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Court fees in Kerala(Civil Matter)-Plaint or written statement pleading and Appeal presented to any Court.

Plaint or written statement pleading a set off or Counter Claim or Memorandum of Appeal presented to any Court.

COURT FEECourt fee It has to be paid on the plaint as framed and not as it ought to have been framed. Law of Suit Valuation in India STRUCTURE

Plaint or written statement pleading a set off or Counter ClaimA Claim A claim is “factually unsustainable” where it could be said with confidence before trial that the factual basis for the claim is entirely without substance, which can be the case if it were clear beyond question that the facts pleaded are contradicted by all the documents or other material on which it is based. or Memorandum of Appeal presented to any Court.

When the amount or value of subject matter (valuation) in dispute

  PARTICULARS PROPER COURT FEE PERCENTAGE (Approx.)
       
i Does not exceed Rs.100 Rs. 4 4%
       
ii Exceeds Rs.100, for every 100 rupees, or part there of, in excess of Rs. 4 4%
Rs.100 up to 15000
     
       
iii Exceeds Rs.15000, for every 100 rupees, or part there of, in excess of Rs. 8 8%
Rs.15000 up to 50000
     
       
iv Exceeds Rs.50000, for every 100 rupees, or part there of, in excess of Rs. 10 10%
Rs.50000 up to 1000000
     
       
v Exceeds Rs.1000000, for every 100 rupees, or part there of, in excess of Rs. 8 8%
Rs.1000000 up to 10000000
     
       
vi Exceeds Rs.10000000, for every 100 rupees, or part there of, in excess of Re. 1 1%
Rs.10000000
     
       
      *applicable to Civil Courts only


COURT FEE STRUCTURE

Valuation of Civil Suit* Court Fee Valuation of Civil Suit* Court Fee Valuation of Civil Suit* Court Fee Valuation of Civil Suit* Court Fee
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
               
1 to 100 4 15001 to 15100 608 100001 to 200000 18400 3000001 to 5000000 418400
101 to 200 8 15101 to 15200 616 200001 to 300000 28400 5000001 to 10000000 818400
201 to 300 12 15201 to 15300 624 300001 to 400000 38400 10000001 to 10000100 818401
301 to 400 16 15301 to 15400 632 400001 to 500000 48400 10000101 to 10000200 818402
401 to 500 20 15401 to 15500 640 500001 to 600000 58400 10000201 to 10000500 818405
501 to 600 24 15501 to 16000 680 600001 to 700000 68400 10000501 to 10001000 818410
601 to 700 28 16001 to 17000 760 700001 to 800000 78400 10001001 to 10002000 818420
               
701 to 800 32 17001 to 20000 1000 800001 to 900000 88400 10002001 to 10005000 818450
               
801 to 900 36 20001 to 30000 1800 900001 to 1000000 98400 10005001 to 10010000 818500
               
901 to 1000 40 30001 to 40000 2600 1000001 to 1000100 98408 10010001 to 10020000 818600
               
1001 to 2000 80 40001 to 50000 3400 1000101 to 1000200 98416 10020001 to 10050000 818900
               
2001 to 3000 120 50001 to 50100 3410 1000201 to 1000500 98440 10050001 to 10100000 819400
               
3001 to 4000 160 50101 to 50200 3420 1000501 to 1001000 98480 10100001 to 10200000 820400
               
4001 to 5000 200 50201 to 50300 3430 1001001 to 1002000 98560 12000001 to 10500000 823400
               
5001 to 6000 240 50301 to 50400 3440 1002001 to 1003000 98640 10500001 to 11000000 828400
               
6001 to 7000 280 50401 to 50500 3450 1003001 to 1005000 98800 11000001 to 12000000 838400
               
7001 to 8000 320 50501 to 51000 3500 1005001 to 1010000 99200 12000001 to 15000000 868400
               
8001 to 9000 360 51001 to 52000 3600 1010001 to 1020000 100000 15000001 to 20000000 918400
               
9001 to 10000 400 52001 to 60000 4400 1020001 to 1050000 102400 20000001 to 30000000 1018400
               
1000 to 11000 440 60001 to 70000 5400 1050001 to 1100000 106400 30000001 to 50000000 1218400
               
11001 to 12000 480 70001 to 80000 6400 1100001 to 1200000 114400 50000001 to 100000000 1718400
               
12001 to 13000 520 80001 to 90000 7400 1200001 to 2000000 178400    
13001 to 14000 560 90001 to 100000 8400 2000001 to 3000000 258400    
14001 to 15000 600 *Plaint or written statement pleading a set off or Counter Claim or Memorandum of Appeal presented to any Court.

COURT FEE STRUCTURE FOR M. A. C. T CASES

Payable under Rule 397 of K.M.V Rules

Serial No. Amount Claims Amount of Court Fee
     
1 Rs. 5,000 Rs. 10.00
2 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 22.50
3 Rs. 15,000 Rs. 35.00
4 Rs. 20,000 Rs. 47.50
5 Rs. 25,000 Rs. 60.00
6 Rs. 30,000 Rs. 72.50
7 Rs. 35,000 Rs. 85.00
8 Rs. 40,000 Rs. 97.50
9 Rs. 45,000 Rs. 110.00
10 Rs. 50,000 Rs. 122.50
1 Rs. 55,000 Rs. 147.50
12 Rs. 60,000 Rs. 172.50
13 Rs. 65,000 Rs. 197.50
14 Rs. 70,000 Rs. 222.50
15 Rs. 75,000 Rs. 247.50
16 Rs. 80,000 Rs. 272.50
17 Rs. 85,000 Rs. 297.50
18 Rs. 90,000 Rs. 322.50
19 Rs. 95,000 Rs. 347.50
20 Rs. 1,00,000 Rs. 372.50
21 Over Rs. 1,00,000 Rs.372.50 Plus 1% of the amount by which the amount of claim exceeds
    Rs. 1,00,000