Court Fees Act: Statutory Schedules I & II
Official Statutory Reference to Schedule I (Ad Valorem Scale: Articles 1 to 13) and Schedule II (Fixed Court Fees: Articles 1 to 21) on Plaints, Petitions, Appeals, and Declarations.
Official Statutory Reference to Schedule I (Ad Valorem Scale: Articles 1 to 13) and Schedule II (Fixed Court Fees: Articles 1 to 21) on Plaints, Petitions, Appeals, and Declarations.
Prescribes proportional ad valorem court fees calculated on the monetary valuation of suits, counter-claims, appeals, reviews, probates, and succession certificates:
| Article | Document / Proceeding | Proper Statutory Fee Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Article 1 | Plaint, written statement pleading a set-off or counter-claim, or memorandum of appeal (not otherwise provided for in this Act) or of cross-objection presented to any Civil or Revenue Court. | Graduated ad valorem percentage scale based on the amount or value of the subject-matter in dispute as specified in the statutory scale table. |
| Article 2 | Plaint in a suit under Section 9 of the Specific Relief Act, 1877 (Summary suit for possession of immovable property). | A fee of one-half the amount prescribed in the scale under Article 1. |
| Article 4 | Application for review of judgment, 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. |
| Article 5 | Application for review of judgment, if presented on or after the ninetieth day from the date of the decree. | The full fee leviable on the plaint or memorandum of appeal. |
| Article 6 | Copy or translation of a judgment or order not being, or having the force of, a decree: (a) when passed by a Civil Court other than High Court; (b) when passed by High Court. | Fixed certified copy statutory court fee stamp per folio according to court tier. |
| Article 7 | Copy of a decree or order having the force of a decree: (a) Civil Court or Court of Small Causes; (b) High Court. | Prescribed certified copy stamp fee. |
| Article 8 | Copy of any document liable to stamp-duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1879, when left by any party to a suit or proceeding in hand of Court. | The amount of the duty chargeable on the original document, or fixed copy stamp. |
| Article 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. | Prescribed certified search / copy inspection fee. |
| Article 11 | Probate of a will or letters of administration with or without will annexed. | Two per cent on net estate exceeding ₹ 1,000 up to ₹ 10,000; two and a half per cent on net estate up to ₹ 50,000; three per cent on net estate exceeding ₹ 50,000 (after deduction of debts and funeral expenses). |
| Article 12 | Certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (Succession Certificate for debts and securities). | Two per cent on debts/securities up to ₹ 20,000; three per cent on amount in excess of ₹ 20,000. |
| Article 12A | Certificate under the Administrator-General's Act, 1913. | Three per cent on the amount or value of the property. |
| Article 13 | Application to the High Court for the exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 115 CPC (Civil Revision) or special supervisory powers. | Prescribed revision court fee according to valuation of subject-matter. |
Prescribes fixed statutory court fees on specific applications, caveats, matrimonial petitions, declarations without consequential relief, and advocate authorization instruments:
| Article | Nature of Application, Petition or Plaint | Fixed Fee Category |
|---|---|---|
| Article 1 |
Application or Petition: (a) When presented to any officer of the Customs or Excise or to any Magistrate; (b) When presented to a Civil, Criminal or Revenue Court for summoning witnesses or inspecting records; (c) When presented to a Commissioner of Revenue or Chief Controlling Authority; (d) When presented to a High Court under Article 226/227 or in original/appellate proceedings. |
Fixed petition court fee stamps. |
| Article 2 | Application for leave to sue as an indigent person (Pauper Application under Order 33 CPC). | Fixed application fee. |
| Article 3 | Application for leave to appeal as an indigent person (Order 44 CPC). | Fixed appellate application fee. |
| Article 4 | Plaint or memorandum of appeal in a suit to obtain possession under the Mamlatdars' Courts Act, 1876. | Fixed summary possession fee. |
| Article 5 | Plaint or memorandum of appeal in a suit to establish or disprove a right of occupancy. | Fixed tenancy adjudication fee. |
| Article 6 | 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 or Civil Procedure. | Fixed statutory surety stamp. |
| Article 7 | Undertaking under Section 49 of the Indian Divorce Act, 1869. | Fixed undertaking fee. |
| Article 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; (b) to a Commissioner of Revenue or Appellate Authority; (c) to a High Court or Chief Controlling Authority. |
Statutory advocate authorization court fee stamp. |
| Article 11 | Memorandum of Appeal when the appeal is not from a decree or an order having the force of a decree (Miscellaneous Appeal under Section 104 / Order 43 CPC). | Fixed appeal fee according to appellate forum. |
| Article 12 | Caveat under Section 148A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. | Fixed caveat petition stamp. |
| Article 13 | Application under Section 14 or Section 20 of the Arbitration Act. | Fixed arbitration petition fee. |
| Article 14 | Petition in a matrimonial suit under the Indian Divorce Act or Special Marriage Act. | Fixed matrimonial petition stamp. |
| Article 17 |
Plaint or Memorandum of Appeal in each of the following suits: (i) To alter or set aside a summary decision or order of any Civil Court; (ii) To alter or cancel any entry in a revenue register; (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. |
Fixed court fee for unvalued or purely declaratory claims. |
| Article 18 | Application under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 (or Section 11 of the 1996 Act). | Fixed reference fee. |
| Article 19 | Agreement in writing stating a question for the opinion of the Court (Special Case under Section 90 & Order 36 CPC). | Fixed reference fee. |
| Article 20 | Every petition under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (other than petitions under Section 44). | Fixed matrimonial fee. |
| Article 21 | Plaint or memorandum of appeal under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act. | Fixed special matrimonial fee. |