The Court-Fees Act, 1870
# THE COURT-FEES ACT, 1870

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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 [Repealed.].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 1870[1]

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

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



[11th March, 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 section 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 [4]presidency-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

of appeal:

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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 [2]territories 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

unmodified.

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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
the suit is instituted.

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

1. See now the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894).

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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.

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**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

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

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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
rightly decided.

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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 [1]Code of Civil Procedure, is ordered to be
received, or if a suit is remanded in appeal, on any of the grounds mentioned in [2]section 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 [1]application 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 [2]such 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 authorising 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 [1]Code

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.

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(iii) Written statements called for by the Court after the first hearing of a suit.
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(v) Plaints in suits tried by [6]village 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 [1]Heads of Villages or the [2]Village
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 [3]Act 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 [5]Bengal 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.]

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[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 [1]Indian Succession Act, 1865 (10 of 1865), or
as the case may be, by section 98 of the [1]Probate 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 authorised 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 original 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 direct[2].

**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 chargeable 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 courtfee 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 1[st] 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


Six annas.

Six annas.

Twelve annas.

Five rupees.

Ten rupees.

Fifteen rupees.

Twenty rupees.

Twenty rupees.

Twenty-five
rupees.

A fee of one-half
the amount

prescribed in the
foregoing scale.

The fee leviable
on the plaint or
memorandum of
appeal.

One-half of the
fee leviable on
the plaint or
memorandum of
appeal.


1. [1] Plaint [2] [written statement
pleading a set-off or counterclaim] 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.

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)].

4. Application for review of

judgment,[5]if presented on or after
the ninetieth day from the date of
the decree.

5. Application for review of
judgments, [5]if presented before the
ninetieth day from the date of the
decree.


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 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 five thousand
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.

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 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.

When such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand
rupees, for every five thousand rupees, or part thereof, in
excess of fifty thousand rupees:

Provided that the maximum fee leviable on a plaint or
memorandum of appeal shall be three thousand rupees.

..

..

..

..


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.

7. Copy of a decree or order having
the force of a decree.

8. Copy of any document liable to
stamp-duty under the Indian Stamp
Act, 1879[1], (1 of 1879), when left
by any party to a suit or proceeding
in place of the original withdrawn.

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.

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.


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.


3[When the amount or value of the property in respect of which

Two per centum on

the grant of probate or letters is made exceeds one thousand

such amount or

rupees, but does not exceed ten thousand rupees.

value.

When such amount or value exceeds ten thousand rupees, but
Two and one-half
does not exceed fifty thousand rupees.
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.


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.

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.


(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.


For every three hundred and sixty words or fraction of three
hundred and sixty words.


Eight annas.


..
..


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

Two per centum on the

1[12. Certificate under the           In any case. amount or value of any
Succession Certificate Act, 1889 (7 debt or security specified
of 1889). 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 3[(1) As regards debts and securities. The same fee as would

be payable in respect of

Regulation of the Bombay Code a certificate under the
No. 8 of 1827. Succession Certificate

Act, 1889 (7 of 1889),
or in respect of an extension of such a certificate, 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 Two per centum on
one thousand rupees, but does not exceed ten such amount or
thousand rupees. value.

When such amount or value exceeds ten thousand Two and one-half per
rupees, but does not exceed fifty thousand rupees. centum on such

amount or value.

When such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand
Three per centum on
rupees.
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).

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Number ______ Proper Fee

1 13. Application to the 2 [High When the amount or value of the subject-matter in Two rupees.

dispute does not exceed twenty-five rupees.

Court of Punjab] for the exercise
of its jurisdiction under

When such amount or value exceeds twenty-five

section 44 of the Punjab Courts rupees. The fee leviable on
Act, 1918 (Punjab 6 of 1918) or a memorandum of
to the Court of the Financial appeal.
Commissioner of Punjab for the
exercise of its revisional

jurisdiction under section 84 of
the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887
(16 of 1887).

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”.

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**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 counterclaim 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 subjectmatter 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 ninetyfive 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;

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;


One rupee and forty
paise.

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


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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 Thirty-three rupees.
thousand rupees, for every one thousand
rupees, or part thereof in excess of twenty
thousand rupees upto fifty thousand rupees;

and

When such amount or value exceeds fifty Forty-one rupees and
thousand rupees, for every five thousand twenty-five paise.
rupees, or part thereof in exceess of fifty
thousand rupees:

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 When such judgment or order is passed by
judgment or order not being or any Civil Court other than High Court, or by
having the force of a decree. 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- One rupee and ten
matter is fifty or less than fifty rupees. paise.

Two rupees and

(b) if such amount or value exceeds fifty

twenty paise.

rupees.

(c) when such judgment or order is passed Four rupees and forty
by a High Court. paise.

7. Copy of a decree or order
When such decree or order is made by any
having the force of a decree
Civil Court other than a High, Court, or by
any Revenue Court—

Two rupees and

(a) If the amount or value of the subject

twenty paise.

matter of the suit wherein such decree or
order is made is fifty or less than fifty
rupees.

Three rupees and

(b) If such amount or value exceeds fifty

thirty paise.

rupees.

Eight rupees and

(c) when such decree or order is made by

twenty-five paise.

High Court.

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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.

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.

[Vide Assam Act 28 of 1972, s. 2,]


One rupee and twenty
(b) In any other case.
paise.”

One rupee and twenty

For every three hundred and sixty words

paise.

or fraction of three hundred and sixty
words.

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(a) when the stamp-duty chargeable on
the original does not exceed one rupee.


The amount of the
duty chargeable on the
original.


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35


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36


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37


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38


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**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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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;

(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;

(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).

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One rupee

and ten paise.

One rupee

and ten paise.

Two rupees

and seventy
five paise.

Five rupees

and fifty

paise.


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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);

(b) to an Excise Appellate Authority

under Rule 340 of the Assam Excise

Rules;

(c) to a High Court or Chief

Commissioner or other Chief Controlling

Executive or Revenue Authority except an

Authority prescribed in clause (b);

(d) To an Excise Appellate Authority

under Rule 341 of the Assam Excise Rule

:

(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

(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:

(ii) When the bid money is above then

thousand rupees but below twenty

thousand rupees:

(iii) When the bid money is above

twenty thousand rupees.


Three rupees

and thirty

paise.

Sixteen

rupees and

fifty paise.

Eleven

rupees.

Fifty five

rupees.

Sixteen

rupees and

fifty paise.

Sixteen

rupees and

fifty paise.

Twenty
seven rupees

and fifty

paise.

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

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(1) (2)
(3)


14. Petition in a suit under the Native Converts’
Marriage Dissolution Act, 1866.

17. Plaint or memorandum of appeal in each of
the following suits:-
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.

19. Agreement in writing stating a question for
the opinion of the Court under the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908).

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.

21. Plaint or memorandum of appeal under the
Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 (Act XV
of 1865).

[Vide Assam Act 27 of 1972 s. 3]


When presented to a Munsif’s Court. Sixteen

rupees and

fifty paise.

When presented to any other Court. Fifty-five

rupees.

Sixteen

rupees and

fifty paise.

Twenty-two

rupees.

Twenty-two

rupees.]

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(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;


Five rupees

and fifty

paise.

Sixteen

rupees and


(ii) to alter or cancel any entry in a register fifty paise.

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.


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**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 When the amount or value of the Two per centum
administration with or without property in respect of which the
will annexed. 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 Three per centum
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 Four per centum
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

Five per centum

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.

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|Number|Col2|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|


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|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 s e c u r i t y t o 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.”|
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SCHEDULE

(See section 2)

Number and year Short title

(1) (2)

Bihar and Orissa Act 1 of 1952
1922).

Madras Act V of 1922 Central Province Act XVI
of 1935

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|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.|


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|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|


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|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|


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|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|


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|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|


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|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|


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|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|


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|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|


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|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 But does not exceed. Proper fee.
value of the subjectmatter exceeds.

1 2 3

Rs. Rs. Rs.  a.  p.

…

5 0 6 0

5 10

0 12 0

10 15

1 2 0

15 20 1  8 0

1 14 0

20 25

2  4 0

25 30

2  10 0

30 35

3  0  0

35 40

3  6  0

40 45

3  12 0

45 50 4  2  0

50 55 4  8  0

4  14 0

55 60

5  4 0

60 65

5 10 0

65 70

6  0  0

70 75

6  6 0

75 80

80 85

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|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.)

# Title.

 2
 Bihar and Orissa Court Fees (Amendment) Act, 1992.
 Court
 (Amendment) Act, 1922.
 Court Fees (Central Provinces Amendment) Act, 1935.
 But does not exceed

 2

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

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|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|
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[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- When the amount or value of the subject Six annas.
off or counter-claim or memorandum of matter in dispute does not exceed five
appeal (not otherwise provided for in this rupees.
Act) presented to any Civil or Revenue
Court except those mentioned in section 3. When such amount or value exceeds five Six annas.

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 One rupee.
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 One rupee
hundred rupees, for every ten rupees, or two annas.
part thereof, in excess of five hundred
rupees, up to one thousand rupees.

When such amount or value exceeds one

Seven rupees

thousand rupees, for every one hundred

eight annas.

rupees, or part thereof, in excess of one
thousand rupees, up to seven thousand
five hundred rupees.

When such amount or value exceeds

Fifteen rupees.

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

Twenty two rupees

thousand rupees, for every five hundred

eight annas.

rupees, or part thereof, in excess of ten
thousand rupees, up to twenty thousand
rupees.

Thirty 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 Thirty rupees.
thousand rupees, for every two thousand
rupees, or part thereof in excess of

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|“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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|Col1|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 When the amount or value of the subject Six annas.
a set-off or counterclaim in any suit of matter in dispute does not exceed five rupees.
the nature cognizable by a court of small

When such amount or value exceeds five

causes when the amount or value of the Six annas.

rupees, for every five rupees, or part

subject matter does not exceed Rs.500.

thereof, in excess of five rupees, up to
one hundred rupees.

When such amount or value exceeds one Twelve annas.
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 Fifty rupees
rupees but does not exceed four
thousand rupees. .

3A. plaint or memorandum of appeal in When such value exceeds four thousand Fifty rupees.
each of the following suits:— rupees for every two thousand rupees, or
(i)to obtain a declaratory decree where part thereof, in excess of four thousand
no consequential relief is prayed. rupees, upto ten thousand rupees.
(ii) to set aside an award.

When such value exceeds ten thousand

(iii) to obtain a declaration that an Fifty rupees.

rupees, for every ten thousand rupees, or

alleged adoption is invalid or never in

part thereof in excess of ten thousand

fact took place or to obtain a declaration

rupees, up to fifty thousand rupees.

that an adoption is valid.

When such value exceeds fifty thousand
rupees, for every fifty thousand rupees, One hundred rupees.”
or part thereof, in excess of fifty
thousand 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 When such decree or order is made by a
having the fore of a decree. Munsif’s Court or a Court of Small

Causes, or a Revenue Court—

(a) If the amount or value of the       Eight annas.

subject-matter of the suit wherein
such decree or order is made does
not exceed one hundred rupees;

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|“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.”|

|“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;|E i g h t annas.|
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|Col1|(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.”|
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[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 But does not Proper fee
value exceed
of the subject matter
exceeds

1 2 3

Rupees Rupees Rupees

1 15,000 2.5%

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|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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|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|


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 When the amount
 statement, pleading of or value of the an adjustment or subject matter in counter claim or dispute- memorandum of
 (i) up to Rs. 15% of the amount or value
 appeal or a cross
 30,000/- (Rupees
 objection, or plaint or
 thirty thousand)

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|Ad valorem Fees|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|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|


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|Col1|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.|Col3|(ii) exceed Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand) but does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/- (Rupees five lac).|Col5|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|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|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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|Col1|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.|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|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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|Col1|Col2|Col3|Executive or Revenue Authority.|Col5|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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|Col1|(2) Plaint or Memorandum of Appeal under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865.|Col3|Col4|Col5|
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[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, When the amount or
 pleading of an adjustment or value of the subject counter claim or matter in dispute- memorandum of appeal or a
 (i) up to Rs. 30,000/- 15% of the amount or
 cross objection, or plaint or
 (Rupees thirty thousand) value
 memorandum of appeal to set aside an award not otherwise
 (ii) exceed Rs. 30,000/- Rs. 4,500/- (Rupees
 provided in this Act,
 (Rupees thirty thousand) four thousand five
 presented to any Civil or
 but does not exceed Rs. hundred) + 10% of
 Revenue Court except those
 5,00,000/- (Rupees five amount or value
 mentioned in Section-3.
 lac). exceeding Rs.
 30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand).

 (iii) exceeds Rs. Rs. 51,500 (fifty one 5,00,000/- (five lac) but thousand five does not exceed Rs. hundred) + 5% of 20,00,000/-(twenty lac). amount or value
 exceeding Rs. 5,00,000/- (five lac).

 (iv) exceeds Rs. Rs. 1,26,500 (Rupees 20,00,000/- (Rupees one lac twenty six twenty lac), Rs. 1 (one) thousand five crore. hundred) + 1% of the
 amount or value exceeding Rs. 20,00,000/- (Rupees twenty lac).

 (v) exceeds Rs. 1 (one) Rs. 2,06,500/- crore (Rupees two lac six
 thousand five hundred) + ½% of the amount or value exceeding Rs. 1 (one) crore. Maximum Rs.

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|Ad Valorem Fees|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|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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|Col1|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|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_

# 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
 (i) Under Article 226, 227 or under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution
 application.

 (ii) On other applications

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|Fixed Fees|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|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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|Col1|115 of Civil Procedure Code or Criminal Revision under Section 397 read with Section 399/401 of Criminal Procedure Code.|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|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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|Col1|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|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).|
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|Col1|Col2|Col3|adoption.|Col5|Col6|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 -- _Five rupees.";_
Rent Controller

(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 A fee of half of the prescribed fee in the foregoing
Specific Relief Act, 1963, Section 6. Scale in item I.

(2) Application for review of judgement if The fee leviable on the plaint or memorandum of
presented on or after the ninetieth day from the appeal as item 1.
date of the decree.

(3) Application for review of judgement, if One half of the fee leviable on the plaint or
presented before the ninetieth day from the memorandum of appeal as item 1.
date of the decree.

[Vide Bihar Act 9 of 2001, s. 2]

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|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.".||

|(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.|


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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.

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 22]


Five rupees.

Ten rupees.

Two rupees.”


**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 moneyvalue the subject-matter in dispute
and which is not otherwise

provided for by this Act.

[Vide Orissa Act 5 of 1939, s. 28]


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, subordinate
Judge or

Munsif.

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Fifteen rupees.

Fifteen rupees.

Fifteen rupees.


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.”


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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 But does not exceed Proper fee.

subject-matter exceeds

# 1     2 3

Rs. Rs. Rs. a. p.

5,200 5,300 426 4 0

5,300 5,400 433 12 0

5,400 5,500 441 4 0

5,500 5,600 418 12 0

5,600 5,700 456  4 0

5,700 5,800 463 12 0

5,800 5,900 471  4 0

5,900 6,000 478 12  0

6,000 6,100 486 4 0

6,100 6,200 493 12 0

6,200 6,300 501 4 0

6,300 6,400 508 12 0

6,400 6,500 516  4 0

6,500 6,600 523  12  0

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|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|


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|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 In the case of a criminal complaint and appeal, four
of any offence other than the complaint for the rupees and in other cases two rupees.
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 One hundred rupees
of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (26 of
1881)— Five hundred rupees.

When the amount involved In the cheque or
instrument does not exceed ten thousand rupees. One 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.

[Vide Orissa Act 4 of 2013, s. 2]

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|“(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.|Col3|
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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 Entries Occurring under the heading “proper Entries to be substituted

fee”

(1) (2) (3)

1.(a) Forty-five paise One rupee
(b) In case of criminal complaint and appeal, In case of criminal complaint and appeal,

two rupees and twenty-five paise and in four rupees and in other cases two rupees.
other cases one rupee and twenty-paise.

Two rupees and fifty paise Five rupees

(c) Five rupees and fifty paise Eleven rupees
(d) (i) (a) Eleven rupees Twenty rupees
(b)

Two rupees and twenty paise Four rupees

(ii)
1-A

one rupee and sixty-five paise in addition to Three rupees in addition to any fee levied on
any fee levied on the application under the application under clause (a), clause (b) or
clause (a), clause (b) or clause (d) of article - clause (d) of article-1 of this Schedule.
1 of this Schedule.

Fifty-five paise One rupees

2.

One rupee and ten paise Two rupees

3.(a)
(b) Two rupees and twenty paise Four rupees
4. Fifty naye paise One rupee
5. Fifty naye paise One rupee
6. Fifty naye paise One rupee
7. Fifty naye paise One rupee

Two rupees and twenty-five paise Four rupees

10.(a)

(b) Three rupees and seventy-five paise Seven rupees
(c) Four rupees
11.(a) One rupee Eight rupees
(b)

Four rupees Two rupees

12.

Ten rupees Eight rupees

13.

Five rupees and fifty paise Twenty rupees

14.
17. Eleven rupees Ten rupees
17.A  (a) Fifteen rupees Twenty-one rupees
(b) Ten rupees Thirty rupees

Fifteen rupees if the value for purposes of Twenty rupees
jurisdicaiton does not exceed four thousand Thirty rupees if the value for purposes of
rupees. One hundred rupees if such value jurisdiction does not exceed four thousand
exceeds four thousand rupees. rupees. Two hundred rupees if such value

exceeds four thousand rupees.

18. Sixteen rupees and fifty paise Thirty-two rupees
19. Fifteen rupees Thirty rupees
20. Thirty-three rupees Sixty-two rupees
21.

Thirty rupees Sixty rupees

[Vide Orissa Act 34 of 1992, s. 3]

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|respectively be substituted:—|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|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|


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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, When the amount or value One rupee.
pleading or set off or of the subject matter in
counter claim or dispute does not exceed

memorandum of appeal one hundred rupees, for
(not otherwise provided every ten rupees or part
for in this Act) or of cross thereof,
objections presented to

When such amount or Three rupees.

any civil or revenue court

value exceeds one hundred

except those mentioned in

rupees, but does not exceed

section 3.

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, Twenty rupees .
or part thereof, in excess of
three thousand rupees, up
to ten thousand

When such amount or

Seventy-five rupees.

value exceeds ten
thousand rupees, for

every five hundred

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|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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|Col1|Col2|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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|Col1|Col2|Col3|(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

**But does not exceed**

**2**

Rs

10 .

20 2

30 3

40 4

50 5

60 6

70 7

80 8

90 9

100 10

120 13

140 16

160 19

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|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|


87


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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|


90


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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

court or office

otherwise provided for by this Act;

to be paid by landlord to his tenant

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|Col1|Col2|FIXED FEES|Col4|
|---|---|---|---|
|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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|Col1|Col2|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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|Col1|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 Proper fees to be substituted
Court-fees Act, 1870

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

97

|Col1|[See Section 2]|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|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.|

|Proper fees set forth in the table Proper fees to be substituted|Col2|Col3|Col4|Col5|Col6|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|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 Proper fees to be
Court-fees Act, 1870 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 .. Five rupees,”
Rent Controller

(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]

98

|[See Section 4]|Col2|Col3|
|---|---|---|
|Article Proper fees set forth in Schedule II to the Proper fees to be Court-fees Act, 1870 substituted|||
|1|2|3|
|1|Two annas|15 N.P|

|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||


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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 One hundred rupees.
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.”

(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]

99

|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.|


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