 

6,700 

 

6,800 

 

6,900 

 

7,000 

 

6,700 

 

6,800 

 

6,900 

 

7,000 

 

7,100 

 

513   4  0 

 

638  12  0 

 

646   4  0 

 

658  12  0 

 

661  4  0 

 

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 32] 

Amendment of Schedule-II.—In Article  1 of Schedule-II to the Court-fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870) in 

its application to the State of Odisha, for clause (b) including the entries  under the second and third 

columns thereof, the following shall be substituted under appropriate column, namely:— 

 
“(b) (i) When containing a complaint or charge 

of any offence other than the complaint for the 

offence under section 138 of the Negotiable 

Instrument  Act, 1881       (26 of 1881) and an 

offence for which Police Officers may under the 

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) 

arrest without warrant, and presented to any 

Criminal Court; 

 

Or when presented to a Civil, Criminal or 

Revenue Court or to a Collector, or any 

Revenue Officer having jurisdiction equal or 

sub-ordinate to a Collector; 

 

Or to any Magistrate in his executive  capacity 

and not otherwise provided for by this Act; 

 

Or  to deposit in Revenue Court or rent; or for 

determination by a Court of the amount of 

compensation to be paid by a landlord to  his 

tenant. 

 

(ii) Complaint for the offence under section 138 

of the Negotiable Instrument  Act, 1881 (26 of 

1881)— 

       

   When the amount involved In the cheque or  

instrument does not exceed ten thousand rupees. 

    When the amount involved in the cheque or 

instrument exceeds ten thousand rupees but does 

not exceed one lakh rupees. 

     When the amount involved in the cheque or 

instrument exceeds one lakh rupees. 

 

In the case of a criminal complaint and appeal, four 

rupees and in other cases two rupees. 

                                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One hundred rupees 

         

 Five hundred rupees. 

 

 

  One thousand rupees. 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

[Vide Orissa Act 4 of 2013, s. 2] 

  



 

 

  

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Amendment of Schedule II.— In Schedule II to the principal Act, under the heading “proper fee” for 

the entries as mentioned in column (2) of the following Table against the corresponding articles in 

column (1) thereof, the entries as mentioned against them in column (3) of the said Table shall 

respectively be  substituted:— 
Corresponding Article  

                 

               (1) 

Entries Occurring under the heading “proper 

fee”  

                   (2) 

Entries to be substituted 

 

                  (3) 

 

1.(a) 
   (b) 

 

 
 

 

 

   (c)  

   (d) (i) (a) 

              (b) 
         (ii) 

1-A 

 
 

 

 
 

 

2. 
3.(a) 

   (b) 

4. 
5. 

6. 

7. 
 

 

10.(a) 
 

     (b) 

    (c) 
11.(a)  

     (b) 
12. 

13. 

14. 
17. 

17.A   (a) 

           (b) 
 

 

 

 

 

 
18. 

19. 

20. 
21. 

 

Forty-five paise 

In case of criminal complaint and appeal, 

two rupees and twenty-five paise and in 

other cases one rupee and twenty-paise. 

 

Two rupees and fifty paise 

Five rupees and fifty paise 

Eleven rupees 

Two rupees and twenty paise    

 

one rupee and sixty-five paise in addition to 

any fee levied on the application under 

clause (a), clause (b) or clause (d) of article -

1 of this Schedule. 

 

Fifty-five paise 

One rupee and ten paise 

Two rupees and twenty paise 

 Fifty naye paise 

Fifty naye paise 

Fifty naye paise 

Fifty naye paise 

 

Two rupees and twenty-five paise 

 

Three rupees and seventy-five paise 

Four rupees 

One rupee 

Four rupees 

Ten rupees 

Five rupees and fifty paise 

Eleven rupees 

Fifteen rupees 

Ten rupees 

Fifteen rupees if the value for purposes of 

jurisdicaiton does not exceed four thousand 

rupees. One hundred rupees if such value 

exceeds four thousand rupees. 

 

Sixteen rupees and fifty paise 

Fifteen rupees 

Thirty-three rupees 

Thirty rupees 

 

One rupee 

In case of criminal complaint and appeal, 

four rupees and in other cases two rupees. 

 

 

Five rupees 

Eleven rupees 

Twenty rupees 

Four rupees 

 

Three rupees in addition to any fee levied on 

the application under clause (a), clause (b) or 

clause (d) of article-1 of this Schedule. 

 

 

One rupees 

 Two rupees 

Four rupees 

One rupee 

One rupee 

One rupee 

One rupee 

 

Four rupees 

 

Seven rupees 

 

Eight rupees 

Two rupees 

Eight rupees 

Twenty rupees 

Ten rupees 

Twenty-one rupees 

Thirty rupees 

Twenty rupees 

Thirty rupees if the value for purposes of 

jurisdiction does not exceed four thousand 

rupees. Two hundred rupees if such value 

exceeds four thousand rupees. 

Thirty-two rupees 

Thirty rupees 

Sixty-two rupees 

Sixty rupees 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vide Orissa Act 34 of 1992, s. 3]  

  



 

 

  

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Uttar Pradesh 

Amendment of Schedule II of Act (7 of 1870).—In Schedule II to the Court-Fees Act, as 

amendment in its application to Uttar Pradesh, in Article 1 (Application or Petition), in clause (f), — 

(a) in sub-clause (i), for the words “Five rupees” the words “One hundred rupees” shall be 

substituted; and 

(b) in sub-clause (i), for the words “Ten rupees” the words “Two hundred rupees” shall be 

substituted. 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 14 of 1989, s. 2] 

Haryana 

Substitution of Schedules I and II to Act 7 of 1870.—For Schedules I and II to the principal Act, 

the following Schedules substitution shall be substituted, namely :— 

SCHEDULE I 

Ad valorem fees 
 

Serial No. Nature of Document Amount of value Proper fee 

1 2 3 4 

 Plaint, written statement, 

pleading or set off or 

counter claim or 

memorandum of appeal 

(not otherwise provided 

for in this Act) or of cross 

objections presented to 

any civil or revenue court 

except those mentioned in 

section 3. 

When the amount or value 

of the subject matter in 

dispute does not exceed 

one hundred rupees, for 

every ten rupees or part 

thereof, 

When such amount or 

value exceeds one hundred 

rupees, but does not exceed 

five hundred rupees, for 

every twenty rupees, or 

part thereof in excess of 

one hundred rupees, up to 

five hundred rupees. 

when such amount or value 

exceeds three thousand 

rupees, for every one 

hundred rupees, or part 

thereof, in excess of three 

thousand rupees, up to ten 

thousand when such 

amount or value exceeds 

three thousand rupees, for 

every one hundred rupees, 

or part thereof, in excess of 

three thousand rupees, up 

to ten thousand 

 

When such amount or 

value exceeds ten 

thousand rupees, for        

every five hundred 

 

 

One rupee. 

 

 

 

 

Three rupees. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twenty rupees . 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Seventy-five rupees. 

 

 

 

 



 

 

  

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rupees, or part thereof, in 

excess of ten thousand 

rupees, up to twenty 

thousand rupees When 

such amount or value 

exceeds twenty thousand 

rupees, for every one 

thousand rupees, or part 

thereof, in excess of twenty 

thousand rupees, up to fifty 

thousand rupees When 

such amount or value 

exceeds fifty thousand 

rupees, for every five 

thousand rupees, or part 

thereof, in excess of fifty 

thousand rupees 
 

One hundred rupees. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two hundred rupees. 

2.  
Plaint in a suit for 

possession under the 

Specific Relief Act, 1963, 

section 6 

---- 
A fee of one-half the amount 

prescribed in the foregoing 

scale. 

3.  
Application for review of 

judgement, if presented 

on or after the ninetieth 

day from the date of the 

decree 

 
The fee leviable on the plaint 

or memorandum of appeal. 

 

4.  
Application for review of 

judgement, if presented 

before the ninetieth day 

from the date 

of the decree 

 
One-half of the fee leviable 

on the plaint or 

memorandum of appeal. 

5.  
Copy of translation of 

judgement or order not 

being, or having the force 

of, a decree 

When such judgement or 

order is passed by any civil 

court other than the High 

Court, or by the presiding 

officer of any revenue 

court or office, or by any 

other judicial or executive 

authority When such 

judgement or order is 

passed by the High Court 

Two rupees. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five rupees. 

6.  
Copy of a decree or order 

having the force of 

a decree 

When such decree or order 

is made by any civil court 

other than the High Court 

or by any revenue court 

When such decree or order 

is made by the High Court 

Five rupees. 

 

 

 

Ten rupees. 

  



 

 

  

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7.  
Copy of any document liable to stamp 

duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 

1899, when left by any party to a suit 

or proceeding in place of the original 

withdrawn, provided such copy is not 

subject to any duty under the Indian 

Stamp Act, 1899 

(a) When the stamp duty 

chargeable , on the original 

does not exceed seventy 

five paise 

(b) in any other case 

The amount of the duty 

chargeable on the original, 

 

 

Two rupees. 

 8.  Copy of any revenue or judicial 

proceeding or order not otherwise 

provided for by this Act, or copy of 

any account, statement, report or the 

like, taken out of any civil or criminal 

or revenue court or office, or from the 

office of any chief officer charged 

with the executive administration of a 

Division 

For every three hundred 

and sixty words or One 

rupee fraction of three 

hundred and sixty words 

One rupee. 

9.  probate of a will or letters of 

administration with or without will 

annexed 

When the amount or value 

of the property in respect 

of which the grant of 

probate or letters is made 

exceeds one thousand 

rupees, but does not 

exceeds ten thousand 

rupees. 

When such amount or 

value exceeds ten thousand 

rupees, but does not exceed 

fifty thousand rupees 

 

When such amount or 

value exceeds fifty 

thousand rupees 

 

three per centum on such 

amount or value. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five per centum on such 

amount or value. 

 

 

 

Six per centum on such 

amount or value. 

10. 
Certificate under part X of the Indian 

Succession Act, 1925. 

In any case Three per centum on the 

amount or value of any debt 

or security specified in the 

certificate under section 374 

of that Act, and five per 

centum on the amount or 

value of any debt or security 

to which the certificate is 

extended under section 376 

of that Act. 

 
  Notes .—(1) The amount of a 

debt is its amount, including 

interest, on the day on which 

the inclusion of the debt in 

the certificate is applied for, 

so far as such amount can be 

ascertained. 

  



 

 

  

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  (2) Whether or not any 

power with respect to a 

security specified in a 

certificate has been conferred 

under that Act, and where 

such a power has been so 

conferred, whether the power 

is for the receiving of interest 

or dividends on, or for the 

negotiation or transfer of, the 

security, or for both 

purposes, the value of the 

security is its market value 

on the duty on which the 

inclusion of the security in 

the certified applied for, so 

fur as such value can be 

ascertained. 

11. Application to the High Court for the 

exercise of its jurisdiction under 

section 44 of the Punjab Courts Act, 

1918, or to the court of the Financial 

Commissioner for the exercise of its 

revisional jurisdiction under section 

84 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887. 

 Fifteen rupees. 

 
Table of rates of ad-valorem fees leviable on the institution of suits 

Value of the subject matter 

exceeds 

But does not exceed Proper fee 

1 2 3 

Rs Rs Rs 

10 10 . 

20 20 2 

30 30 3 

40 40 4 

50 50 5 

60 60 6 

70 70 7 

80 80 8 

90 90 9 

100 100 10 

120 120 13 

140 140 16 

160 160 19 



 

 

  

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180 180 22 

200 200 25 

220 220 28 

240 240 31 

260 260 34 

280 280 37 

300 300 40 

320 320 43 

340 340 46 

360 360 49 

380 380 52 

400 400 55 

420 420 58 

440 440 61 

460 460 64 

480 480 67 

500 500 78 

550 550 86 

600 600 94 

650 650 102 

700 700 110 

750 750 118 

800 800 126 

850 850 134 

900 900 142 

950 950 150 

1,000 1,000 158 

1050 1,050 166 

1150 1,100 174 

1200 1,200 182 

1250 1,250 190 

1300 1300 198 

1350 1350 206 

1400 1400 214 

1450 1450 222 

1500 1500 238 



 

 

  

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1550 1550 246 

1600 1600 254 

1650 1650 262 

1700 1700 270 

1750 1750 278 

1800 1800 286 

1850 1850 294 

1900 1900 302 

1950 1950 310 

2000 2000 318 

2050 2050 326 

2100 2100 334 

2150 2150 342 

2200 2200 350 

2250 2250 358 

2300 2300 366 

2350 2350 374 

2400 2400 382 

2450 2450 390 

2500 2500 398 

2550 2550 406 

2600 2600 414 

2650 2650 432 

2700 2700 430 

2750 2750 446 

2800 2800 454 

2850 2850 462 

2900 2900 470 

2950 2950 490 

3000 3000 510 

3100 3100 530 

3200 3200 550 

3300 3300 570 

3400 3400 590 

3500 3500 610 

3600 3600 630 



 

 

  

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3700 3700 650 

3800 3800 670 

3900 3900 690 

4000 4000 710 

4100 4100 730 

4200 4200 750 

4300 4300 770 

4400 4400 790 

4500 4500 810 

4600 4600 830 

4700 4700 850 

4800 4800 870 

4900 4900 890 

5000 5000 910 

5100 5100 930 

5200 5200 950 

5300 5300 950 

5400 5400 970 

5500 5500 990 

5600 5600 1010 

5700 5700 1030 

5800 5800 1050 

5900 5900 1070 

6000 6000 1090 

6100 6100 1110 

6200 6200 1130 

6300 6300 1150 

6400 6400 1170 

6500 6500 1190 

6600 6600 1210 

6700 6700 1210 

6800 6800 1250 

6900 7000 1290 

7000 7000 1310 

7100 7100 1350 

7200 7200 1370 



 

 

  

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7300 7300 1390 

7400 7400 1410 

7500 7500 1430 

7600 7600 1450 

7700 7700 1470 

7800 7800 1490 

7900 7900 1510 

8000 8000 1530 

8100 8100 1550 

8200 8200 1570 

8300 8300 1590 

8400 8400 1610 

8500 8500 1630 

8600 8600 1650 

8700 8700 1670 

8800 8800 1690 

8900 8900 1710 

9000 9000 1730 

9100 9100 1750 

9200 9200 1770 

9300 9300 1790 

9400 9400 1810 

9500 9500 1830 

9600 9600 1850 

9700 9700 1870 

9800 9800 1945 

9900 9900 2020 

10000 10000 2095 

10500 10500 2170 

11000 11000 2245 

11500 11500 2320 

12000 12000 2395 

12500 12500 2470 

13000 13000  2545 

13500 13500 2620 

14000 14000 2695 



 

 

  

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14500 14500 2770 

15000 15000 2845 

15500 15500 2920 

16000 16000 2995 

16500 16500 3070 

17000 17000 3145 

17500 17500 3220 

18000 18000 3295 

18500 18500 3370 

19000 19000 3470 

19500 19500 3570 

20000 20000 3670 

21000 21000 3770 

22000 22000 3870 

23000 23000 3970 

24000 24000 4070 

25000 25000 4170 

26000 26000 4270 

27000 27000 4370 

28000 28000 4470 

29000 29000 4570 

30000 30000 4670 

31000 31000 4770 

32000 32000 4870 

33000 33000 4970 

34000 34000 5070 

35000 35000 5170 

36000 36000 5270 

37000 37000 5370 

38000 38000 5470 

39000 39000 5570 

40000 40000 5670 

41000 41000 5770 

42000 42000 5870 

43000 43000 5970 

44000 44000 6070 



 

 

  

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43000 43000 6170 

44000 44000 6270 

45000 45000 6370 

46000 46000 6570 

47000 47000 6770 

48000 48000 6970 

49000 49000 7170 

50000 50000 7370 

55000 55000 7570 

60000 60000 7770 

65000 65000 7970 

70000 70000 8170 

75000 75000 8370 

80000 80000 8570 

85000 85000 8770 

90000 90000 8970 

95000 95000 9170 

100000 100000 9370 

105000 105000 9370 

110000 110000 9570 

115000 115000 9770 

120000 120000 9970 

125000 125000 10170 

130000 130000 10370 

135000 135000 10570 

140000 140000 10770 

145000 145000 10970 

150000 150000 11370 

155000 155000 11570 

160000 160000 11770 

165000 165000 11970 

170000 170000 12170 

175000 175000 12370 

180000 180000 12570 

185000 185000 12770 

190000 190000 12970 



 

 

  

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195000 195000 13170 

200000 200000 13370 

205000 205000 13570 

210000 210000 13770 

215000 215000 13970 

220000 220000 14170 

225000 225000 14370 

230000 230000 14570 

235000 235000 14770 

240000 240000 14970 

245000 245000 15170 

250000 250000 15370 

255000 255000 15770 

260000 260000 15970 

265000 265000 16170 

270000 270000 16370 

275000 275000  

280000 280000  

285000 285000  

290000 290000  

295000 295000  

300000 300000  

 

And when the amount or value of the subject-matter exceeds three lacs rupees the proper fee leviable 

shall he sixteen thousand, three hundred and seventy rupees Plus two hundred rupees for each five 

thousand rupees or part thereof, in excess of three lacs rupees. 

  



 

 

  

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SCHEDULE II 

FIXED FEES 

Serial 

No. 

Nature of the document Amount of value Proper fee 

1 2 3 4 

 Application or petition (a) When presented to any officer of the  Customs 

or Excise Department or to any Magistrate, by any 

person having dealings with the Government and when 

the subject matter of such application relates exclusively 

to those dealings or when presented to any revenue 

officer by any person holding temporarily-settled land 

under direct engagement with Government, and when 

the   subject-matter of the application or petition relates 

exclusively to such engagement; or when presented to 

any municipal commissioner under any Act for the time 

being in force for the conservancy or improvement of 

any place, if the application or petition relates solely to 

such conservancy or improvement; or when presented to 

any civil court other than a principal civil court of 

original jurisdiction, or to any court of small causes 

constituted under Act No. 11 of 1865 or under Act No. 

16 of 1868; section 20, or to a Collector or other 

revenue officer in relation to any suit or case in which 

the amount or value of the subject-matter is less than 

fifty rupees; or when presented to any civil, criminal or 

revenue court, or to any Board or executive officer for 

the purpose of obtaining a copy or translation of any 

judgment, decree or order passed by such court, Board 

or officer, or of any other document on record in such 

court or office 

(b) when containing a complaint or charge of any 

offence other than an offence for which police officers 

may, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, 

arrest without warrant, and presented to any criminal 

court; 

or when presented to a civil criminal or revenue,  

court, or to a Collector or any revenue officer having 

jurisdiction equal or subordinate to a Collector, or to 

any Magistrate in his executive capacity, and not 

otherwise provided for by this Act; 

or to deposit in court, revenue or rent ; or for 

determination by court of the amount of compensation 

to be paid by landlord to his tenant 

(c) when presented to a Chief Commissioner or other 

Chief Controller, Revenue or Executive Authority, or to 

a Commissioner of Revenue or Circuit, or to any Chief 

Officer charged with the executive administration of a 

Division and not otherwise provided for by this Act 

(d) when presented to the High Court — 

(i) for winding up a company or under section 

 

One Rupees 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Rupees 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three rupees  

Three 



 

 

  

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397 or 398 of the Companies Act, 

(ii) under the same Act for taking some  other 

judicial action; 

(iii) under article 226 of the Constitution of India 

other than petitions for habeas corpus and petition 

arising out of criminal proceedings ; 

(iv) petition under article 227 of the Constitution 

of India ; 

(v) in all other cases 

hundred and 

fifty rupees. 

Twenty-five 

rupees. 

One hundred 

rupees 

Fifteen 

rupees 

 

Five rupees 

2. 

 

Application to any civil 

court that records 

may be called for from 

another court 

When the court grants the application and is of opinion 

that the transmission of such records involves the use of 

the post 

Two rupees 

3. Application for leave to 

sue as a pauper 

.. Two rupees 

4. Application for leave to 

appeal as a pauper 

(a) When presented to a District Court 

(b) When Presented to a Commissioner or the High 

Court 

Two rupees 

Five rupees 

5.  Bail-bond or other 

instrument of obligation 

given in pursuance of an 

order made by a court or 

Magistrate under any 

section of the Code of 

Criminal Procedure, 

1898, or the Code of 

Civil Procedure, 1908, 

and not otherwise 

Provided for by this Act 

.. One rupee 

6.  
Undertaking under 

section 49 of the Divorce 

Act, 1869 

 Two rupees 

7. 
Mukhtarnanca or 

Wakalatnama 

When presented for the conduct of any one case— 
 

 
 (a) to any civil or criminal court other than the High 

Court, or to any revenue court, or to any Collector or 

Magistrate, or other Executive Officer, except such as 

are mentioned in clauses (b) and (c) of this number 

(b) to a Revenue Commissioner or to any officer 

charged with executive administration of a Division, not 

being the Chief Revenue or Executive Authority 

(c) to the High Court, Chief Commissioner, Board of 

revenue, or other Chief controlling Revenue or 

Executive Authority 

Two rupees 

 

 

Two rupees 

 

Three rupees 

8. Memorandum of appear 

when the appeal is not 

from a decree or an order 

having the 

(a) to any civil court other than the High Court, or to 

any revenue court or Executive Officer other than the 

High Court or Chief Controlling Revenue or Executive 

Authority 

Ten rupees 

 

 



 

 

  

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force of a decree and is 

presented 

(b) to the High Court or Chief Commissioner Fifteen 

rupees or other Chief Controlling Revenue or Executive 

Authority 

fifteen rupees 

9. Caveat -- Ten rupees 

 

10. 
Petition in a suit under 

the Converts Marriage 

Dis solution Act, 1866, 

the Divorce Act, 

1869, or the Foreign 

Marriage Act, 1969 

-- Twenty-five 

rupees 

11. 
(i) Every petition or 

application or 

memorandum of appeal 

under the Special Marriage 

Act, 1954, or the Hindu 

Marriage Act, 1955, or the 

Dissolution of Muslim 

Marriages Act, 1939 

(ii) Application under 

section 24 of the Hindu 

Marriage Act, 1955 

-- Twenty-five 

rupees 

 

 

 

 

Five rupees 

12.  
Plaint or memorandum 

of appeal in each of 

the following suits:— 

 

(i) to alter or set as ide a 

summary decision or 

order of any of the civil 

courts not established by 

Letters Patent or of any 

revenue court; 

(ii) to alter or cancel any 

entry in a register of the 

names of the proprietors 

of revenue paying 

estates; 

(iii) to obtain a 

declaratory decree where 

no consequential relief is 

prayed; 

(iv) to set aside an award 

; 

(v) to set aside an 

adoption; 

(vi) every other suit 

where it is not possible 

to estimate at a money -

value the subject matter 

in dispute, and which is 

not otherwise provided 

for by this Act 

 

-- 

 

-- 

 

 

 

 

--- 

 

 

-- 

 

-- 

-- 

-- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twenty-five 

rupees 



 

 

  

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13. 
Application under 

section 20 of the 

Arbitration Act, 1940 

-- Twenty-five 

rupees 

14. 
Agreement in writing 

stating a question for the 

opinion of the court 

under the Code of Civil 

Procedure, 1908 

-- Twenty-five 

rupees 

15. 
Plaint or memorandum 

of appeal in a suit by 

a reversioner under the 

Punjab Customary 

Law for declaration in 

respect of an alienation 

of ancestral land 

-- One hundred 

rupees 

16.  
Application or 

memorandum of appeal 

for relief under the 

Haryana Urban (Control 

of Rent and Eviction) 

Act, 1973— 

 Fifteen 

rupees 

 
(i) other than for fixation 

of fair rent 

(a) Up to an annual rent not exceeding six hundred 

rupees; 
Fifteen 

rupees 

 
(ii) for fixation of fair 

rent 
(b) annual rent exceeding six hundred rupees Fifteen 

rupees 

17. 
Claims for money 

(whether secured or 

unsecured) or a claim to 

set off made against such 

claims or counter claims 

under the Banking 

Companies Act, 1949 

(a) Where the amount does not exceed Rs 2,500 ; 

 

 

(b) where the amount exceeds Rs 2,500 but does not 

exceed Rs 10,000; 

(c) where the amount exceeds Rs 10,000 ; 

Twenty-five 

rupees 

Fifty -rupees 

One hundred 

rupees 

18. 
Memorandum of appeal 

from an order or decision 

passed under the 

Provisions of section 

45-B of the Banking 

Companies Act, 1949 

(a) Where the amount exceeds Rs 5,000 put does not 

exceed Rs 10,000; 

(b) where the amount exceeds Rs 10,000 

One hundred 

rupees 

Two hundred 

rupees. 

[Vide Haryana Act 11 of 1974, s. 3] 

Haryana 

Amendment of Schedule I to Act 7 of 1870.— In Schedule I to the principal Act, — 

(a) against serial number 5, under columns 3 and 4, for the existing entries, the following entry 

shall be substituted, namely:-- 

 "when such judgement or order is passed by                                                   Two rupees.";  

 any civil court or by the presiding officer of any revenue court or office,  

or by any other judicial or executive authority 

(b) against serial number 6, under columns 3 and 4, for the existing entries, the following entry 

shall be substituted, namely :—  

"when such decree or order is made by any Five rupees."; 



 

 

  

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civil court or by any revenue court 

(c) against serial number 11, under column 2, the words and figures "to the High Court for the 

exercise of its jurisdiction under section 44 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918, or" shall be omitted. 

[Vide Haryana Act 22 of 1974, s. 4] 

Bihar 

Amendment of Article 1 of Schedule II to Act VII of 1870. - For the 'proper fee' set forth in Schedule II 

to the said Act for Article 1 and shown in the second column of Schedule C to this Act, the 'proper fee, 

shown in the third column of the said Schedule C shall be substituted. 

Schedule A 

[See Section 2] 

Article Proper fee set forth in Schedule I to the 

Court-fees Act, 1870 

Proper fees to be substituted 

1 2 3 
 

Six annas 40 N.P. 

1 Six annas 40 N.P. 

6 Six annas 40 N.P. 

Schedule B 

[See Section 3] 

Table of rates of ad valorem fees leviable on the institution of suits:- 

 

Proper fees set forth in the table Proper fees to be substituted 

1 2 

Rs. a. p. Rs. N.P. 

0 6 0 0 40 

1 2 0 0 15 

1 14 0 1 90 

2 10 0 2 50 

3 6 0 3 40 

4 2 0 4 15 

4 14 0 4 90 

5 10 0 5 65 

6 0 0 6 40 



 

 

  

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7 2 0 7 15 

Schedule C 

[See Section 4] 

Article Proper fees set forth in Schedule II to the 

Court-fees Act, 1870 

Proper fees to be 

substituted 

1 2 3 

1 Two annas 15 N.P 

[Vide Bihar Act 7 of 1958, s. 4] 

Haryana 

Amendment of Schedule I to Central Act 7 of 1870.—In Schedule I to the principal act,-- 

(i) after serial number 5 and entries thereagainst, the following serial number and entries thereagainst 

shall be inserted, namely:-- 

1 2 3 4 

“5-A Copy of order of the 

Rent Controller 

.. Five rupees,”  

 (ii) against serial number 8, under columns 3 and 4, for the existing entries, the 

following entries shall be substituted, namely:-- 

 3 4  

“For every age      Two rupees.”. 

[Vide Haryana Act 3 of 1990, s. 3] 

 

Haryana 

Amendment of Schedule II to Central Act 1 of 1870.— In Schedule II to the principal Act,— 

(i) against serial number I, under columns 3 and 4,— 

(a) against entry (b), for the words "Two rupees", the words "Ten rupees" shall be substituted ; 

  (b) against entry (c), for the words "Three rupees", the words "Fifteen rupees" shall be 

substituted ; 

(ii) against serial number 3, under column 4, for the words "Two rupees", the words "Five rupees" 

shall be substituted ; 

(iii) against serial number 4, under column 4, for the words "Two rupees", the words "Ten 

rupees" shall be substituted ; 

(iv) against serial number 5, under column 4, for the words "One rupee", the words "Five rupees" 

shall be substituted ; 

(v) against serial number 6, under column 4, for the words "Two rupees", the words "Ten rupees" 

shall be substituted ; 

(vi) against serial number 8, under columns 3 and 4,— 

(a) against entry (a), for the words "Ten rupees", the words “Fifteen rupees" shall be 

substituted ; 

(b) against entry (b), for the words “Fifteen rupees", the words "Twenty rupees" shall be 

substituted. 

[Vide Haryana Act 3 of 1990, s. 4] 

  



 

 

  

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Haryana 

Amendment of Schedule II to Act 7 of 1870.—In Schedule II to the principal Act,— 

(a) against serial number 1, entry (d) shall be omitted ;  

(b) against serial number 4, in entry (b), the words "or the High Court" shall be omitted; 

(c) against serial number 7,— 

(i) in item (a), the words "other than the High Court" shall be omitted ; 

(ii) in item (c), for the words "High Court, Chief Commissioner", the words "Chief 

Commissioner" shall be substituted ; 

(d) against serial number 8,—  

(i) in entry (a), the words "other than the High Court" occurring twice, shall be omitted ; 

(ii) in entry (b), the words "High Court or" shall in omitted ; and 

(E) against serial number 15, for the words "one hundred rupees", the words "Thirty rupees" shall 

be substituted. 

[Vide Haryana Act 22 of 1974, s. 5] 

 Uttar Pradesh 

Amendment of Schedule IX of Act no. VII of 1870.—In Schedule II to the Court Fees Act, 1870, as 

amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, in Article I (“Application or petition”)— 

(i) in clause (c), in the second column, for sub-clause (2) and the entry relating to it in the third column, 

the following sub-clause and entry shall be substituted, namely:- 

 

Col. 2 Col. 3 

“(2) Under article 226 or article 227 of 

the Constitution, or by way of special 

appeal against a judgement or order 

including a judgment or order passed on 

a petition filed before the 

commencement of the Court Fees (Uttar 

Pradesh Amendment( act, 1970 passed 

by a single Judge of the High Court 

thereon.” 

One hundred rupees. 

(ii) at the end, the following proviso thereto shall be inserted, namely:-- 

Provided that – 

(i) no court fee shall be payable under clause (c) on an application or petition under section 4591 

of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, or under article 226 of the Constitution for writs in the 

nature of habeas corpus or in relation to any proceeding relating thereto; 

(ii) the court fee payable on an application or petition for adjournment of hearing of any case 

shall be double the court fee payable on an ordinary application or petition under clause (b), clause 

(c), clause (d) or sub-clause (5) of clause (c), as the case may be, 

 

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 34 of 1970, s. 2]  



 

 

  

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