Refer: Court-fees Act, 1870
All Fees referred to in section 3 or chargeable under this Act, shall be collected either by receipts or stamps or through electronically or digitally or, in case of scarcity of stamps or non- availability of electronic or digital means, in cash:
Provided that fees chargeable for serving and executing processes issued by a Certificate-officer in the proceedings in execution of certificates filed for recovery of land revenue or rent may be collected in cash or through electronically or digitally.
SL |
Nature of Suits |
Court Fees |
1 | Money Suits | Ad valorem |
2 | Suit for Damages and Compensation | Ad valorem |
3 | Suit for moveable property having market value | Ad valorem |
4 | Suit for moveable property having no market value | Ad valorem |
5 | Suit for Recovery of Possession u/s 9 of SR Act | Half of Ad valorem |
6 | Suit for Injunction | Ad valorem |
7 | Pre-Emption under Muslim Law | Ad valorem |
8 | Suit for Cancellation of Deed | Ad valorem |
9 | Suit for Rectification of Deed | Ad valorem |
10 | Suit for Recession of Contract | Ad valorem |
11 | Suit for Declaration of Title and Consequential Relief | Ad valorem |
12 | Suit for Specific Performance of Contract | Ad valorem |
13 | Suit for Easement Rights | Ad valorem |
14 | Suit for Redemption of Mortgage Property | Ad valorem |
15 | Suit for Foreclosure | Ad valorem |
16 | Suit for Dower | Fixed |
17 | Suit for Maintenance | Fixed |
18 | Suit for Restitution of Conjugal Rights | Fixed |
19 | Suit for Divorce | Fixed |
20 | Suit for Guardianship | Fixed |
21 | Suit for Simple Declaration | Fixed |
22 | Suit for Partition and Separate Possession | Ad valorem |
23 | Pre-emption case U/S 96 of SA&T and U/S 24 NAT | Fixed |
24 | Suit for Simple Partition | Fixed |
25 | Suit for Recovery of land, Building and Garden | Ad valorem |
26 | Suit for Recovery of Possession u/s 8 of Specific Relief Act | Ad valorem |
27 | Suit for Rent | Ad valorem |
28 | Suit for Setting aside a decree | Ad valorem |
29 | Suit for Declaration and Injunction | Ad valorem |
30 | Court Fees in Appeal and Revision | * |
31 | Suit for Setting aside an attachment | Ad valorem |
32 | Suit does not fall u/s 7 (i-xi) | Ad valorem |
33 | Declaratory suit when not in possession | Ad valorem |
34 | Declaratory suit when in possession | Fixed |